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"LAS VEGAS \u2014 The next time you hit a tennis ball out of bounds, your racquet can tell you why. \nAttracting attention at the 2014 International CES show in Las Vegas this week, the Babolat Play ($399) is the world's first connected tennis racquet. The device comes from manufacturer Babolat, known for its wide collection of racquets.\nSee also: Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time\nIntended for both beginners and advanced players, sensors on the handle collect data about the player's swing, power, endurance, technique and ball impact. That information is then sent to Babolat Play's accompanying app, so users can analyze their skills and ultimately improve how they play. \n\"The lack of data collected during a tennis game is perceived as a real deficiency,\" Eric Babolat, president and CEO, told Mashable. \"Tennis won\u2019t be only based on sensations or feeling anymore, but on concrete information. The more you know about your game, the better you perform.\"\nSports such as running and biking have already been reinvented with the help of tracking apps and high-tech gadgets \u2014 allowing users to monitor everything from distance to areas in need of improvement \u2014 but tennis has been largely untouched by connected technology until now.  \n\nThe app shows a full overview of a player's game evolves over time, as well as how they stack up against others (both friends and strangers). An online community brings together players at recreational and competitive levels, letting them interact and keep tabs on each other.\n\nBabolat, which believes all tennis racquets will have connected capabilities in the upcoming years, has been working with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to make sure the court rules are reflected in the device.\n\"We have been working with the organization for more than a year to respect the rules of tennis and make sure all players could benefit from the connected racquets on any court,\" he said. \nIn support of innovating the sport, the ITF recently modified the rules of tennis by allowing the use of player analysis technologies during official competitions. The new rule will apply starting January 1, 2014.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\nCES 2014: Health Tech\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTechnoGym\nTechnoGym unveiled a Google Glass-controlled treadmill at CES. When paired with Glass, the treadmill accepts voice commands, displays running data and even allows the user to video chat with a personal trainer.\n\nImage: Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRazer Nabu\nGaming-hardware maker Razer enters the wearable tech market with a hybrid smartwatch and activity tracker called the Razer Nabu.\n\nImage:  Razer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReebok Checklight\nThe Reebok Checklight is a wearable device with multiple motion sensors that collect data on collisions and impacts.\n\nImage: Mashable, Pete Pachal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune Bracelet\nThis smart bracelet from Neatatmo measures sun exposure, and displays the data on a connected iOS device.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSony Core Fitness Tracker\nSony on Monday unveiled a new wearable device: a fitness tracker called Core, which fits into other accessories such as a SmartBand. The device integrates with an app called Lifelog, which Sony hopes to build into a platform.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Pete Pachal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLumo Lift Will Make You Stand Straighter\nThe Lumo Lift, helps you improve your posture with a gentle vibration whenever you start to slouch.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarmin Vivofit\nGarmin introduced the Vivofit, a waterproof fitness tracker. The company claims that it has a full year's worth of battery on one charge.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBobolat Play\nThe Babolat Play ($399) is a tennis racquet with sensors on the handle, which collect data about the player's performance.\n\nImage: Mashable, Nina Frazoer-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFitBug Orb Fitness Plans\nAt CES 2014, FitBug unveiled targeted 12-week plans designed to push users toward their specific desired results. Stamped with colorful descriptors such as \"no more baby belly,\" \"bum beautiful\" and \"gut buster,\" FitBug claims its workout programs work as virtual personal trainers.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTao Exercise Device\nFor those who want to exercise without getting up, the Tao coaches you through 50 exercises related to isometrics, which is the basis of many popular workouts such as pilates.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWithings Aura Active Sleep System\nWithings Aura Active Sleep System communicates with pressure-sensitive bedding and a light system to determine the right time to wake you up.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJaybird Reign Fitness Tracker\nThe Jaybird Reign fitness tracker ($200) tracks more specific physical activity, such as when you're swimming vs. running. The device can also tell if you're feeling funky and then send you to bed a little early.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Lifeband Touch\nThe LG Lifeband Touch can be paired with your phone to access functionality, such as accepting phone calls and controlling music.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Heart Rate Earphones\nThese LG Heart Rate Earphones measure the pulse behind your ears and tracks biometric data, such as heart rate and oxygen consumption.\n\nImage:  LG\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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