Rochester-Based Startup Wins $50K In NFL Safety Technology Contest

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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…

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Minnesota companies competing at Super Bowl

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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

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NFL Awards $50K to 3 Startups to Develop Safety Technology

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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…

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NFL awards funding to 3 startups to develop safety technology

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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.…

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GoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system

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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…

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2016 Product of the Year

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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…

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Local tech company modernizing the way football teams practice

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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…

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GoRout Partners with Coaches Edge Technologies & #Edgefbchat Twitter Chat

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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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