Nfl

Science

How A Lab Extracts Brains From NFL Players In The Name Of Science

4:20AM August 31, 2011 | Casey Chan

It’s been coming into the spotlight more recently but NFL players have been dealing with brain injuries since the sport was first played. Combine the endless hard hits with the bigger, faster, stronger athletes and brains that weren’t meant to be jiggled like that? Serious problems. More »

Software

There Is An NFL 2011 iPad App With Live NFL Draft Streaming

7:00PM April 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

With the annoying lockout of billionaires vs millionaires still raging on, this coming NFL season might not even happen! But one thing that is guaranteed to happen is the NFL Draft. More »

Gadgets

NFL Prospects To Wear Smart, Data Gathering Workout Shirt

2:00PM February 25, 2011 | Kyle Stack - Wired

For years, the NFL Combine has been vilified as a host for a series of workouts that don’t accurately measure a football player’s impact on the field. Now, one company has potentially changed that with an electronic shirt that tracks everything from heart rate to g force of acceleration. More »

Computing

NFL Teams Want To Make The iPad Their Playbook Of The Future

11:20AM February 5, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry still coached NFL teams, they’d probably scoff at the idea of using an iPad as their playbook, even if it saved a truckload of paper. Thankfully, today’s teams are more willing to embrace technology. More »

Entertainment

1989′s Back Again, In A 3D Super Bowl Halftime Show That Blew Bob Costas’s Mind

10:40AM February 5, 2011 | Emma Carmichael

Popdust has unearthed video of the 1989 Super Bowl halftime show, which was, in Bob Costas’s words, “the first ever network broadcast in 3D.” It was also a total shtick-show featuring “Elvis Presto”, dancing ladies, and “the world’s largest card trick”. More »

Cameras

Ever Wonder What Mike Vick Sees On The Football Field?

4:00PM January 29, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Ever wonder what a quarterback really sees on a football field. Well the NFL offers up a taste of that, strapping a VHoldr ContourHD 1080p camera to Eagles quarterback Mike Vick’s helmet during Pro Bowl practice in Hawaii. More »

NFL FanVision Lets You Watch Football While Watching Football

4:20AM September 23, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Stephen Ross, the billionaire owner of the Miami Dolphins, wants to put a streaming video device in the hand of every NFL fan, broadcasting live footage of the game you just paid to attend. So why bother going at all? More »

Online

NFL Player Fined $US25,000 For Tweeting During Game Time

7:40AM August 25, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Cincinnati Bengals’ wide-receiver Chad Ochocinco recently upset some folks at the NFL when he tweeted during game time and was slapped with a $US25,000 fine as a result. His reaction? To apologise and complain about his car payments… on Twitter. More »

NFL Considers Ball-Tracking Chips For Accuracy

8:00AM August 15, 2010 | Erik Malinowski - Wired

The NFL wants to insert a tracking chip into footballs so that it can cut down on human error and give players fair and accurate spots. The new system could solve many potential headaches and arguments during a game More »

At This NFL Stadium You Can Watch Replays On Your Phone

12:40AM July 30, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

When it opens later this year, the New Meadowlands Stadium will be the NFL’s most state of the art facility. That means queuing up replays on demand on your smartphone (or just checking how long the concession lines are). More »