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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Look to Mobile Apps to Stay Competitive in Fantasy Baseball
With the second start to this year’s MLB season, and I am still not sure what the league gained by starting last week in Japan followed by a long layoff, all fantasy teams should be in place for the long haul to October greatness. However the fact that the draft is completed means that only the first step is finished, and then comes the monitoring of teams and players, keeping a hawk eye not Read More>>
MSR Tech Watch: The Masters is a ‘Major’ IT Challenge for IBM
Everything about the Masters, from Magnolia Lane to the blooming azaleas to the old-timey scoreboards, oozes tradition. But to make sure that you can see all that old-timey stuff on your iPad, it takes a lot of new technology and online-infrastructure smarts. That's where IBM comes in, as the white-bibbed caddie who makes the Masters come alive online. "The Masters is all about being more than Read More>>
In Time for the Masters: Garmin’s S3 Golf Watch
OK, so you are not playing the course but Garmin International has timed the release of its latest golf watch, the Approach S3 a touchscreen golf watch, to capitalize on the desire to golf that the Masters Tournament seems to inspire in players year after year. The sleek looking entrant comes at a time when golf watches are increasingly adding a host of features that just a few years ago Read More>>
PlayUp Hosts ‘Hangout Rooms’ with Former NCAA Stars Williams, Horford, Knight
If you're looking to get some top-level NCAA insight in advance of tonight's men's championship game (starts at 8 p.m. Eastern), fan interaction app PlayUp is hosting "hangout rooms" with former NCAA stars Jay Williams, Brandon Knight and Al Horford. By using the free downloadable PlayUp app you can join the former college hoopsters for in-game interaction, social media style. I always thought Read More>>
Masters Week Matchup: Tiger vs. Rory, the Website Battle
One of the huge themes to this year's Masters golf tournament is how the new phenom, Rory McIlroy, will match up against the "old" phenom, Tiger Woods. With both their golf games at a high level, it should be fun to watch. Until play starts Thursday, we can see how the two golfing stars match up online, by looking at their respective websites. We've always been big fans of Tiger's site, and it Read More>>
Has the United States Football League Returned?
Since I saw the original story on April 1, I was, an am, skeptical that it is the real deal, yet several news sources have reported that the league that played its last game in 1987 is back and this time it is taking a different approach. The rights to the league have apparently been purchased by Jamie Cuadra, a San Diego businessman, according to a piece in the U-T San Diego, and according to Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report TechWatch: BlackBerry still in the Red
Research in Motion has revealed in its quarterly earnings call that revenue for its current quarter was down 19%, $4.2 billion compared to $5.2 billion in the previous quarter, for a net loss of $125 million. The results that have resulted in a management shift and a change on corporate focus. For the quarter the company shipped approximately 11.1 million BlackBerry phones and 500,000 Read More>>
Sometimes it’s what’s Outside the Ball Yard that Counts!
A friend directed my attention to a web site called Series Eats and its topic of the day is one that is near and dear to my heart: where are the best places to get hot dogs near major league ballparks? If you have ever struck out when buying a dog while walking up to the park you will know why it is important. I had a terrible one outside of Safeco Field a few years ago and a very good one Read More>>
