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Origin Stories: EpicSesh aims to improve sports tracking with Xensr

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 2nd, 2013)

While the iPhone has GPS, and it's good enough for most people, performance-oriented athletes may find the precision lacking. Enter EpicSesh, makers of the Xensr line of "sports motion-sensing devices." While it looks like the sensors are still undergoing testing, the promise is that athletes will ...

Ballpark Weather for iPhone is handy and timely

by Mel Martin (Apr 18th, 2013)

What could be more helpful during baseball season than a weather app aimed at conditions around your local ballpark? Ballpark Weather comes to the rescue with all sorts of helpful information to make game day more enjoyable and help you prepare when Mother Nature throws you a ...

Five apps to help you follow the 2013 baseball season

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 6th, 2013)

Major League Baseball kicked off its 2013 season last Sunday and we are entering our first full weekend of games. If you are ready to fill your iPhone or iPad with apps to follow every home run, then check out our list of some the best baseball apps available for iOS. MLB.com apps [iPhone or ...

Daily iPhone App: SeatGeek is your mobile ticketing agent for concerts and sporting events

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 25th, 2013)

Sports fans and concert goers looking for tickets to that upcoming event can search and purchase tickets using their iPhone. The app that makes this find and buy so easy is SeatGeek, an iOS ticketing app that pulls ticket listings from 120 resellers. Included in this list are big names like ...

5 apps for Super Bowl Sunday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2013)

It's Super Bowl weekend, so bring on the football, food and fun. Like most people, you likely will watch the game with snacks in one hand and your iPhone or iPad in the other. You probably already have the official NFL apps on your phone and your Zite football news all setup. So here are five ...

CES 2013: iSpO2 pulse oximeter for iDevices

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 8th, 2013)

Masimo makes medical-grade pulse oximeters, which measure the amount of oxygen in your blood. Now available (for US$249) is the iSpO2, a more consumer-grade model for athletes and aviators who need to track their O2 levels but aren't using it for a medical need. Like the Tinke, which we ...

SwingTIP lets your golf club and iPhone join forces to improve your swing

by Randy Nelson (Jan 8th, 2013)

Proving yet again that there's pretty much nothing that can't be made to work with an iOS device, a product called SwingTIP, on display at CES 2013, creates a link between your golf club and your iPhone or iPad. The lightweight sensor (US$129.99) connects to your device via Bluetooth and sends ...

GolfWeather is a missed opportunity to help golfers

by Mel Martin (Dec 1st, 2012)

GolfWeather is an outgrowth of GolfWeather.com, which helps you check the weather before you head to the golf course. The app covers more than 20,000 courses in several countries up to a week at a time. You get hour-by-hour temperature predictions, cloud cover, humidity, wind and chance of ...

MLB At Bat adds Ford Sync integration, more

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 3rd, 2012)

Major League Baseball is entering its final month of regular season play and the playoffs are right around the corner. If you don't subscribe to MLB.com At Bat 2012, now might be a good time to grab the iOS app and sign up for the service. A price decrease lets you subscribe to the rest of the ...

Mophie delivers the OUTRIDE for action iPhone camera work

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 1st, 2012)

Popular iOS accessory maker mophie is stepping outside its battery-based products and debuting a new, sports action camera mount for the iPhone 4/4S. The OUTRIDE camera system includes a durable mount, a beefy camera-centric case and software to tie it all together. The polycarbonate case and ...

iPhone apps to help you follow the Olympics

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 28th, 2012)

The Games of the XXX Olympiad started on Friday with grandiose opening ceremonies in London, England that included a long list of notable English figures like the Queen of England, Mr. Bean and Paul McCartney. Now that the big kickoff celebration is over, it's time to start the competition -- ...

SportsYapper for iPhone offers conversation for sports fans

by Dave Caolo (Jun 22nd, 2012)

Any sports fan will tell you that the experience of watching the game is better when fellow enthusiasts are on hand. Unfortunately, it isn't always easy or possible to gather everyone around the same TV. Fortunately, SportsYapper for iPhone and iPad (free, universal) provides real-time, ...

Time Warner's TWC TV app updated to include sports channels

by Steven Sande (Apr 23rd, 2012)

On Friday, Time Warner Cable added a number of national and regional sports networks to the free TWC TV app for iOS and the TWCTV.com Web portal. The new capability lets Time Warner Cable video customers at the Expanded Basic level or higher to watch those networks live from iOS devices or ...

Topps goes beyond baseball cards with two fun new apps

by Steven Sande (Apr 13th, 2012)

One of the staples of American childhood and a focus of sports memorabilia collectors is the baseball card. Topps has always been a powerhouse in the baseball card market, and the company announced a few days ago that they're launching a pair of iOS apps to bring the fun of baseball cards into ...

NCAA March Madness Live app comes to iOS

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 9th, 2012)

It's March which means it's time for the college basketball tournament season. Celebrate March Madness with the NCAA's new March Madness Live app which lets you watch all the televised games from 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship on your iPad or iPhone. The video coverage starts ...