What Do John McEnroe, Sony, Wimbledon, and Augmented Reality Have in Common?

Circa early 80s, tennis legend John McEnroe "discusses" a call with a Wimbledon chair umpire.  (Image credit: Allsport UK /Allsport Getty Images)

I grew up watching tennis, and nothing ushered in July better than watching Wimbledon on the telly. To round out the fireworks on the 4th, you could always count on some colorful outbursts from tennis legend John McEnroe, who invariably argued points that didn’t go his way.

Thanks to ball tracking technology, Hawk-Eye, the days of throwing a tantrum about whether the tennis ball is in or outside the white titanium dioxide lines on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club have been over for nearly two decades.