A recreational/sport apparatus comprises a playing field, on which a target is arranged protruding from a surface of the playing field, and a ball adapted to be shot toward the target. Conveniently, the apparatus comprises means apt to perform the reconstruction of the trajectory of the ball, those means comprising at least one first camera and at least one second camera apt to simultaneously acquire a plurality of first images and second images, respectively, of the ball, and a central unit which receives the first and second images by means of data reception/transmission means and which processes those first and second images in predetermined consecutive time-intervals, the central unit calculating the two-dimensional position of the ball in each of those first and second images, so as to determine, at each time-interval, the three-dimensional position of the ball by comparing those two-dimensional positions, wherein the target is divided into a plurality of target areas and the central unit is apt to recognize a coordinate at which one of the target areas is intersected by the trajectory of the ball.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a body and sensors including a camera and an accelerometer; a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a camera coupled to a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor. Blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a camera coupled to a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor. Blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a sensor coupled to a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor. Blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

A method and system to analyze sports motions using the motion sensors of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, is provided. This method uses the mobile device motion sensor output to define the impact point with a virtual object, such as a golf ball, baseball or tennis ball. The motion sensor signature of the sports motion is analyzed for characteristics, specific to each type of sports motion. A method is disclosed using multiple sensors outputs in a mobile device to compute the impact point with a virtual object, such as a golf ball, baseball, tennis ball. Further, a method is disclosed where moving virtual sports objects interact with virtual sports motions and the responsive outputs are displayed on the mobile device and/or any Web-enabled display device.

A ball, and in particular a baseball or softball, including one or more sensors such as accelerometers and/or inertial measurement units, and systems and methods using the same to improve a pitcher's pitching performance are described herein. In some embodiments, the ball may include one or more inertial measurement units and/or accelerometers capable of monitoring motion of the ball while it is thrown. Various types of pitches may be selected, and in response to the inertial measurement unit(s) and/or accelerometer(s) detecting certain parameters corresponding to a selected pitch, one or more indicators may be caused to perform an action. For example, one or more illuminating elements located on the ball may turn a first color in response to detecting parameters corresponding to the selected pitch.

A bowling ball insert has an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve (or solid), with the outer sleeve having a pair of vertical channels that are open at the top, and a pair of horizontal channels extending perpendicularly from the vertical channels, with the two vertical channels having different widths. The inner sleeve (or solid) includes tabs that are sized to fit in the outer sleeve channels, with at least one of the tabs being sized to fit in one vertical channel but not in the other vertical channel. The outer and inner sleeves additionally include a floor that is open at the center to allow access to the ball through the insert. The inner sleeve has an upper lip to provide a controlled insert depth in the ball. The horizontal channels may include a detent to lock the inner sleeve in place after it has been inserted into and rotated within the outer sleeve.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a camera coupled to a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor. Blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

A device for maintenance of sports equipment is provided. The device may comprise a lower housing, a wall, and a top member. The device may also comprise a heat element, a controller, and a mount. The wall may be removably connected to and extended upwardly from the lower housing. The top member may be removably carried by an upper portion of the wall. The heat element may be carried by the lower housing. The controller may be carried by the lower housing and may be in communication with the heat element. The mount may carry the sports equipment.