Category: Sport
Tweeting for gold: 2012 Olympic Twitter Stadium opens
The 2012 London Olympic Games are nearly upon us! In just under a year's time the game's opening ceremony will kick off proceedings, with the world's most elite athletes decending on the capital, sights set on the gold. To…
Michael Phelps' 'Push The Limit' Kinect game debuts at Shanghai Fina Swimming tournament
Push The Limit, the Xbox 360 Kinect game starring half man/half fish Olympian Michael Phelps, has made its public debut at Shanghai's Fina Swimming World Championships. Keeping their feet firmly on dry land, the attending vistors and media were…
Twitter response leads to football's first "Twansfer" at Yeovil Town
Twitter has scored another first today, after Yeovil Town football clubs manager Terry Skiverton has said that his latest transfer is all thanks to the social networking sensation. Hailed as the first "twansfer" as Twitter was so instrumental in the…
FA Cup Final will produce world's largest 360° photo at Wembley
While there can be only one winner between Manchester City and Stoke during this weekend's FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, at least even the losing fans can happily know that by the end of the match they'll all be…
REVIEW: Zeal Optics Transcend GPS goggles
Zeal Optics are really upping their game with their latest pair of ski-googles, the Transcend GPS model. With a whole host of location-aware features, these shades are one-part eye protection and one-part fighter-pilot HUD techy-goodness. But is the addition of a screen little more than a novelty, or a full-blown Robocop-on-the-slopes experience?
Ronaldo is sport's most effective social networker, says Facebook exec
Christiano Ronaldo has been crowned the most effective social networker in sport, according to Facebook's Head of International Business Development Christian Hernandez. Speaking at the third annual Global Sports Forum in Barcelona today, Hernandez praised the way the Real Madrid…
App of the Day – Nike+ GPS
Today's App of the Day is aimed squarely at the fitness freaks. The Nike+ GPS iPhone app is a bit of a jack of all trades when it comes to helping out runners, acting as a route mapping planner, pedometer,…
5 apps that could have saved Tiger Woods a divorce
Well, it was bound to happen really, wasn't it? After having as many mistresses as he has won tournaments, golfing legend Tiger Woods has now officially divorced from his spouse Elin Nordegren. 9 months after the bizarre car crash that…
Yahoo! Premier League football video highlights page goes live
Footie fans looking to catch up on any Premier League action they may have missed over the weekend can now head over to Yahoo!'s video highlights page for a round up of all the goals, including Blackpool's shock rise to…
VIDEO – GoCycle: riding about town and chatting with its inventor
What do you do when you stop engineering sports cars for McLaren? You turn your hand to revolutionising the humble bicycle, that's what! Anna from Tech Digest sister-site Shiny Shiny had a chat with Richard Thorpe, creator of the…
