Backyard League Gaming Baseball
Kids only have so much time in the day, and increasingly they're spending their time playing video games, to the detriment of physical activity and possibly their brains. Backyard League is out to do something about it with their connected baseball. While it's roughly the same size and weight as the real thing, it detects throws, catches, misses, and ground balls, while measuring speed, airtime, height, and other metrics related to playing catch — no bat required. It reports all these to an app over Bluetooth, allowing players to engage in a worldwide league with rewards, achievements, and other video game-like bonuses to help entice even the most stubborn of gamers to the great outdoors.
