It measures sound waves with a sensitive stump microphone coupled to an oscilloscope. Realtime Snicko (from BBG Sports) or UltraEdge (from Hawk-Eye innovations) use sound waves to determine if the ball has contacted the bat before being captured by the opposition team. You must have heard commentators talk about snicko meters, well they are used in cricket and are quite useful actually. Latest sports technology: Snicko or Edge detector Image Source: Spektacom

They have a 360-degree viewing angle and are used to record photos from close to the ground to the skyline. It is all because of flying drones and spider cams that are operated by TV broadcasters that offers amazing shots on our TV.

The most amazing one is when the camera flys and shows the view of the whole stadium or even a close shot of your favourite sportsperson. Whenever we watch any sport, we usually witness different types of camera shots. Latest sports technology: Flying drones and camera movements Image Source: WIREDįrom those cute little reel cameras to big flash DSLR’s, it’s been a long journey. Kitman last year announced plans to double headcount in the Republic to nearly 90 people with many of the new roles based at its innovation centre in Dublin.List of top 12 latest sports technology S.N Among the other backers are ex -Arthur Cox managing partner Pádraig Ó Ríordáin and former rugby international Jamie Heaslip. Other investors include Blue Run Ventures, Sony, along with a number of well-known Irish angels such as former Paddy Power senior executives Patrick Kennedy, Stewart Kenny and Andrew Algeo. Kitman, which has raised over $30 million to date with backers including QVIDTVM, a New York-based investment firm whose managing partner previously led early investments in Airbnb, Dropbox and Peter Thiel’s Palantir while at Morgan Stanley. “We are excited to partner with Presagia Sports clients to create the future of their sports medicine programmes by further developing their electronic medical record capabilities and creating a united approach across all departments,” said Mr Smith, Kitman’s chief executive.

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