Technology has come a long way over the years and has allowed us to view our sports from almost every angle. However, a Spanish startup by the name of First V1sion doesn’t think “almost” is enough and wants to take things to the next level by letting you see that game as the players see it. To do this, the company is putting unobtrusive cameras on the shirts of sports players which send live, real-time videos to fans.
We’ve all dreamed of scoring the winning goal, home run or touchdown. The only exercise I get is jumping to conclusions, throwing caution to the wind and running up the tab — so First V1sion is the next best thing, with a wearable camera showing you exactly what it’s like to be on the pitch. First V1sion is a Spanish startup. Already backed by Spanish phone company Telefónica’s startup launchpad Wayra, First V1sion is opening a new funding round next week. The company puts a tiny, unobtrusive camera in the chest of a sports player’s shirt, the footage beaming out live, real-time video to show you what it’s like in the heart of the action. And speaking of hearts, the special shirt has a heart-rate monitor too, so each video stream also shows how hard the player is working right now. The low-latency 1080p high-definition footage join the streams from traditionally positioned cameras around the pitch, field or court, giving broadcasters a greater range of shots.
