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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Sunday Sermon: Thanks to Tiger’s Win, We’ll All Watch the Masters
March 25, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
I only got to see highlights of his victory Sunday so the thing that stuck me the most was how Tiger Woods was staring down his approach shots. Holding a pose, like a hitter who was looking for a fastball and got one. With two weeks to go to the Masters, Tiger is dialed in -- and that's why we'll all be watching, on TV, or online, when the Masters happens. In the long run another win at the Read More>>

Verizon Updates IndyCar App
March 23, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Verizon Wireless announced an update to its exclusive IndyCar Mobile app, which gives Verizon subscribers with Apple iOs devices or Android devices the ability to now watch races live from the driver's viewpoint, or to see a live view of the track and where racers are, among other features. The new app has a long list of features, but here are the ones we like best: the ability to "see the Read More>>

Motorola takes a Swing at Golf with MotoActv Golf Edition
March 23, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Motorola Mobility is taking its MotoActv onto the golf course with its latest release of its mobile sports technology that helps track activity and it has brought along PGA golf pro Bubba Watson to help design and promote the device. The MotoActv Golf Edition does not track heartbeat or speed and distance a user has run but rather serves as a virtual caddie, recording your course and providing Read More>>

Friday Grab Bag: Global Signs 5 More NFL Teams to iPad Program
March 23, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Velocomp’s iBike Coach App has won the Communication Arts Magazine’s 18th Annual Interactive Award in the Information Design category. The app enables an iPhone user to convert the phone into a multifunctional training tool. The phone becomes a GPS-based bike computer that enables a user to not only track cycling speed, distance, and time, but also includes social media features, videos, and Read More>>

ESPN Adds Twitter, Facebook ‘Share’ Buttons to In-House Commenting
March 22, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
For a long time, we've wondered how ESPN was going to resolve the two different social worlds it was playing in -- the comments on its own posts and games from "registered" ESPN users, and the Tweets and Facebook comments it used to add fan commentary to its shows, columns and more. The answer? We just noticed in our ESPN bracket that if you comment in a group, you now have the option to Read More>>

Acer Takes the Wraps off Iconia Tab A510 Tablet
March 22, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Acer is the latest to being a quad-core tablet to the American market with its release of the Iconia Tab A510 tablet, a device that should be well positioned to function as both a work and home entertainment device. The Acer Iconia Tab A510 is a special Olympic Games Tablet Edition of the Acer Iconia Tab line that will include the Olympic logos on the chassis to celebrate the company’s Read More>>

NCAA Sweet Sixteen: TV and Online Viewing Guide
March 22, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Now that the craziness of the first week is over, it's Sweet Sixteen time -- in my mind one of the best weekends of college hoops because A) the teams playing the best are the only ones left and B) the pressure increases exponentially with every game. Even if your bracket went to hell (and yes I am proud of calling the Duke exit) you can still have fun watching the games. Here's our guide for TV Read More>>

Watching Golf This Week: Arnie’s in the House
March 22, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Welcome to a new feature here at MSR, something we are calling "Watching Golf this week," at least until we come up with a better title. Anyway, what we're doing is compiling all the ways you can watch the PGA Tour this weekend -- online, on TV, on Twitter, and anywhere else we can find. Please give us a shout in the comments if you know of other outlets or have favorite columnists or reporters Read More>>