A talking basketball helps hoopers fine-tune their skills. A student's invention could revolutionize the way head injuries in football are diagnosed and prevented. But with all these modern technological aides for jocks, what about hockey players?

Enter the FWD Powershot, a 7-inch device that inserts into your hockey stick, then communicates with an accompanying app to track and give feedback about your performance on the ice.

The device includes a battery, six motion detectors and a Bluetooth module. Its accompanying app creates a personalized profile to track your stats and progress in categories such as stick speed, puck speed, shot acceleration and puck rotation. You can even use the app to measure yourself against friends who also use the FWD Powershot.

The FWD Powershot sells for $149.99. Learn more about it in the video, above, or visit the device's official website.

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