On any given Sunday, most Giz readers would rather be spending time with family, playing Xbox, nursing a hangover, or maybe — just maybe — hitting up the beach. That’s right, it’s Summer. And a funny thing happens this time of year. We all love barbeques, and give us a grill and a few drinks, and we’ll even get into the Cricket for the day. More »
Here’s some cricket coverage even Giz can get behind (well, in a schadenfreude sort of way). As Australia came back from lunch to bowl against India today, this Channel 9 cameraman hit a helmet and stacked his Segway on live TV. So…apparently you can fall off a Segway, and who knew they had them at the cricket? More »
In hindsight, tweeter @theashes probably wishes she’d chosen a different username. Completely ignorant to all things cricket, she’s been bombarded with tweets from cricket fans, to the extent where Qantas has offered to fly her to a match for free. More »
Not that you’d know it from the recent weather along the east coast of Australia, but summer is just around the corner, which means its almost cricket season. VHA has just announced their app lineup for cricket fans. More »
There is definitely something insect-like about the Cricket laptop stand. Capable of supporting tablets or laptops up to 5.4kg, this 400g peripheral is obviously capable of carrying a lot more than its own body weight. More »
YouTube’s signed a deal with the Indian Premier League to broadcast all Twenty20 cricket matches around the world for free. It’s not the most thrilling of news, but it’s a healthy step away from being associated with live-streaming U2 concerts. More »
Is this the way we’re going to see official sports apps launch for the iPhone now? Telstra had the official AFL app, and now Vodafone and 3 have just released the official cricket app, and it sounds pretty comprehensive. More »
So apparently during the last Ashes Test match, the umpire made a heap of bad calls. I wouldn’t know, I was sleeping. But apparently one of them was missed by not only the umpire, but also the commentators (which isn’t surprising given how boring the sport actually is). That is, until Foxtel iQ owners picked up on the incorrect decision and letr the commentators know via a flood of emails. More »
The only type of cricket I really care about are the cyborg ones that will rescue me in an earthquake, but this Aussie-designed Virtual Cricket iPhone app offers such comprehensive coverage of the sport that it had to get a run on Giz. More »
In honour of some sport nobody here cares about, British satellite company is releasing upside-down remotes for Australians—because the two are playing each other in said sporting match.
AU: It’s for the Ashes, obviously.
[Forever Geek via Technabob] More »
