PUSH is a pretty neat company that makes devices that aim to measure weight room performance. They are pretty cool little inertial measurement units that strap to your forearm. They make an estimation of whatever the important part of the exercise is – center of mass, system mass (body plus barbell), or just barbell mass, depending on the exercise. There needs to be some validation done on their product, but for now, it is a pretty cool product.
Anyway, I was asked to write an article about how technology affects the world of strength and conditioning- here is my take on the topic: link