8 high-tech sporting goods that will bring your game to the next level
Sporting equipment maker Wilson created a smart basketball, the Wilson X Connected, that's embedded with sensors to track how well your shooting.
The smartball comes with an app that can track the total time spent playing, the amount of shots taken, and how many points were scored.
Check out our breakdown on the Wilson X Connected Basketball for more information.
You can buy it on Amazon for $200.
French tennis company Babolat makes a smart tennis racket that will give you an overview of your game from your serve speed to the number of shots.
The battery-powered racket will send all of your information to an app on your smartphone. You can get six hours of playing time before recharging it.
The racket is equiped with six axis sensors, an accelerometer, and gyroscope to track your game.
You can buy it on Amazon for a little over $100.
The Micoach smart soccer ball is integrated with a sensor that can detect speed, spin, strike, and flight path data.
Real-time feedback is sent to the Micoach app that will also provide tips and feedback based on how you're doing. It has a battery life of a week and can charge in just one hour.
You can buy it on Amazon for just under $200.
The smart baseball bat created by Zepp Labs lets you see your swing in 3D on its smartphone app and track other metrics like bat speed and time to impact.
The best part is you can use Zepp Lab's technology with any baseball bat. You place the mount on the bottom of the bat and attach the sensor, and you're ready to go!
The attachable sensor can run for 2.5 hours before needing a recharge. You can buy it on Amazon for just under $100.
Zepp Labs also has mountable sensors for golf clubs and tennis rackets.
Under Armour is releasing a line of smart running sneakers that can track the distance traveled, stride length, and pace. All of that information is automatically sent to the shoe's corresponding app.
The shoes will cost $150 and will be released February 29. Under Armour guarantees 450 miles of use.
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But if you want a cheaper option, you can buy the Nike+ clip on sensor for your shoe that can track distance, time, and pace.
All the data can be uploaded to Nikeplus.com or to the Nike+ Running app so you can monitor your runs overtime.
But it on Amazon for $12.
Sony's Smart B-Trainer works as a wireless set of headphones that will give a detailed report of your run. It will show your run on a map and provide mile splits and distance traveled.
It can also track heart rate, calories burned, and your stride over time. A voice coach will also chime in periodically to let you know your hear rate and distance traveled.
You can upload your music to the headphones and they will select songs to help you meet your running goals. So if you're pace is a bit slow, it will pick a high-tempo song you uploaded.
You can buy the Smart B-Trainer on Amazon for $230.
Game Golf makes a sensor you can clip to your belt that will track your performance on every hole. It will show your metrics about your swing and fairway accuracy.
The clip-on sensor works with a smartphone app that lets you track your progress over time and see how well you hit on each hole.
You can buy it on Amazon for just over $300.
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