Tag: sport
Sky launch special edition 1TB Sky+HD World Cup boxes
With preparations for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa now getting into full swing, Sky have announced details of a limited edition range of Sky+HD boxes. With specially decorated 1TB boxes from designer Wayne Hemingway, illustrator Gerald Scarfe…
Classic World Cup vids streaming to Sony Bravia TVs
If you've got a web-connected Sony Bravia TV or Blu-ray player, you're in for a few fantastic footie treats this summer. Sony have lined up a selection of classic World Cup clips ready to be streamed into your living…
Sony launch book trade-in discount offer for Reader Pocket ebook customers
Full of World Cup fever or fed up with football altogether? Well Sony have announced a new trade-in scheme that should have something for every footy fanatic or footy-phobic Pocket Reader owner. Teaming up with HarperCollins, Sony are launching a…
Yahoo! bag Premiership football highlights online
Yahoo! has announced that they have acquired the rights to show highlights from the English Premier League. With a contract that stretches up to 2013, web-surfing footy fans will be able to watch highlights from every single match as of…
Sky pick up 15,000 3D TVs from LG for pubs
Looking forward to having a few beers down your local and watching the World Cup in 3D this summer? Looks like BskyB have got you covered, having snapped up 15,000 3D TVs from LG to be installed in pubs this…
EA unveil Active 2.0 fitness monitor
EA may be well known for their sports titles such as the FIFA and Madden franchises, but did you know they also dabble in a bit of high-tech fitness kit every once in a while? Last year the gaming giants…
Shopaholics at Westfield get Sky 3D TV demo next week
Traipsing through the cavernous Westfield shopping centre might not be as arduous a task as it sounds next week, thanks to a special 3D TV trial that Sky are running. Sky will be handing out 3D glasses to shopaholics visiting…
Google bring live sport streaming to YouTube
Google have been looking to get into sports broadcasting for some time now, and today they have announced that they will be broadcasting 60 Indian Premier League Cricket matches this March on the YouTube network. Sure, it may not be…
Top ten tech advancements in Olympic coverage
One of the three themes of the Beijing Olympics is to make it a “High-tech Olympics.” But how will this benefit the viewing public? Here are the top ten innovations that will improve coverage.
1. HD coverage
For the first time, the Olympics will be available in HD. In fact, the entire event is being produced in HD, although obviously you will only get the full effect of this if you have an HD-ready TV. Visit this page if you’re still unsure about HDTV, or if you’re looking to enter the HD world in time for the Olympics, check out this rather neat HANNSpree 19-inch HDTV, which is perfect as a smart TV for the bedroom – after all, the time difference means that some events will be on whilst you would usually be tucked up in bed…
BBC to revamp news and sport websites
BBC Journalism has announced that it’s given the News and Sport websites a new look, with phase one of the revamp launching next week.
Pushing its multimedia offerings more strongly, the new websites will include higher profile promotion of the new embedded video service, more emphasis placed on breaking news and live events, wider page designs, and “more ambitious use of pictures”, whatever that means…
