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Stadium Tech Report

February 5th, 2025

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Zippin checkout-free system debuts at stadiums in Sacramento, Denver

Automatic payment grab-and-go system could significantly speed up stadium concessions Checkout-free shopping payment systems, where customers simply take items off shelves and are charged automatically as they leave the store, are now arriving in sports stadiums, with startup Zippin leading the way with active installations in Sacramento and Denver.  At the Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center and at Empower Field at Mile High in...

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Vaccination sites popping up at stadiums across the country

While fans are still not allowed to attend events at most stadiums in the U.S., sports venues across the country are now being pressed into service as mass vaccination sites in the latest step in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. From Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL's New England Patriots, to Dodger Stadium and Disneyland in Southern California, the...

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Niners test 8K cameras for replays at Levi’s Stadium

When fans are allowed back into Levi's Stadium, they will be able to see some replays in the highest definition ever, thanks to an experiment that uses 8K camera technology to zoom in like never before. Born out of a partnership between the San Francisco 49ers and Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), the team has mounted five of Fii's 8K cameras...

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Perform Path intros UV-light ‘disinfection box’ for sports equipment

As teams start playing sports in the middle of a pandemic, one obvious question arises: How do you disinfect the balls used in the games, since they have the potential to be touched by many players during live action? One answer is now available from Perform Path, a startup purveyor of UV-light disinfectant solutions for stadiums and venues: A special-built...

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Pac-12, Mountain West move to resume football seasons; Notre Dame, Tennessee Titans see outbreaks

Citing the availability of better, more rapid testing for Covid-19 infections as a main changing point, the Pac-12 conference last week announced it would "resume its football, basketball and winter sport seasons," with football games possibly taking place starting Nov. 6. While the announcement on the conference website noted that "the football season may now commence for those teams that...

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Big Ten votes to start football season in late October

“We’re in a better place, regardless of how we got here or how painful it was during the time we waited to get this moment," Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said. "That’s all behind us. What’s beautiful is that we have a process and protocols in place that’s based on science and based on lessons learned since Aug. 11.”...

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