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    • BRRABill
      BRRABill last edited by

      Has anyone seen this yet? I saw it on Facebook today.

      Interesting technology...

      http://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/wx.html

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        That's actually pretty neat.

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        • BRRABill
          BRRABill last edited by

          I wonder how well it actually works.

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          • stacksofplates
            stacksofplates last edited by

            I think my dad has one. I'll have to ask him if I can remember.

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            • RojoLoco
              RojoLoco last edited by

              It's an X-ketball!

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                marcinozga last edited by

                I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.

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                • coliver
                  coliver @marcinozga last edited by

                  @marcinozga said:

                  I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.

                  $199 for something that keeps track of your shooting average? Or does it do more then that?

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                  • wirestyle22
                    wirestyle22 last edited by

                    I'd set up sensors on my rim with a waterproof raspi case connected to my wifi for like $50 max.

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                    • MattSpeller
                      MattSpeller @marcinozga last edited by

                      @marcinozga said:

                      I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.

                      $200 isnt bad considering what it does. Granted, I don't know how well it works or if it's remotely useful. But for the electronics and R&D, yeah, $200 isnt bad.

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                      • BRRABill
                        BRRABill last edited by

                        A good quality regular basketball isn't cheap.

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                          marcinozga @MattSpeller last edited by

                          @MattSpeller said:

                          @marcinozga said:

                          I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.

                          $200 isnt bad considering what it does. Granted, I don't know how well it works or if it's remotely useful. But for the electronics and R&D, yeah, $200 isnt bad.

                          Well, it's basketball. $200 just doesn't seem right. And if you look into limitations it's not that great anymore:
                          http://www.amazon.com/review/R13YXTE7CKHHCK/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B015CXWLFG&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=3375251&store=sporting-goods

                          Also 100000 shots battery life is just poor. I don't play much these days, but I used to do hundreds of shots a day, perhaps well over a thousand. That's not even a year. And then what? Another $200 for another ball? I don't think so.

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                          • BRRABill
                            BRRABill @marcinozga last edited by

                            @marcinozga said:

                            Also 100000 shots battery life is just poor. I don't play much these days, but I used to do hundreds of shots a day, perhaps well over a thousand. That's not even a year. And then what? Another $200 for another ball? I don't think so.

                            I also thought that was poor.

                            Larry Bird's younger self would have blown through a ball a week! :)

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