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Guinness World Record set for a golf ball caught in a moving car

, Jun 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

At right around 120 mph it was time for former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard to stick his hand out of his $200,000 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster supercar to make the catch. In his hand (nearly) plopped a standard sized golf ball hit by British pro golfer Jake Shepherd from 275 meters away. As it turns out, catching the ball in your hand isn't one of the requirements for the Guinness World Record to be won - and good thing, too, as they actually ended up catching the ball here in the middle of the car's front two seats. Read The Full Story

Ion Air Pro sports cams take on GoPro and Contour

, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a new camera in town for the hardcore amongst us as Ion Worldwide delivers three lightweight sports-oriented shooters in their Ion Air Pro line. This lineup will take on the likes of GoPro and Contour with prices between $230 and $350 depending on which feature model you'd like to pick up. To attempt to differentiate from the pack, Ion will be working with a new wi-fi component, available on the 28th of May, which will have you pushing video to Facebook and YouTube via a free Ion Camera App for iOS. Read The Full Story

BBC will stream every single minute of the Olympics

, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

One undeniable trend about the Olympics over the last eight years is that its presence in online and mobile platforms has absolutely exploded. In 2004, NBC launched a mobile website dedicated to people wanting to check out the latest medal counts and breaking news on their phone, but it was little more than truncated text and a few tiny images. This year, you'll be able to watch every moment of the international sporting event from your phone. Read The Full Story

Samsung snags Beckham for Olympic running app

, May 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

At the end of the day companies may be driven by creating the next best smartphone and securing some nice profits, but that doesn’t mean they don’t help out for good causes. Samsung has created the Hope Relay app encouraging users to walk, run, or cycle in order to help raise money for charity. The further you go, the more Samsung will donate to charity on your behalf, with £1 being donated for every mile travelled. Read The Full Story

Pro surfer lands world record for riding 78-foot monster wave

, May 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Professional surfer Garrett McNamara has giant balls-o-steel. McNamara is a professional surfer that hails from Hawaii and has been a pro since he was 17. The surfer is now 44 years old and has grabbed a world record for riding the biggest wave ever. As you can see in the photo below, McNamara is a tiny speck on the surface of the monstrous 78-foot tall wave. Read The Full Story

Olympic athletes sue Samsung over Facebook app

, Apr 26th 2012 Discuss [4]

No fewer than 18 world-class athletes are fuming over a Facebook app that lets users see how closely they are connected to stars of the Olympic games. The app, powered by Samsung, ties in its products and services to the upcoming 2012 games. It is essentially like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, but instead of Kevin Bacon it's professional athletes who have won in the Olympics. Now, a dozen and a half of those athletes are suing. Read The Full Story

Mini-golf course inspired by Minecraft, Portal, et al

, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you happen to be a nerd who also likes miniature golf, then online personality Tom Scott has created something you would probably think is cooler than Disney World. He, along with a bunch of hackers who had nothing better to do, created a 12-hole miniature golf course with designs that were inspired by some of the greatest video games of today. And it will actually be playable to the public. Read The Full Story

Adidas ‘smart uniforms’ to be used in MLS All-Star Game

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you happen to catch the Major League Soccer All-Star Game on July 25, take an extra close look at the players' uniforms. If you don't notice anything different, your eyes will be deceiving you because those uniforms will contain technology that's never been used in a professional soccer game before. It will be the MLS unveiling of Adidas's new miCoach system, which tracks player performance in real time. Read The Full Story

Ferdinand Porsche passes to great racetrack in the sky

, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's with great sadness that I report the second well-known tech visionary's death today, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, otherwise known as one half of the family racing car business founder duo which also included his grandfather. Porsche's grandfather, also named Ferdinand, designed the original Volkswagen Beetle, while the duo started the Porsche business 20 years after that. The original Porsche 911, developed directly from drawings and models built by Porsche himself, was first shown to the world in September 1963 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Read The Full Story

Dodge Dart May Production a Go

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [15]

Head of Sales for Chrysler Reid Bigland has announced today that production of the 2013 Dodge Dart will be begin in May with a full production line hitting mid-rummer. Approximately 2,000 Dodge Darts will be built inside of May said Bigland, with 8,000 units set for June. The Dodge Dart is what analysts are calling the car manufacturer's first "credible" compact car since the original 1990's Dodge Neon. Read The Full Story

Ohio high schools pit robots in basketball competition

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [3]

Ohio is a very spors-centric state. The Ohio State Buckeyes are one of the best college football teams in the country, and even though the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Bengels aren't the best, they have ardent fans and are among the most well-branded spors teams. But when it comes to basketball, Ohio has a deficit. So maybe it's time to stop looking for humans and see if robots can do the job. Read The Full Story

CamOne Infinity brings interchangeable lenses to the action cam

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

CamOneTec has created a digital camera designed for the active and adventurous called the CamOne Infinity. The camera has an incredibly small size and form factor that appears to copy the popular GoPro cameras, but it also offers something unique with interchangeable lenses, a feature that's perhaps the first in the action cam market. Read The Full Story
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