YinzCam

Last updated
YinzCam
Industry Mobile app development
Founder Priya Narasimhan [1]
Headquarters6024 Broad Street [2] ,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
US
Website www.yinzcam.com

YinzCam is an American software company that builds mobile applications, IPTV platforms and augmented-reality experiences. It specializes in creating applications for professional sports organizations. [3] As of 2018, YinzCam's software had been downloaded over 55 million times and used by 170+ sports properties, including NFL clubs, NBA/WNBA teams, AFL clubs (Australia), La Liga clubs (Spain), as well as in the La Liga official league app and the NBA's G League app and the NBA2k app. [3] The applications generally offer real-time statistics, multimedia, streaming radio, social media. [3] The live video technology offering instant replay, including NFL RedZone, is offered within NFL stadiums. [1]

Contents

YinzCam was founded by Priya Narasimhan, a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. [2] She is a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Pittsburgh Steelers. [2] The company is a spin-off from the university. [4] Narasimhan has incorporated YinzCam into her Sports Technology course at Carnegie Mellon University. [5]

Official mobile apps for professional sports

The first version of YinzCam's sports app was available in 2008 in limited portions of Civic Arena in 2008. [6] [7] That version of the software allowed users to view the game, replays and real-time game statistics. [8] With the opening of Consol Energy Center in 2010, YinzCam was made available throughout the arena. [9] In October 2010, YinzCam released an official application for the Pittsburgh Steelers. [10] Partnerships with the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers followed. [10] By March 2012, YinzCam had added applications for 3 National Hockey League teams and more than 16 additional National Football League teams.

As of 2018, YinzCam is the developer of the official team apps for professional sports teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Australian Rules Football League (AFL), La Liga (Spain), the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as for teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL). YinzCam is also the developer of the official league apps for La Liga, National Rugby League (Australia), NBA G League, and the AFL Women's League (Australia). YinzCam also developed official venue apps for the Gillette Stadium, the Barclays Center, the United Center, CenturyLink Field, and other stadiums.

Augmented reality

YinzCam has also worked with professional sports teams to launch unique augmented-reality (AR) experiences, including a virtual pop-a-shot interactive game for basketball fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. Fans could play against each other on the video board inside these basketball arenas and also earn badges and other achievements for being the top scorer. The Hawthorn Hawks (AFL) also launched an interactive version of this game for footy fans, allowing them to compete against other to score goals. Other AR sports experiences developed by YinzCam include an interactive Hall of Fame for Pittsburgh Steelers fans at Heinz Field.

iBurgh

In July 2009, Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto, with the support of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, announced their intention for the city of Pittsburgh to become the most tech-friendly city in the United States. [11] A number of Pittsburgh technology firms and personalities were present at the announcement, including Priya Narasimhan. [11] By August 2009, YinzCam had produced iBurgh, an iPhone application to allow citizens to report complaints to the city's departments via smartphone. [12] The app sends complaints, coupled with photos and Global Positioning System data to city departments. [12] [13] It was the first iPhone application to permit such complaints to municipal authorities. [14] [15]

In February 2010, YinzCam developed a follow-up program, CityZenMobile, to allow crowd-sourcing of road conditions. [16] It was released amid the February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard that left much of Pittsburgh impassable. [17]

Notes

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pittsburgh</span> Second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, United States

    Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania. Its population of 2.457 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, the 7th-largest in the Mid-Atlantic region and the 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville combined statistical area which includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Carnegie Mellon University</span> Private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, it became Carnegie Mellon University through its merger with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew Mellon and Richard B. Mellon and formerly a part of the University of Pittsburgh.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pittsburgh Penguins</span> National Hockey League team in Pennsylvania

    The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have played their home games at PPG Paints Arena, originally known as Consol Energy Center, since 2010. The team previously played at the Civic Arena, which was also known as Mellon Arena from 1999 to 2010, and by its nickname "the Igloo". The Penguins are affiliated with two minor league teams – the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)</span> Arena in Pittsburgh

    The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, from 1967 to 2010.

    <i>Yinz</i> Second person pronoun used in Pennsylvania

    Yinz is a second-person plural pronoun used mainly in Western Pennsylvania English. It is most prominent in Pittsburgh, but it is also found throughout the cultural region known as Appalachia, located within the geographical region of the Appalachians.

    Consol Energy Inc. is an American energy company with interests in coal headquartered in the suburb of Cecil Township, in the Southpointe complex, just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2017, Consol formed two separate entities: CNX Resources Corporation and CONSOL Energy Inc. While CNX Resources Corp. focuses on natural gas, spin-off Consol Mining Corporation, now Consol Energy Inc. focuses on coal. In 2010, Consol was the leading producer of high-BTU bituminous coal in the United States and the U.S.'s largest underground coal mining company. The company employs more than 1,600 people.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Hohensee</span> American gridiron football player and coach (born 1961)

    Michael Louis Hohensee is a former professional football quarterback who played in the United States Football League (USFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He most recently the head coach of the AFL's Portland Thunder. He played college football at the University of Minnesota, and was in the AFL for two seasons, from 1987 to 1988. Hohensee has been a head coach since 1990, beginning at the Washington Commandos. He has served as head coach of eight different arena football franchises, winning ArenaBowl XX with the Chicago Rush in 2006.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Sports in Pittsburgh</span>

    Sports in Pittsburgh have been played dating back to the American Civil War. Baseball, hockey, and the first professional American football game had been played in the city by 1892. Pittsburgh was first known as the "City of Champions" when the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Panthers football team, and Pittsburgh Steelers won multiple championships in the 1970s. Today, the city has three major professional sports franchises, the Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins; while the University of Pittsburgh Panthers compete in a Division I Power Five conference, the highest level of collegiate athletics in the United States, in both football and basketball. Local universities Duquesne and Robert Morris also field Division I teams in men's and women's basketball and Division I FCS teams in football. Robert Morris also fields Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Morelli</span> American football player (born 1985)

    Anthony Michael Morelli is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Penn State.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Gene Klein (soccer)</span> American soccer coach

    Gene Klein (1952–2023) was an American soccer coach. He served as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds from 2005 to 2010 and as head coach at Quaker Valley High School from 1981 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">PPG Paints Arena</span> Multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh

    PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014.

    The 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 42nd season of Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began with two games against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm, Sweden on October 4 and October 5, 2008.

    James A. Robertson was an American football player and coach.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">City Game</span> American college basketball rivalry

    The City Game is an annual college basketball game between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the Duquesne University Dukes. The term "City Game" is also used refer to women's basketball games played annually between the two universities and may also be used to refer to other athletic competitions between the two schools.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pittsburgh Power</span> Arena football team

    The Pittsburgh Power were a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team belonged to the East Division of the American Conference in the Arena Football League. Founded in 2010, the Power was the youngest franchise in the American Conference. The team played its home games at Consol Energy Center, which they shared with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. The Power shared the same color scheme as Pittsburgh's other professional sports teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL, and the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.

    The Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team represents Carnegie Mellon University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III competition.

    Jibbigo was a mobile offline language translation application that was developed by Mobile Technologies, LLC and Dr. Alex Waibel, a professor at Carnegie Mellon. Jibbigo is an offline voice translator and does not need phone or data connectivity to function. Spanish-English Jibbigo was released in September, 2009 as the first offline Speech Translation application. The company has since expanded its offerings to include ten language pairs sold on both Apple's App Store and Google Play.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Yinztagram</span> iOS photography app

    Yinztagram is a free photography mobile app for iOS that allows users to superimpose images of Pittsburgh landmarks in photos. The name "Yinztagram" is a portmanteau of yinz, a term from Pittsburghese, and Instagram, a popular photo application. The most recent version 1.2 was released on September 15, 2012.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Three Rivers Classic</span>

    The Three Rivers Classic is a two-day Division I college ice hockey tournament which is held annually at PPG Paints Arena, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The inaugural tournament took place on December 28–29, 2012 and featured teams from Miami University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University and Robert Morris University. The second tournament was played out on December 27–28, 2013 and featured Penn State, Robert Morris, Boston College and Bowling Green State University. The Classic is the evolution of a showcase of games that the Robert Morris Colonials have played against the Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami RedHawks at either Consol Energy Center or Mellon Arena in previous years.

    Priya Narasimhan is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is also the CEO and founder of YinzCam, a U.S.-based technology company that provides the mobile fan experience for a number of professional sports teams and leagues in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

    References

    1. 1 2 "About YinzCam (R) Inc". YinzCam.
    2. 1 2 3 "Priya Narasimhan, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University". Carnegie Mellon University . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    3. 1 2 3 "Interactive In-Game Technology". YinzCam. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    4. ↑ "The Pittsburgh-India connection has paid off for Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . May 1, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
    5. ↑ Price, Karen (December 3, 2009). "Students bring together sports and smarts". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 11, 2014.
    6. ↑ Leonard Kim (October 22, 2008). "Tech toys bring game home - to game-goers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    7. ↑ Leonard, Kim (August 1, 2010). "Virtual Consol is shooting for 'wow' factor". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    8. ↑ Cronin, Mike (February 28, 2010). "Smartphones rise from gadget to tool of necessity". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    9. ↑ Conte, Andrew (Oct 8, 2010). "Fans impressed by Consol's technology". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    10. 1 2 "YinzCam launches app for Steelers on smart phones". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . October 7, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    11. 1 2 McNulty, Timothy (July 10, 2009). "Pittsburgh tries to move quickly to be tech-friendly". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    12. 1 2 McNulty, Timothy (August 17, 2009). "Pittsburgh begins receiving problem reports via mobile phones". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    13. ↑ McNulty, Timothy (August 18, 2009). "iBurgh lets you complain to city by cell phone". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    14. ↑ "YinzTech". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . December 20, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    15. ↑ McNulty, Timothy (January 2, 2010). "iBurgh app takes its place at last on iPhones". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    16. ↑ Cato, Jason (February 16, 2010). "CMU profs, students launch street site CityzenMobile.net". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    17. ↑ "Site offers information on local road conditions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . February 12, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.