April 1, 2008 2:51 PM PDT

Radar love for any baseball glove

by Erica Ogg

Sure, the NCAA is still in the midst of its yearly exercise in madness, but yesterday was an even more exciting day in sports. That's right, it's baseball season!

(Credit: BaseballTips.com)

And this gadget, seen on Boing Boing Gadgets, is an excellent excuse to say so on Crave.

Practice your fastball and fine-tune your change-up in the comfort of your own backyard with Glove Radar, a device that snaps into any mitt.

For $70, it can detect the speed of pitches between 20 mph and 120 mph, and claims to be accurate within 1 mph. Glove Radar uses uses Doppler radar to measure pitches just like the real radar guns. Get it at BaseballTips.com.

Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica.

Topics:: Games and gear,; Gadget news

Tags:: Baseball,; radar,; glove,; mitt,; sports,; gadgets

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