In Conversation with Nick Maywald, Chairman of Synergy Sports
Thursday, 29 October 2020
In 2019, Atrium Sports acquired both automated camera technology firm Keemotion and also the sports data behemoth Synergy Sports Technology. The business recently rolled them all up into a new brand, Synergy Sports, to create a colossal one stop shop for advanced video and sports data services for leagues and teams from the top of
- Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Uplift Labs: On the New Frontier of Virtual Training and Coaching
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
We’re on the precipice of a golden frontier of athlete training and coaching as geographical boundaries are smashed and technologies is developed that are geared towards virtual and digital training. We look at Uplift Labs, one of the key companies that is on that frontier. Uplift Labs has two core products that emerged at different times: Uplift
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Onyx: The Mission to Build the World’s Smartest At-Home Fitness Instructor
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Onyx is a fitness app that uses on-device computer vision to bring the at-home training experience to the mass market. The digital training app utilises a smartphone camera coupled with AI-powered movement tracking to count reps, correct form in real-time while providing on-demand workouts. The central experience with Onyx is personalisation. A user’s training performance
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Solving the Problem with In-Game Communications with Armony
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Picture the images of a manager on the touchline calling a player over to whisper instructions, the assistant manager whispering advice to a substitute or the manager passing written notes to players. The problem they all have in common is distance. Football is one of the classic examples where tactical instructions requires immediacy and distance
The Fitafy Story From Founder Brendan McCormack
Monday, 12 October 2020
It might have started as a light-hearted joke but the idea of harnessing your community to help solve a problem shows what is possible in a small amount of time. Realising active people in his community were struggling to find success with the dating apps available in the market, founder Brendan McCormack took on the