From the shoes we wear on our feet to the high definition televisions in our living room, wearable devices, the sports universe is a breeding ground for technology. Writer and Photographer Rick Limpert will examine this each week on The Tech of Sports – With guests which include athletes, inventors and journalists that cover the intersection of sports and technology.
Runners across the country are always searching for the perfect water bottle to stay hydrated — and Flexr Sports has the answer. Their BPA-free sports water bottle with the first disposable and fully biodegradable liner so it is fresh and clean every time you use it. Flexr Sports is a great way to stay hydrated while helping to protect the environment, and they look good. Flexr has runners, hikers, swimmers and cyclists in mind. and the bottle comes in 6 different colors.
Rick hosted a telephone conversation with Carson Beebe Bantamweight Fighter. Carson Beebe has been wrestling since the age of 4, eventually earning a scholarship to compete at Purdue University.
Protect Your Bubble is part of a Fortune 500, global insurance company so they have the dependability you’re looking for when it comes to your insurance. What sets them apart from the other guys is that they don’t offer home-owners insurance or life insurance, we do offer social life insurance.
Keith Hatfield and he designed the Hatfield Strap. He was an athletic trainer for the Kansas City Royals. He designed an athletic stretching strap athletes are using to stretch. It’s also designed for people with plantar faciitis. Could be a perfect thing for Albert Pujols.
There were a large number of tech announcements this week and some of them impact the world of sports. Rick also spent the last three days at FarmLinks in Alabama. Farmlinks is part of Pursell Farms, and it is a research and demonstration golf course.
Athletes across the world are taping up—a movement that exploded during the 2012 London Olympics and video of international stars like Serena Williams and David Beckham wearing various forms of tape. Tens of thousands of people worldwide are trained in various forms of taping including Ryan Kendrick, founder of Dynamic Tape and a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist IMS Practitioner whose mission is to reduce the load of the tendons during athletic performance.