A while back, I was referred to someone who had an issue with overheating iPads (the 3rd gen one). Due to the nature of his work (coaching/sports science), he often uses the iPad under the sun, which contributes a fair amount of heat to the iPad, and it was overheating to the extent that it… Read More Designing An iPad Cooling Case
Most people probably heard of crowdsourced funding platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. There are of course many other similar platforms all over the world that help budding entrepreneurs or generally people with new/good ideas to fulfil their venture. I wrote a little about crowdsourced funding for sports technology a year ago and since then, there has been a LOT more innovative sports tech… Read More Crowdsourcing Sports Innovation
The 6th Asia Pacific Congress on Sports Technology has come to a close last month. I think many (well, at least all 6 of you who emailed me) has agreed that it was a great conference. For some, it might be the Chinese Junkboat ride that was the highlight, where you enjoyed the beautiful view of the… Read More APCST2013 – The SportsTech Gathering In HK
Some time back in the 2000’s we began developing a boxing technology for the AIS, it was exciting times and heady stuff (see Boxing Force Suit). The work was carried on by former Chief Scientist of the AIS Prof. Allan Hahn with many partners across Australia. We are delighted to announce there will be a… Read More Boxing Technology Demonstration, Oct 20th 2013, Brisbane
Quite the conference today at APCST2013 in Hong Kong (well done RMIT), half of the ISEA executive committee and general membership seemed to be there and ASTN’s founder James D. there as well – so nice to see everyone again! The plenaries kicked off with Mehta’s tour de force of ball aerodynamics followup by a… Read More #APCST2013 Day 1 Wash-Up
In case you are new to this blog or to the world of Sports Technology, there is going to be a very interesting awesome Sports Tech event happening this September. It is none other than the 6th Asia Pacific Congress on Sports Technology (APCST). Just to describe it briefly: It is an international event in the field… Read More Things To Lookout For At The 6th Asia-Pacific Congress On Sports Technology
Accidents happen. Nobody plans for them to happen. But they do. The thought of “what if…” can be quite frightening, especially for people with some form of anxiety disorder. So if you are going for an overseas holiday, you might take up a travel insurance; if you are a school teacher bringing kids out for… Read More Safety Technology In Sports
Sports technologies are part of the growing global sports and recreation industry. In the world of high-performance sport, prominent sports stars and elite coaches are increasingly tapping into the world of technology and innovation to advance performance. Innovations in technology are applied across all areas of sports science, sports medicine, sports surgery, sports rehabilitation and sports… Read More Innovation And Sports Technology
Return to the birthplace of where the International Sports Engineering Association all began for its 10th conference! The 2014 Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association Dear Colleague,The Centre for Sports Engineering Research at Sheffield Hallam University is proud to announce that it will be the host of the 2014 Conference of the International Sports… Read More ISEA 2014 Conference, Back In Sheffield
Creating wearable technologies for swimming has always had its challenges; from making the device water resistant to ensuring that sensor measurements are reliable. Instabeat is a company that has risen up to that challenge by creating a headsup goggle display that measures a swimmer’s heartrate. … Read More Swimming With The Times
