Sports Tech – Page 35 of 50

MLB’s tech arm preps to spin out into $3B business, inks big rights deal with NHL

The technology arm of Major League Baseball — MLB Advanced Media — has a $600 million deal in place with the National… Read More

Microsoft announces Halo World Championship with $1M prize, sequel to Halo Wars

Microsoft is doubling down on its push into the world of professional gaming, announcing a new “Halo World Championship” e-sports competition.… Read More

Talking tech with Seahawks wide receiver and self-proclaimed nerd Doug Baldwin

As far as technology know-how, Doug Baldwin leads the way for the Seattle Seahawks. That’s at least according to Baldwin himself,… Read More

More than $18M in prize money on the line as Valve’s huge Dota 2 tournament kicks off in Seattle

If you need another reminder of eSports’ growing popularity, just check out the scene at Key Arena in Seattle this… Read More

Microsoft’s latest acquisition lets sales teams operate like fantasy sports leagues

Microsoft has acquired the startup behind sales gamifaction platform FantasySalesTeam as it looks to bring fantasy sports-like competition to its Dynamics… Read More

Testing run analysis technology at Nike’s re-designed store in downtown Seattle

If you’re looking for that perfect pair of running shoes, Nike has some new technology at its re-designed downtown store in… Read More

Only in Seattle: Meet the guy with a custom-designed Windows 10 Seahawks jersey

William Longmire calls himself “Microsoft Fanman No. 1.” He also happens to be a Seattle Seahawks supporter. So with Windows 10 launching Wednesday and the… Read More

Here’s the Microsoft-branded car Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive at the ‘Windows 10 400’ NASCAR Pocono race

Microsoft meets NASCAR this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Just a few days after the Redmond giant debuts its newest operating system… Read More

You can live stream every Super Bowl ad next year for the first time ever thanks to CBS

You won’t need a TV to watch Super Bowl advertisements in real time next year. Variety reports that CBS will… Read More

Did you buy a Nike Fuelband? Here’s how to get $25 for free

If you bought a Nike Fuelband fitness tracker at any point from Jan. 29, 2012 to June 17, 2015, Nike will… Read More

Watch Seahawks players compete in laser tag tournament as part of new Virtual Sports League

The first competitive laser tag league in the Northwest kicks off today with the help of some Seahawks players. The… Read More

Daily fantasy sports site DraftKings raises $300M from Fox Sports, others at $1.2B valuation

Earlier this month, daily fantasy sports site FanDuel raised a whopping $275 million round. Now, its rival DraftKings is reeling… Read More

Drug tests coming to eSports after gamers use Adderall during competition

Performance-enhancing drugs have made their way to the eSports arena. Electronic Sports League, the professional eSports organization, will start testing… Read More

Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine correctly picked World Cup, Wimbledon outcomes

Bing’s prediction engine is having a good summer. Bing Predicts, which crunches huge amounts of data and uses a series… Read More

Ex-ESPN star Bill Simmons inks deal with HBO to host weekly show on sports, pop culture

Bill Simmons is headed to HBO. After ESPN cut ties with the sports media star in May, Simmons will now host a weekly… Read More

Sounders exec Adrian Hanauer: ‘We want to be the most innovative franchise in North America’

Whether it’s using wearable devices to track fitness performance or hiring an in-house developer to whip up custom mobile apps,… Read More

Soccer, sunshine, Seattle: Scenes from another fun GeekWire Sounders Day

In what’s becoming an awesome annual tradition, we had a blast welcoming more than 400 of you to another fun GeekWire… Read More

Photos: Boeing unveils new custom-designed Seahawks 747 Freighter

Boeing’s badass Seahawks-themed 747 is back. The airline company today unveiled a newly-designed 747-8 Freighter with Seahawks colors and logos that… Read More

Why golf superstar Jordan Spieth used a simulator to prepare for the British Open

Jordan Spieth didn’t arrive earlier than most players at this week’s British Open, having played the John Deere Classic just… Read More

Emojiballs: Baden Sports unveils new rubber balls with emojis

The emoji craze has arrived — in ball form. Baden, a 36-year-old sports equipment manufacturer based in Renton, Wash., today… Read More

Valve’s huge eSports Dota 2 tournament prize pool passes a record $16.6M

More than $16 million will be on the line next month for a competition at Key Arena, but not in… Read More

Mark Cuban had a ‘nice conversation’ with Steve Ballmer after free agency fiasco

Mark Cuban and Steve Ballmer, tech billionaires and NBA franchise owners, have cleared the air. That’s according to a post Cuban… Read More

Fast-growing fitness training startup Volt Athletics inks partnership with USA Football

Volt Athletics is on a roll. The Seattle-based startup, which offers a customizable online fitness training platform for athletes, this… Read More

Fantasy sports site FanDuel raises $275M at $1 billion valuation

FanDuel is now a unicorn. The daily fantasy sports company just raised a $275 million round that values FanDuel at… Read More

GeekWire Sounders Day: Get your tickets for the best rooftop deck party in soccer

We’re still flying high after the dominant performance by the U.S. Women’s National Team on Sunday — a soccer match… Read More

Golfing with the Microsoft Band: How this wearable tracker helped — and hurt — my game

AURORA, Ore. — As we approach the fifth hole at Langdon Farms, one of my playing partners asks me if… Read More

This geeky Seahawks fan built a wearable light that flashes based on noise levels

A Seattle-based engineer wants to help Seahawks fan express their fandom with a geeky wearable light. Jason Rubadue is the… Read More

Inside FOX Sports’ live TV production truck at the network’s first major golf tournament

Golf isn’t the easiest sport to broadcast, and FOX Sports surely found that out on the shores of Puget Sound After… Read More

This high-tech facility teaches you how to swim with underwater cameras, mirrors, water blasters

It’s been a while since my last swim lesson — like, 15 years — so I’m having trouble trying to perfect the… Read More

Unikrn raises $7M from Mark Cuban and others to create a global eSports betting powerhouse

Seattle-based eSports betting platform Unikrn said today it has raised $7 million from a list of well-known investors and celebrities, including… Read More