Episode 33 – “If Europe was more like this band I would go there more often”
How 3D, not Tiger, will make golf watchable again. Plus: Jonathan talks about using mobile sports apps a mile high, how Under Armour kicked off the underwear wars (is $150 bucks for drawers really worth it?), and we look at what the NBA and NHL are doing online for the playoffs. [4/14/2010, 24:42m] Share this [...]
Episode 32 – “Gets you two bats in the ash”
Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to talk softball bat technology. And we talk to Mark Phillip from areyouwatchingthis.com, a kick-ass sports alert service. Plus: we didn’t want to but we discuss the iPad and Jonathan reports on sports medicine from New Orleans. [4/7/2010, 35:06m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 31 – “As a sports tech analyst you have to actually show up”
A look at the first Hockey 3D broadcast and what’s it like to tweet on your tv. Plus: A roundup of some cool new sports tech equipment just in time for Spring and Blum rants about the lack of anything new in online sports coverage in 2010. [3/31/2010, 30:28m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 30 – “Should we be yelling CHARGE!?”
So we were wrong about Flo TV, it’s actually pretty cool. Plus: ESPN’s study on big domes and its advantages, Dan’s impressions of the new Red Bull Arena, and Jonathan’s godfather-esque sitdown with the heads of the four Phoenix sport teams. It was Barzini all along! [3/24/2010, 25:46m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 29 – “You ever try to start a slow clap in a bathroom at a bar?”
TSC gets its “slow clap” going and breaks down where to get your March Madness bracket on. Plus: Your how-to guide for fantasy baseball, the media art of frisbee golf, and a look at South Africa’s World Cup issues. [3/17/2010, 26:23m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 28 – “Could you be a NASCAR driver and not be a jerk”
TSC hands out its 2009 Sports Movie Oscars. A little performance-enhancing “Crank” anyone? Plus: The trouble with NASCAR, a look at MIT’s Sports Analytics Conference, and MLB Advanced Media and ESPN are getting even more cuddly… how cute. [3/10/2010, 25:58m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 27 – “Sometimes progress does work”
TSC looks at the future of HGH testing in sports. Plus: We wrap up all the Winter Olympic tech stories that matter, Dan gives his review of MLB 2k10, and a look at how Red Bull Arena is the most technological advanced soccer stadium in the country. [3/3/2010, 26:57m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 26 – “No more cuckoo clocks for the downhill”
The Ice Man of the Olympics and other news from Vancouver. Plus: Flo TV, Shawn White’s personal training course, Fox Soccer Plus TV channel, the history of Omega timing, and Jonathan argues that Tiger Woods’ press conference was the biggest sports tech event ever! [2/24/2010, 31:23m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 25 – “Give me an obscure sport where they care”
A roundup of the latest tech news from the Olympics and Dan discovers that he could be an Olympic Ski Jumper for just $15k. Plus: Floyd Landis has skills… computer hacking skills, Sprint bets big on the NFL Combine, and the disaster at Daytona. [2/17/2010, 32:05m] Share this post:ShareEmailPrintStumbleUponRedditDigg
Episode 24 – 2/10/2010
Live online betting during the Super Bowl and the tragedy that is the America’s Cup yacht race. Plus: NASCAR has some explaining to do about how they pushed women off the circuit years ago and Jonathan and Dan get soft and give you some quality Valentine’s Day gift ideas. [26:26m] 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 [...]
