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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Denver Broncos the latest to jump onto iPad Playbook
The Denver Broncos have jettisoned its old time playbooks in favor of the bright new shiny iPad; 120 tablets in all which will feature Verizon Wireless 4G access and with most of the iPads top end models with 64GB, according to the Denver Post. The team plans to load the iPads not only with the playbook but also with each weeks game plan, scouting reports on upcoming teams and video clips among Read More>>
Cleveland Indians Open Suite for in-Game Twitterers
A special section for Twitter users? Well that is the plan for the Cleveland Indians who already have a strong following in the twittering crowd apparently. The team will now cater to this market segment by creating a social media suite. The effort actually has been an evolutionary progress, dating back to 2010 according to ESPN, which also once labeled the Indians as baseball’s most Twitter Read More>>
British Open OKs Mobile Device Use at Royal Lytham
Bloody good, we say! According to this post at the PGA's site the R&A will allow mobile device use at this year's British Open, aka the Open Championship. According to the PGA post the decision was made "to improve the spectacle and tap into a younger market." There's no need for us to quote the full post but we do like the money quote: "There is no denying the attachment people feel to Read More>>
ExteNet Systems Scores Miami DAS Deal, Becoming a Player in Stadium Network Market
When it comes to in-stadium wireless networks, it turns out that teams and wireless providers aren't the only players in the game. ExteNet Systems, a Lisle, Ill. startup, is rapidly scoring points by playing the "middleman" role, building out stadium networks at no cost to teams and making money by renting network access to the carriers. Last week ExteNet announced it was the builder of the new Read More>>
London Olympics Creates Online Social Hub for Athletes and Fans to Mingle
If you are looking to follow your favorite athletes at this year’s Summer Olympics, the governing body has just set up a system that will enable you to do just that with both famous and those that hope to soon to be famous. The International Olympics Committee has set up a site called the Olympics Athlete Hub, an effort that hopes to enable fans to make connections with the athletes that are Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report TechWatch: Does Your Computer Have Malware?
FBI helping to block malware An international hacker has apparently infected and taken control of a host of computers around the globe using an advertising scam to lure people into going to a site that downloaded the malware. When the hackers were arrested the infected systems still operated thanks to the use of government servers that replaced the crooks systems. That program will be shut Read More>>
Niners CEO Jed York Tweets: Networking Vendor Brocade is New Stadium ‘Networking Partner’
No more details than what we know on Twitter, but according to Niners CEO Jed York, networking vendor Brocade is the first "networking sponsor" of the new Niners stadium. The team broke ground for the new facility on Thursday, digging those ceremonial shovelfuls in the shadow of Great America in the Silicon Valley city of Santa Clara. Here's York's tweet: I want to welcome #Brocade as the Read More>>
Recon and Partners Show off Heads Up Display Technology at TELUS
If you are lucky enough to be at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival 2012 being held this weekend in Whistler, B.C. you can get a first look at goggles that do now most of what Google is seeking to do with its Project Glass effort, courtesy of Recon Instruments. We have written about Recon before, and even mentioned them yesterday in a piece on Oakley creating projection glasses, and Read More>>
