A Basketball That Trains You

94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball

By Popular Science Staff
November 26, 2014

94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball

Courtesy 94Fifty

Embedded sensors measure spin and acceleration, data that’s beamed to a phone in just 100 milliseconds. The ball’s internal battery lasts eight hours and can be recharged wirelessly.

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