It’s official, the Wilson Airless Gen 1 basketball has launched, priced at a whopping $2,500 USD. Featuring a 3D-printed polymer lattice structure, it nearly fits the performance specifications of a regulation basketball, including its weight, size and rebound (bounce).
Super Bowl LVIII is slated to begin at 3:30 pm ET, but astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for the event by tossing a football around in zero-gravity.
2K teases TopSpin 2K25 with a new trailer, marking the return of the series after nearly 13-years (Top Spin 4). This teaser was released in conjunction with the Australian Open, 2024’s first Grand Slam, but there’s no word yet on an official release date.
There’s the smart basketball hoop that helps improve your skills, and then inventor Shane Wighton’s dunk boots, which definitely can’t be used in real games. He may call them dunk boots, but they definitely look more like Inspector Gadget’s extendable legs if we’re being honest.
Building upon the company’s electric bikes, the Cyrusher Ripple electric snowboard boasts high-tech features that attempt to push the limits and make the pastime even more thrilling. Measuring 156 cm in length, it slots nicely into the the Camber snowboard category, ensuring great stability and control while riding.
IHMC’s Nadia humanoid robot was recently equipped with a pair of boxing gloves to test the speed and agility of its new robot arms. Sparring promptly ensued, giving off ‘Real Steel’ movie vibes, where human boxers were replaced with robots.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog has been upgraded to open closed doors, and now, at least one of them is an employee of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Called ‘Benzie’, the robot is being used to assist security personnel in completing dull, mundane and dangerous tasks, directed by a driver from Asylon Robotics.
