[GEEK] How We'll Watch Sports in the Future..

Ian Andrew Bell (ibell@cisco.com)
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:24:33 -0700


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Picture this: No need for graphic overlays of scores or player bio info
on your television. The TV broadcast is mated to an IP-driven device
that mounts a Java Web applet like this one:

http://scores.espn.go.com/cgi/gamecast/nhl/index.asp?season=1999&date=990617&hteam=dal&live=true

For maximum effect, you should be watching tonight's NHL Playoffs game,
or any game in the future. Very impressive. Detailed player profiles
at the click of a button -- no sports trivia question goes unsolved!

I find this to be excellent compensation for the fact that US Play-by-
Play announcers rarely have a clue what's really going on. Next techno-
logy step: sending the commentary in a separate stream so I can turn it
off but still listen to the game!

-Ian.
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