“NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue, huupe Founder Paul Anton, Council Member Carlina Rivera, Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, Chair of Community Board 3 Andrea Gordillo, Chair of Community Board 3’s Parks, Recreation, Resiliency, and Waterfront Committee Trever Holland, and community members cut the ribbon today on the first-of-its-kind smart basketball hoop in Tompkins Square Park. This hoop introduces cutting-edge sports technology to the heart of New York City, making it accessible to local communities.
“We’re donating this huupe to the City of New York to create opportunities for more kids to fall in love with the game, see a new type of innovation and to bring more people into the family of basketball,” said huupe Founder Paul Anton. “We want to see people, especially kids, experience the same excitement and innovation that inspired us to create huupe.””
Ok! I looked up what this is (it looks like a giant iMac, in a good way, I think!) and it’s called the huupe PRO and it’s sold out on the site, but appears to be $9,995. I was wondering if it’s a basketball as a service type thing and the FAQ says…
Is there a subscription to huupe PRO? No, there is no mandatory subscription for the huupe PRO. Every core feature is free to use and play. There will be an elevated membership subscription for those who want added content, the ability to advertise on the backboard and more.
So maybe the one in Tompkins Square Park will be playing ads – it was donated, the city did not pay for it (some folks assumed the city spent $ on it), we’ll check it out and see it person late! The makers of the huupe also make it clear “The huupe does zero surveillance and tracks basketball stats only” I’m going to guess they got questions about that. Seems like everyone is being transparent and trying to experiment with something that is pretty interesting (my opinion!). Our IoT bill of rights from 10+ years ago still would apply here 🙂
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