Sports Tech

GPS tracks athletes during competition

GPS Sports an Australian based company has some interesting technology for coaches out there. It won't be long before you can actually track your player's vital signs during their game.

In a world first, Australian Aussie rules football players have been rigged up with GPS devices that allow their coaches to track how far they run, what speed they run at and the hits they absorb during the game. This helps the coaches train the athletes independently for each position and allows the coach to track their workload and whether injured players are fit to resume the game. … Read more

Kinesis Personal Gym: a home gym made for your home

This is one of the most radical and stylish looking pieces of fitness equipment I have ever seen. If you have limited space and want something that looks like a piece of furniture, you need to take a look at the Kinesis Personal Gym.

It looks like a wall with a sleek looking pulley system protruding from it. Tucked behind the wall is the technology that enables you to take this pulley system from a piece of art to a fully functional gym.

The cable resistance and computerized pulley system enables exercises to be done with a complete range of … Read more

Soccer shoes that fertilize the field

One thing sports like football, soccer, baseball, and golf have in common is that in order to play them you use shoes that have cleats in them.

When you run, hit, catch or throw, those cleats can tear up the turf and make holes in the ground. Well, a German designer named Daniel Wilhelms has developed a soccer cleat that is filled with fertilizer. Called the Naturistick, the cleat releases a dose of fertilizer with every step you take. This is an interesting concept that we may see evolve into other sports as a way to insure that our playing … Read more

Introducing the Nike Hatphone

Nike is adding headgear to its ever-growing list of gadgetry. You can keep your ears warm and filled with music with the Nike Performance Hatphones.

Yes, you guessed it--a cozy skullcap with a pocket for your iPod Nano. The controls and built-in headphones easily adjust to fit your ears, just in time for those cold winter runs. For $60, I think I would rather buy some new music and wear my old woolly hat and headphones, but I am sure someone will buy one.

Polar RS800 not just another heart rate monitor

READY, SET, GO!

The RS800 has been designed for serious endurance athletes and competition runners. The system provides an unprecedented amount of feedback on body performance and enables the planning, tracking and analysis of training to an exacting level near before realized.

The Polar RS800sd Running Computer is a complete system for planning, monitoring and analyzing your training. It provides an optimum combination of features for elite level athletes and their coaches. With the new Polar WearLink transmitter W.I.N.D., the Polar RS800sd? is part of the world's first integrated training system together with adidas running gear. … Read more

SG5 Sky Golf GPS

Sky Golf GPS has been around for quite a few years and was one of the first companies to offer a hand held GPS device for golfers. Once you purchase the device you can download golf courses that they have mapped from their website. So if your traveling to play golf or you want to know everything about your existing golf course the Sky Golf GPS maybe the device for you.

The SG5 Pro is for golfers who want a hand held GPS with advanced features such as a large color display and a long-lasting rechargeable battery. SkyGolf's advanced … Read more

Pro Session Golf Software for your Nokia phone

Pro Session Golf, a video analysis application for your phone, is now available worldwide. You can download the software to several Nseries Nokia phones, by simply going to Pro Session Golf and selecting the Buy Now tab.

The software enables you to capture your golf swing using the camera on your phone. You can use the software's split screen and drawing tools to analyze your swing. The software even gives you the ability to send your golf swing from your phone to the Internet or to another phone.

It comes with some sample swings and some video content from … Read more

The Flip Video Ultra

The Flip Video Ultra Series is the newest member in Pure Digital's popular Flip Video family of digital camcorders, the world's first camcorders with on-board software to enable editing, organizing, and seamless video uploading to AOL, YouTube and other video sharing sites. This is ideal for coaches that want to create a quick analysis of an Athlete's performance and email it to them.

Flip Video Ultra's built-in software greatly expands the range of possibilities for users to enjoy and share their video. New features make it simple to edit clips, create custom movies, and even capture … Read more

Casio High Speed Camera

Casio may have the answer to every sport enthusiast's prayers. A camera that won't miss any of the action. With 60 frames per second and the ability to record and playback video at 300 frames per second, this could very well be the ultimate sports camera.

Casio showed off the as-yet-nameless prototype at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin. I must admit, I am a little giddy that this may actually be a real product. As a golf professional, I can't tell you how valuable this is. When trying to view a golf swing that … Read more

Suunto Core packed with tech for outdoors

Suunto is perhaps one of the most technically advanced sports watch companies in the marketplace today. They have some serious technology packed into these stylish watches.

The latest is the Suunto Core, which comes in a variety of colors and styles to please the fashion conscious. This new watch comes packed with features that keep you informed out on the ski slopes or trail. It comes with an accurate altimeter, barometer, digital thermometer, weather trend indicator and a digital compass.

The pressure gauge operates in four distinct modes, including an automatic setting that senses your movement or lack thereof, switching … Read more