As the NFL gears up for its 106th season, fans and players alike are buzzing with anticipation. With the release of the 2025 NFL schedule, the upcoming season promises to be one of the most exciting yet with great matchups and a global reach. Zebra Technologies is proud to be a part of it by fueling the NFL’s NextGen Stats, providing teams and fans…

Do we need to shift to more “practical education” programs to ensure students are prepared for what they’ll encounter, and need to do, in the real world?By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

Hint: it has to do with “holes,” and not the cool kind.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

When you realize your heart is somewhere else, do you just keep pushing forward? Or do you immediately stop what you’re doing and find a better fit? Former NFL Pro Julius Thomas found himself asking these questions at the age of 26. His answer might surprise you.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

Automatic touch sensing and glove/water/stylus mode switching may not seem like a big deal to you. But it is for people who must constantly switch between these modes to do their jobs.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

I sat down with a DC operator and a Wi-Fi solution architect to understand why it often feels like such a struggle to get system settings just right (no matter how much technical investigation and adjustment occurs.)By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

You need more than the “stakeholders” involved from day one because buy-in starts – but doesn’t end – at the top of your healthcare organization. This is whose opinion and support matters most.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

In the season finale, we look at Super Bowl LIX, the 2024 season, and what's ahead in the 2025 offseason.By Football Zebras

We take a look at the possibility of a palpably unfair act in the NFL, the failed 4th & 1 in the AFC Championship Game, and the Super Bowl LIX crew.By Football Zebras

Postseason football is underway as we look at theBy Football Zebras

Warehouses, factories, and other supply chain facilities have become host to some intense competition and big prizes lately. Who would have thought? (Apparently, the people who understand how to modify behavior and started building gamification apps.) Tune in to hear how and why gamification works, especially on the frontline.…

Is friction friend or foe in retail? Most would argue the latter. But after talking to Rack Room Shoes’ CIO Brian Minnix recently, Zebra Retail Industry Principal Jim Musco believes friction isn't as bad as some might believe. Think about it: If you're a retailer, what motivates you to modernize your stores more than friction (or the cost of fricti…

Is enough being done to protect the health and safety of football players and other contact sport athletes at all levels of their game? Cognitive scientist (and former NFL tight end) Julius Thomas provided his professional opinion in a recent episode of Chalk Talk. See if you agree with his perspective and advice then check out this additional comm…

Kristen Ludwig is taking a different approach to customer experience design, advocating for technology customers and end-users of all abilities to have representation in business decisions and are fully supported in their work. See if this might also work for you, then learn more about Kristen and Laura (the host) here.…

We have a conversation about postgame procedures and officiating safety at the local levelBy Football Zebras

On the blocked field goal, was there a foul on the Packers or something afoul with the Bears?By Football Zebras

Criticizing officials' calls is one thing, questioning their integrity is anotherBy Football Zebras

We discuss a range of topics from Week 9, including a new offensive holding technique that is getting attention from officials at all levels and an unusual replay review that allowed the ground to cause a fumble. Also, want to be a part of a local game? Volunteer for the chain crew.By Football Zebras

According to one retail industry observer (and nearly every shopper), the answer is “yes!” Find out which conveniences matter most, though. It may not be the ones you think.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

Dissecting the Commanders Hail Mary TD and the missed face mask call on the RamsBy Football Zebras

A closer look at the viral call in the Georgia-Texas gameBy Football Zebras

Bob Bova, President and CEO of AccuspeechMobile, sits down with Andre Luecht, Global Strategy Lead for Transport, Logistics, and Warehouse at Zebra, to provide his honest take on why you may be struggling with your voice technology. Bob also shares some additional thoughts on the issue in this blog post.…

The Lions were reading off the back of the playbook and the command center in New York had a miscallBy Football Zebras

According to two home health specialists and a nurse, AI may not be what home health providers really need right now. It all depends on what type of basic mobile technology capabilities they have – and most providers are lacking the basics. Find out why they are more concerned about the technology home health clinicians have (or don't have) as it r…

What do you think about on-device AI? Is it all hype or will it prove helpful to frontline workers? Zebra CTO Tom Bianculli sat down with Art Miller from Qualcomm and Rouzbeh Aminpour from Google Cloud in this new podcast episode to break down the benefits of this new approach to AI so you can decide for yourself. You can learn more about on-device…

Was the Giants blocked field goal legal?By Football Zebras

Matt LaFleur gets penalized 15 yards inches from the goal lineBy Football Zebras

A weird no-call for intentional grounding, a review of roughing the punter, and an early exit for a college coachBy Football Zebras

You probably know a few women who “wow” you. But what makes these women so memorable and inspirational? Why are we in awe of them or interested in learning what makes them tick? Do they have something in common? Or is because they do uncommon things? Julie Johnson, host of the Women Who Wow podcast, shares her thoughts on has spent several hours di…

We look at what fans call "a late flag," when to penalize for verbal abuse, and—hey!—that ref's got wheels!By Football Zebras

If you're planning to use machine vision to assist with quality control or automate other visual inspections, there are some things you need to account for when designing your system. In the latest episode of the Industrial Automation Insider podcast, two engineers from Tri-Phase Automation explain what you should think about when spec'ing out your…

The shortage of officiating at lower levels will soon become an NFL problem. Plus, the new podcast already has its first freezing cold take.By Football Zebras

What's it really like to be a rookie in the NFL? That's one of the things that Adam Petrus and Hale Hentges wanted to get TJ Tampa's take on when they connected for the latest Chalk Talk. Hale's been in TJ's shoes. He knows what it's like to try to find your place as a pro athlete. But everyone's experiences are different, and TJ's experience has n…

In our debut episode, Ben Austro, Mark Schultz, Chris Seubert, and Patrick Weber get you ready for the 2024 seasonBy Football Zebras

Unlike most clinicians, nurses at Hull University Teaching Hospitals don’t have to worry that patient care will be compromised due to missing equipment or medical supplies shortages. Why? They’ve found an unconventional but effective ‘cure’ using RFID. Listen to this episode to hear Hull RFID Charge Nurse Sarah Atkins explain what they did and the …

Ben Austro, Mark Schultz, and Cam Filipe talk about the new management in the officiating departmentBy Football Zebras

When an ambulance is dispatched to a call, the assumption is that it will be fully stocked with the right equipment and medicines for EMTs to stabilize patients or perform life-saving measures in the field. But with the increased number of calls for service, it’s becoming more difficult for EMTs to maintain proper stock in their ambulances – and th…

Stuart Hubbard, Senior Director of AI and Advanced Technology at Zebra, sat down with inspired software engineer Saliha Demir to find out what she has recently learned – and once misunderstood – about AI. Her early AI experiences are certainly a wake-up call to us all. Listen to what she says we all need to remember about AI (now that's she's spent…

In a very candid conversation, tech industry leader Tim Stoddard shares the best way to steer your career and life so that you become who you want rather than who others want you to be.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

Want operational excellence throughout your manufacturing value chain? Apply value engineering methods to back-office operations, too, says Zebra Director of Operational Excellence, Cristina Chaidez. (That’s how she’s helped automotive and telecom manufacturers drive award-winning improvements.) Learn more about her approach and how she's impacted …

Hear how T&L companies, utilities, government agencies, and other service providers are using the tablets currently installed as ELDs to inject more automation and intelligence onboard their fleet vehicles. Our guest, Michael Inglima from Ram Mounts, explains how these mobile devices are working with AI software, cameras, RFID and more to assist wo…

In this sit down, NFL Denver Broncos Coach Sean Payton revealed the common practices he’s moving away from as a coach, what’s on his vision board, what he saw in his time “in the booth" with Fox Sports, why he values RFID/data analytics so much, and what he’s looking for when deciding which players will make it on the bus.…

They say there’s two sides to every story. Well, now there’s at least two viable machine vision solutions to every problem when you invite both seasoned and early career vision system engineers to the table, and that’s making it easier to see the right path forward, according to two engineers. Find out why they feel this way, and what diversity of …

From multiple substrate applications to automated compliance checks, the team at Cobalt Systems has come up with some interesting techniques to affix and validate labels on almost anything using common technology such as industrial printers and industrial scanners. Hear what they've done (and what you can do) in manufacturing, warehousing, distribu…

If you use direct story delivery to get your goods on shelves, and you're trying to get more SKUs to more stores more frequently, then you'll probably need to enlist the help of more drivers and merchandisers. That's why you may need to rethink how you plan, coordinate, and execute DSD, according to one supply chain expert.…

There’s a difference between structuring logistics operations for a customer and with a customer. Cathy Langham, CEO of Langham Logistics, shares what that difference is and why it's important to understand in this conversation with Deanna Self, Director of Digital Strategy for Global Supply Chain and Repair at Zebra Technologies.…

And what does a “good” company culture look like, anyway? Zebra's Chief People Officer shares his thoughts in this episode.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

Though AI can work more quickly than people can in some cases, it still takes its cues from us. That's why you always need to keep a human in the loop. But that’s not the only reason why you shouldn’t let an AI work completely independently. Zebra's Senior Director of AI and Advanced Technologies sits down with the Interim CEO of Humans in the Loop…

Bluetooth has become ubiquitous over the last 20 years. (30 billion devices using Bluetooth.) But can it really get even more widely deployed (or better) than it is today? Inventor Jaap Haartsen has some interesting thoughts on what may happen in the next 20 years. Check it out.By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast

Two healthcare and pharmaceutical sector experts say resistance to change is causing many organizations to miss out on the benefits of automation and experience preventable disruptions in their operations. This is why (and how).By Zebra’s Your Edge Podcast