If you’re heading to Melbourne to watch athletic men and women hit a ball over a net in a real-life version of the game Pong later this month, you’ll be happy to know that Optus has announced it will be providing free Wi-Fi to the entire Australian Open tennis site this year. More »
This is pretty cool – so long as you enjoy tennis, I guess. Channel 7 is using Windows 7′s Snap feature to show two video streams side by side during the telecast of the Australian Open. More »
The IBM Seer app is yet another example of why augmented reality is so damned good. Running on pretty much every GPS-enabled Android phone, the app will let you see information and locations around Melbourne Park using your Android phone’s screen and camera. More »
Just like their recent announcement about next year’s Soccer World Cup, Optus has announced that their customers will be able to stream live broadcasts of the Australian Open Tennis tournament next month for free. More »
Maybe it’s just me, but if I were a TV network executive with a whole HD channel at my disposal, I’d make sure to fill it with HD content. After all, that ‘HD’ in the channel’s name does mean ‘High Definition’, not standard definition.
What I would not do is broadcast the exact same SD content on the HD channel, even if it was the Australian Open. But that’s exactly what Channel 7 are doing, starting today. Why? Because they hate you. More »
