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Rochester-Based Startup Wins $50K In NFL Safety Technology Contest
HOUSTON (AP) — With player safety under the microscope, the NFL and the Texas Medical Center held a competition Saturday for startups making innovative products geared toward improving the game. Nine companies competed in three categories — communicating with the athlete, training the athlete and materials to protect the athlete — presenting pitches to a panel…
Read MoreMinnesota companies competing at Super Bowl
As the Minnesota Vikings prepare to take on the mantle of being the host city for the Super Bowl, a pair of Minnesota companies will be competing in Houston Saturday as part of the Second Annual 1st and Future eve
Read MoreNFL Awards $50K to 3 Startups to Develop Safety Technology
HOUSTON (AP) With player safety under the microscope, the NFL and the Texas Medical Center held a competition Saturday for startups making innovative products geared toward improving the game. Nine companies competed in three categories – communicating with the athlete, training the athlete and materials to protect the athlete – presenting pitches to a panel…
Read MoreNFL awards funding to 3 startups to develop safety technology
HOUSTON — The NFL’s effort to strive for a safer game continued Saturday with the league’s second annual “1st and Future” event at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute (TMCx). “We think technology is our friend,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said during a roundtable discussion. “Technology is going to help solve these complex problems for us.…
Read MoreGoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system
GoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system. Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com. Football players are now able to read the practice field in a whole new way thanks to GoRout’s new Vue-Up technology that was launched last…
Read MoreMichigan Football Is Putting Their Playbook Directly On Player’s Arms During Practice With GoRout Technology
Image via GoRout If you manage to catch a glance at one of Michigan’s football practice sessions this pre-season, don’t be startled. At first it may seem like the players are carrying their iPhones around at training, regularly checking for text messages or snapchats. Well don’t be alarme..
Read More2016 Product of the Year
From Scott Roussel; FootballScoop — Normally we spend a day or two visiting with all of the vendors at the AFCA Convention and then bestow the honor of being named the FootballScoop Product of the Year upon one deserving product that is simply revolutionary. Well, this year we already found that product. In fact, when…
Read MoreLocal tech company modernizing the way football teams practice
It may come as a surprise that one of the most promising innovations to come out of Rochester in recent years has nothing to do with health care. The company’s called GoRout, and it produces wearable devices that allow football coaches to communicate with players in real-time. While the technology has not yet been approved for…
Read MoreGoRout Partners with Coaches Edge Technologies & #Edgefbchat Twitter Chat
CLEVELAND, OH – Today, Coaches Edge Technologies and #Edgefbchat announced an advertising partnership with GoRout. GoRout is a wearable display technology solution that simplifies on-field communication for players and coaches during practice. The long term agreement has secured placement as the company’s official twitter chat sponsor. Coaches Edge Technologies Founder Keith Grabowski said, “We are excited to partner…
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