Photo by Stacie Joy
The "smart basketball hoop" installed last Thursday in Tompkins Square Park is currently out of commission.
"It's not broken. It needs to be hard-wired into the city's system," said a technician on the scene. "[It] may be back online tomorrow sometime and will then be good for 24/7."
A company called huupe is behind the technology that provides feedback on your game. Per the city: "Its waterproof backboard functions as a video screen, delivering expert training content, live TV, and interactive elements to enrich the playing experience."
The high-tech hoop will be here until early October.
6 comments:
I hope someone is guarding that High Tech Hoop or it will probably end up getting stolen.
"Interactive elements" = commercials.
"interactive elements" = facial recognition software
This thing annoys the shit out of me. People can't play basketball without a camera focused on them, having their data collected and then pumped back to - you guessed it - California? Tech Industry, get bent and leave us alone.
Nothing would make me happier.
Can this thing find my tennis balls
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