Nerd Stalker

Early to the market? We talk with Akseli Reho who entered the wearable market over 15 years ago and now leads a Finnish company called Clothing+ delivering cutting-edge embedded wearable sensor solutions to companies like  Adidas, Garmin, Under Armour, Philips and Timex. Remember the Polar strap. Yeah, they developed it. He discusses role of clothing sensing in creating new data sets and Clothing+'s view of embedded sensors into clothing. Check it out!

Shot Stats Challenger fits on any tennis racket and reveals key stats about your swing. Challenger finally allows you to instantly view your stats after every swing. Off court, you can sync Challenger with your phone or computer to view and track your improvement over time. Challenger fits onto your racket like a normal dampener. An integrated latch lets you remove Challenger from your racket in seconds, but ensures that it will never come off on its own. The angular design and matte black finish resemble an object that’s constantly in stealth mode. Turn Challenger on and a bright display appears – your window into your game. Your racket takes a lot of abuse – and so can Challenger thanks to its high-strength aircraft aluminum body. DATA APP Unlike other activity trackers, Challenger can be used standalone. You don’t need to have a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to see your stats! However, if you do have a mobile device, your data can really be brought to life. Tracking ...

Spring is here and we just about completed the first month of the major league baseball season. If you have a budding baseball player who wants to play college baseball but don't know where to start, you may want to continue reading this. We were pleased to sit down and talk with Brenton Sullivan, CEO and co-founder of FieldLevel. FieldLevel is a recruiting social network that helps coaches connect to help that baseball player find a program or help that college program find that player that will bring it to the next level. Brenton talks about how FieldLevel enhances the current recruiting system.