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Wilson calls its new product the Connected Basketball. The $200 ball is designed to help individual players monitor their practice. Interior sensors detect shots taken, shots made, free throws, and other common basketball feats. Wilson says that the battery is good for at least 100,000 shots. All of the information that it records is accessible through a smartphone app. CNET reviewed the ball and the app:
The Wilson app includes four game modes: Free Range, Free Throw, Buzzer Beater and Game Time. The Free Range lets you shoot from anywhere on the court, while the Free Throw sees how well you can shoot from the line. The Buzzer Beater and Game Time modes are used to test how well you can do in clutch situations, such as when the clock is ticking down to zero or your team is down by a few points. There's even crowd noise and sports commentator observations to get you in the zone.
-via Marginal Revolution