FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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Friday Grab Bag: 30 on 30 Returns, Arena Bowl Tonight
The Arena Football League will crown a champion this weekend when the Arizona Rattlers take on the Philadelphia Soul in New Orleans at 10:30 ET on Aug. 10 for all of the marbles. Philadelphia reached the championship game by decisively defeating the Jacksonville Sharks 89-34 while the Rattlers reached the final round with a much closer victory over the Utah Blaze, 75-69. The Rattlers will be Read More>>
MSR Launches First ‘e-Report,’ an In-Depth Look at ‘The Connected Event Dilemma’
It's no secret to any cell phone user that finding a good signal at a big sporting event is sometimes a challenge. But what exactly are the reasons behind why it's hard to bring wireless access to crowded places? And what are the business opportunities for stadium and event operators, application developers and sports marketers once high-quality wireless is installed? The answers to those Read More>>
Lenovo Unveils its Windows 8 Tablet Early
I guess it is never too early to get a jump on your competitors and with that in mind Lenovo has unveiled the specifications and look of its new ThinkPad Tablet 2 that will be running Windows 8 from Microsoft. The tablet, which will not be available until late October when Microsoft officially makes the new operating system available to the public, is one of the first to be shown prior to the Read More>>
PGA’s Mobile Device Policies a Bit At Odds With Tourney’s Online Promotions
The golf hasn't started yet but as we look through the spectator guide for the PGA Championship we ran across the mobile device policy, which seems pretty sound. Turn your phone to vibrate, you can check data and send messages, just no picture-taking during the golf. And certainly no video. Otherwise you will be asked to surrender your device, which you can then pick up later you naughty online Read More>>
Watching Golf this Week: The PGA Championship
Good news first: The 94th running of the PGA Championship will have a boatload of online and viewing options, and all kinds of web-enabled goodies to allow you to enjoy the year's last major from the comfort of your desk, laptop, or iPhone or iPad. (Here's the link to live video.) The bad news? It may not wrap up until Monday given the probability of thunderstorms likely to hit the Island Course Read More>>
PGA Goes Big With Social Media at Golf’s Final Major
We'll have a separate Watching Golf this Week post tomorrow with all the details as usual, but I think it's worth taking a quick look today at how the PGA is going big with social media for the year's last major, the PGA Championship, which starts tomorrow. Aside from the usual flurry of tweets and posts from the tour, it appears that the PGA is leaving no social media stone unturned this week. Read More>>
EA Sports Seeks to Enhance Madden NFL 13 Experience with Feedback from Gamers
Pretty much every football fan I know either has a version of Madden NFL or has a friend whose house they sneak over to play the game, something that has made it one of the top video games of all time, if not the top. The releases of the latest version of the game each year led to a stampede down to the local outlet to grab a copy and try to get a head start on viewing the changing skill sets Read More>>
Welcoming the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1-Again
At the most recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung brought out one of the more interesting products, its Galaxy Note 10.1, a hybrid device that was a mix between its existing Tab and stylus- product lines. The product did not ship immediately afterwards, at least in the US market, and now the company is on the verge of delivering it to the waiting masses, with some subtle, but Read More>>
