It’s that time of year again; reigning champs are shining their trophies as bragging rights are rolling off their tongues like sweet southern molasses. Meanwhile, the rest of the league is scouting players and synonymously praying to the fantasy gods for first overall pick in the draft. Trash talk is in the air and the edge of the couch hasn’t seen this much action since last year’s draft. Finally, it’s fantasy football season! We’ve been waiting for this moment since last season’s late departure from the playoffs, eh hem, for some of us anyway. While fantasy football is just an extension of the real-world game, it has become an experience all its own. Not only are companies taking notice, they...
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As we head in to week 6 of the NFL season, we’ve already seen some big changes in NFL technology. Debuting Week 1 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the 360 degree FreeD telecast provides fans an unprecedented look into recent plays.
The system uses 24 high-speed cameras to capture red-zone action from literally every angle, then stitches footage into one comprehensive view. This allows controllers to spin side-to-side around the entire play and maintain the best possible viewing angle at any given time. Aside from wowing fans with Matrix-esque footage, the long-term applications and impacts of this technology remain to be seen.
Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports Our 2013 NFL Tech Series provides a quick hit of tech insight on all 32 NFL teams up until kickoff of Week 1 of the regular season. Each feature includes the latest tech advances implemented by the organization in the effort to advance the team’s success… in a wide variety of venues. Stadium experience, fan engagement, mobile technologies, player performance and health, statistical data gathering and analysis… any and all aspects of the organization’s procedures in the effort to find success in the NFL is on the table. We’re uncovering those efforts, investigating those innovations and pondering the benefit they might provide, for the team, players and fans alike… today and looking forward. Today’s focus is...
Unless you get the first pick in your fantasy draft this year, you can forget about drafting Minnesota Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images North America) The mother of all fantasy seasons is upon us. For the uninitiated, the “mother of all fantasy seasons” – at least in the States – is focused on the NFL, and more than a few welcome league organization and drafts well before training camps join them. The tech-savvy owner is likely to be joined in holy matrimony to a device that resides in the hand rather than a desk or lap, making improved mobile offerings from fantasy league hosts more critical than ever. If you’re constructing your nerdy plans for the coming...
