Sony has taken the wraps off a new sensor that aims to take your
tennis game up a notch. The
Smart Tennis Sensor is a
small device that is fixed to the bottom of your tennis racket (if you have a compatible model, that
is) and tracks your performance,
dishing it up on your mobile device via the related app.
Sony has
developed the sensor through a partnership with Wilson, among others, to make
it compatible with select unspecified rackets. With it, users can wirelessly connect to their smartphone or tablet
over Bluetooth and gather performance data that is
fed into the Android or iOS app.
Users will be
able to see "spontaneously visualized" data of their swings,
which is accompanied by both statistics and heat mapping. Shot metrics, swing types, serve
styles, and more are all identified. The information can also be shared on
social networks through the app's included social features.
The sensor weighs
about 8 grams and measures in at 31.3 mm, keeping it light enough to
stay out of the way while you play. Up to 12,000 shots can be recorded to
the sensor's storage, and the device will keep an archive of data for each
racket the sensor is used on. The device is set to launch by January for $200.
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