Sports technology Sports technology An altitude tent is an enclosed living space which simulates high altitude by maintaining a lowed oxygen concentration. It is used by endurance atheletes and by high altitude mountain climbers to increase the number of red blood cells per blood volume, a measurement known as hematocrit. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body; athletes benefit from increased delivery of oxygen to the muscles, and mountain climbers can avoid altitude sickness by better utilizing the diminished amount of oxygen found at higher altitudes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Altitude tent"
A boomerang engineer is a person who designs intricate versions of boomerangs, the throwing stick used by Indigenous Australians, which are composed of two or more wings, or arms. These wings are airfoil shapes and as such are subject to a fairly well-known set of aerodynamic forces and effects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boomerang engineer"
Cyclops (computer system) is a system used on the ATP and WTA tennis tours to help determine whether a serve is in or out. The machine projects five or six infra-red horizontal beams of light along the court 10mm above the ground to determine this. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyclops (computer system)"
Hand warmers are small (sometimes disposable) packets which are held in the hand and produce heat on demand to warm cold hands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hand warmer"
Hawk-Eye is a computer system used in cricket, tennis and other sports to track the path of the ball. It was developed in 2001 by Dr. Paul Hawkins, and is now used by most television coverage networks to track the trajectory of the ball in flight. However, the system is not used by the umpires to judiciate on LBW decisions in Test cricket or one-day international cricket. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hawk-Eye"
The instant replay is a technology used in the National Hockey League, National Football League and the National Basketball Association to ensure proper calls are made. It made its debut on December 7, 1963, during an Army/Navy football game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Instant replay"
MacCAM (often written as MacCam, Mac-Cam or Mac Cam) is a system of slow-motion cameras developed by FastCAM Replay LLC and DEL Imaging Systems LLC used during Tennis matches to to replay close or controversial line calls. The system named after "Johnny Mac" ( John McEnroe), who was famous for contesting referee calls. McEnroe is also a frequent broadcast analyst of tennis matches for CBS, the first network to use the MacCam widely. ...more on Wikipedia about "MacCAM"
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