Episode 63: “Jerry Rice Pulls a Boner”
Blum, fresh back from the 2011 CES, riffs on all things sports tech in Vegas. Dan breaks down best sports apps now that the iPhone is coming to Verizon. We give 3D TVs the once over since ESPN 3D is going 24/7. And finally, Dan sifts through the ashes that has become Jerry Rice’s career. [...]
Episode 62: “Tear the Roof off the Sucker!”
Dan and Blum sing backup to Parliament and hash out the weird Metrodome collapse. “The Big Chill” outdoor hockey game at the University of Michigan not only sold out, but also featured a pre-game physics lesson. Air Jordan still rules the the U.S. sports landscape and Blum geeks out on Clippers big man Blake Griffin, [...]
Episode 61: “I’ve got two balls to talk about”
Dan scoffs at Blum’s dream of custom, VIP game feeds delivered directly to your home theater. Blum previews the next generation of high-tech, base-layer underwear. Dan talks balls (bowling and pool) for the holiday gift guide while simultaneously reliving the trauma of being dominated by his grandmother at the lanes. And finally, The Sports Circuit’s [...]
Episode 60: “Muck You!”
Dan and Blum break down the disgrace that is playing football in baseball stadiums and the simply ridiculous BlackBerry Playbook tablet. Dan tells us all about how to destink your hockey gear. And we get down for the first part of this year’s gift guide, with the Muckster Tailgaiting Shoe (26.9 MB. 27 Minutes) Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 59: “I’m Not A Robot.”
What a show! Blum channels Mylie Cyrus, Seth breaks down the new automated sports reporting tool Statsheet, and we take a look at the new Samsung Tab as a sports tech tool. Then, will athletes keep their likeness in the video game world. And Dan gives us the latest on jocks and technology just note [...]
Episode 58: “Tom Brady’s Underwear”
Blum and Dan both spare themselves the agony of the New York Marathon and check it out online. Blum breaks down how the NFL is managing the concussion story. Dan gets a good solid sniff of Tom Brady’s new underwear. And Blum learns all about sport’s player’s union websites. (27.36 Minutes, 26.3 mb) Share this [...]
Episode 57: “Star Trek was a step down for LeVar Burton”
Blum is still pissed about the Cablevision fiasco (but survives and thrives). Dan does “Reading Rainbow” for sports geeks. Plus, Randy Moss just can’t help himself and other headlines from the sporting world in the bi-weekly news roundup. Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 56: “No Fox For You!”
Dan and Blum discuss the state of Cable TV and show New Yorkers how to get around Fox’s embargo of Cablevision (never miss another Giants game). Also, new shoes that make you jump higher, updates from Apple and some slick new cameras. Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 55: “Everybody’s Getting the Red Zone Disease!”
The guys take a look at ESPN Goal Line. Blum gives a treatise on Facebook vs. fantasy football. Brett Favre gets The Sports Circuit treatment. And the latest winter sports gear is in. Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 54: “FLO TV is DOA”
Dan, Seth (the tech-nihilist) and Blum talk about blackouts, and the NFL’s problem with them, FLO-TV, and Dan’s stadium tour in Buffalo. Plus your weekly social media update. Athletes and Twitter: they just don’t mix. Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
DAILY NEWS
Ticket Perfection Strikes Back
So a while back I posted on a service called Ticket Perfection which lets sports fans insure their tickets against blowouts. Basically, if the final score is lopsided beyond a certain threshold, the insured will get at least some money back — potentially all of it — depending on how much ticket insurance they purchased. My [...]
Sporting News Today Is Logging Off
The ongoing saga of the Sporting News and its struggle for survival continued this week with word that they plan to cease publication of Sporting News Today, a digital daily that never did gain any traction. Full disclosure, I did some freelance work for the Sporting News several years ago, when it was still publishing [...]
Blowout Insurance: Do We Need This?
If you’ve ever walked out of an arena after a 30-point blowout feeling like you’ve been ripped off, then I’ve got a startup for you. Seriously. Ticket Perfection sells “ticket insurance” to protect consumers against the scourge of lopsided games by providing refunds to customers if their game is decided by more than a certain [...]
Big Leaguers Getting Their iPad On
So a couple weeks ago Seth did a little digging into Bloomberg Sports’ Pitch Review. It’s basically a video analysis app that pro ballplayers can use on their iPad to look at video of their past at-bats or pitches. Players can use it to call up instantly call up video tailored to meet any situation. It’s [...]
XOS Digital: Taking Film Study Out Of The Dark Ages
It used to be hell for a football team to analyze video, scout other teams and manage thousands of hours of footage. This usually meant rooms filled with tape — remember VCRs? — endless hours in dark rooms with clunky technology and a lot of searching. But as good as players have gotten in recent [...]
Is There A Sports Gene?
When I was a child, my parents brought a sample of my DNA to scientists who then examined my genes to predict my athletic ability. I’m kidding. That’s science fiction. Well, at least it was science fiction when I was a kid. Not anymore: Atlas Sports Genetics is offering mail order genetic testing kits starting [...]
