Tag: Super Bowl
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Churchill Downs New 4K Video Board By Panasonic For Kentucky Derby Is World’s Largest
The new “Big Board” installed by Panasonic at Churchill Downs, the historic home of the Kentucky Derby, will be the only video board in an outdoor stadium or arena capable of displaying the new and advanced 4K ultra-high definition technology. Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) unveiled a new $12 million, 15,224 square foot, high-definition (HD) LED…
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Technology Helps Sports Fans Defeat Information Overload Via Intel
We sports fans live in a wonderful era in that technology has been tailored to enhance the fan experience using mobile devices and apps to deliver targeted content. I wrote a contribution blog for iQ by Intel that looked at Thuuz, the Pandora of Sports, and how they are pioneering the sports tech space…
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U.S. Olympic Sochi Gold Medalist Ted Ligety Supports Youth Enrichment Services For Urban Youth
U.S. Olympic Sochi Alpine Ski Gold Medalist Ted Ligety is teaming up with Youth Enrichment Services Operation Snowsports to help pay for urban youth to get outdoors where they’ll learn how to ski and snowboard and, in turn, build self-confidence and gain invaluable life skills. At the XXII Winter Olympics hosted by Sochi, Russia, Ted…
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Wayin Helps Clients Capture, Curate and Display Social Media Content For Fans, Advertisers And Sponsors
How did Scott Johnson you go from golfing with Sun Microsystems founder and buddy Scott McNealy, to founding his own company that is Twitter Certified and worked alongside with the Denver Broncos all Super Bowl XLVIII season long, while Scott serves as Chairman? The Sports Techie community blog was able to speak with Kelsey Cullen,…
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GoldieBox Inspires Girl Engineers With Intuit Small Business Big Game Commercial
GoldieBlox, a small business that makes toys to inspire the next generation of female engineers, has won Intuit’s “Small Business Big Game”, a competition aimed to give one deserving small business the opportunity of a lifetime – a commercial during the Big Game. After millions of votes, GoldieBlox won the public’s vote and claimed the…
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Denver Broncos Fans Win Free Pepsi Via Magical Vending Machines
Leading into the Super Bowl, Pepsi surprised some lucky Denver residents when a vending machine declaring “Free Pepsi” delivered much more than advertised as the city got ready for their AFC Champions Broncos play the NFC Champions Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII held at MetLife Stadium in New York and New Jersey last Sunday,…
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CGI And Robotic Technology Tell Newcastle Super Bowl (Bleep) Big Game Ad Story
Newcastle is poking fun at the big-budget ads that many beer companies create each year and yesterday they released “The Mega Huge Football Game Ad Newcastle Could’ve Made”. Complete with giant robots, beach babes and celebrity cameos. The Sports Techie community blog is excited to share the Underwhelming Storyboard Newcastle Made, For The Overwhelming Mega…
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Super Bowl Security is not a Game – It’s been at Level 1 since 9-11
Forget stoic Peyton Manning vs. brash Richard Sherman – the biggest Super Bowl story surrounds unprecedented security for Super Bowl XLVIII, where a projected 400,000 will invade New York/New Jersey for the first cold-weather venue Big Game in NFL history. For several months, the FBI, local police, marine and military experts have been working on…
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SportChaser Finds Sports Bars For Seahawks, Broncos and Super Bowl XLVIII Fans All Over New York City
SportChaser sports technology upgrades sports fans’ Super Bowl experience by finding your perfect bar based on fan affiliation, bar atmosphere, size, category and more. With Super Bowl XLVIII in town for the first Super Bowl played in the New York/New Jersey area and in a cold-weather environment, using the SportChaser.com website to find a bar…
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NFL Football Stars and Peanuts Gang Sing National Anthem For MetLife
What do Emmitt Smith and Justine Tuck have in common with the Peanuts Game? They are all featured singing on a new rendition of the National Anthem released by MetLife that has a Sports Techie community look and feel to it. Not exactly sure what goes through the head of our 8-month old when he…