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Sports
4:30PM Tracey Lien | Contrary to popular belief, (some) tech-heads are also sports enthusiasts, and where do geeks go for their sports fix? Why, the internet, of course! More »
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4:30PM Tracey Lien | Contrary to popular belief, (some) tech-heads are also sports enthusiasts, and where do geeks go for their sports fix? Why, the internet, of course! More » 
Entertainment
11:28AM Nick Broughall | A lot of geeks tend to avoid sport – God knows I find cricket to be the single most tedious program on summer TV. But if you do belong to that rare breed of gadget fan who enjoys all types of sports, you may be interested to hear that BigPond has launched a 24/7 sport TV channel for both NextG customers and online. You won’t necessarily get full matches though, with the channel offering news, results and highlights, from a selection of sports including cricket (yawn), tennis, golf, A-League, English Premiere League football, ESPN programming plus other results from around the globe. The service, called BigPond Sport Summer, will set you back $9.95 a month or $3.95 a day for NextG customers, or can be viewed for free online at bigpondsport.com (so long as you use a Windows-based PC, that is). Sadly, there won’t be any real geeky sports, like robot wars or chess tournaments, but who knows what the future holds, right?
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BigPond Launches 24/7 Sports Channel
11:28AM Nick Broughall | A lot of geeks tend to avoid sport – God knows I find cricket to be the single most tedious program on summer TV. But if you do belong to that rare breed of gadget fan who enjoys all types of sports, you may be interested to hear that BigPond has launched a 24/7 sport TV channel for both NextG customers and online. You won’t necessarily get full matches though, with the channel offering news, results and highlights, from a selection of sports including cricket (yawn), tennis, golf, A-League, English Premiere League football, ESPN programming plus other results from around the globe. The service, called BigPond Sport Summer, will set you back $9.95 a month or $3.95 a day for NextG customers, or can be viewed for free online at bigpondsport.com (so long as you use a Windows-based PC, that is). Sadly, there won’t be any real geeky sports, like robot wars or chess tournaments, but who knows what the future holds, right?
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Gadgets
Fancy Soccer Ball Knows When it Crosses the Goal Line, Saves Refs From Beatings
4:45AM Adam Frucci | In the soccer world (or “football,” to freedom-hating ale swillers), you do not want to be a referee who makes a questionable call. I mean, soccer fans are animals. Europeans seem to just accept the fact that after a match a roving pack of belligerent, mulleted steakheads will roam the streets of their towns looking for people to injure to make up for the team that they like not winning. Imagine what they’d do to you if they thought you made the wrong call! Luckily, there’s a fancy new soccer ball that’ll take some of the pressure off of refs. More »
Gadgets
Frequency Audex Motorola Bluetooth Saves Your Head, Destroys Your Ears
10:41PM Jesus Diaz | Get your snowboard out. Or if you are as bodily uncoordinated as me, your sled. It’s snow time and the Frequency Audex Motorola Bluetooth, a $US300 Bluetooth-equipped helmet with built-in controls developed by Burton and Motorola, is just what the doctor ordered to listen to your fav tunes speeding down those pearly-white slopes. Then, the doctor will order plaster, anti-inflammatory drugs and three months in bed. Full specs ahead: More »
Gadgets
Solar-Powered Ski Suits Have LED Lighting in Them
7:45PM Addy Dugdale | LEDs are becoming pretty commonplace in clothes these days, but Willy Bogner has come up with an idea that is actually useful rather than decorative. He has come up with solar-powered ski suits with LED trim on them to keep you visible on the slopes. The thin film technology lights were designed by Osram, and Bogner unveiled them at an event in Munich last month. There’s another pic after the jump. More »
Gadgets
Ambient Football Scorecast Keeps NFL Fans Up To Date All the Time
4:45AM Adam Frucci | Watching football is clearly the best way to get scores to the games you’re interested in, but if you’re unable to view the games due to being busy or having them blacked out in your area, this fancy new Ambient Football Scorecast should keep you all up to date. It displays football scores in real time, allowing you see just how badly your precious Dolphins are being pummeled by whatever team they happen to be playing against this week. It also displays team and schedule info, making it a nice little gadget for the desks of football fans. Although for $US125, they could just check ESPN.com like a normal person, but hey, gadgets! [Product Page] More »
Random Stuff
Venom Switchboard, a Cross Between Skis and Snowboard
4:29AM Charlie White | Winter is coming and it’s just about time to hit the slopes, but are you having trouble deciding between downhill skiing and snowboarding? The Venom Switchboard is a cross between the two, and adds an aluminium steering bar for even greater control. This vehicle looks like it mixes together just the right amount of danger and thrills, and it’s not all that expensive, either. More »
Games
ESPN and NCAA Sports Hit Xbox Live Marketplace
3:15PM Matt Buchanan | Microsoft and ESPN have struck a deal to sell NCAA basketball and football games, the X Games and shows like Madden Nation in the Live Marketplace. Standard-def NCAA games are $3; HD versions run $4.50, and they go live “within 48 hours” of the end of the game. ESPN content is $2 for standard def and $3 for HD. [Yahoo!/AP] More »
Random Stuff
Super Inline 720 Skates Let SK8Rz Go Sideways and Spin
10:37PM Charlie White | Before hell freezes over, let’s try a bit of in-line skating, but these skates offer more than that. Strap on a pair of Kian Khuan’s 720 inline skates, and a whole new dimension is laid out before us, because these super inline skates not only go forward and backward like any others, but can also spin 360 degrees in place and even roll sideways. Try that with a pair of ice skates. Since these 720s aren’t for sale yet, we may have to wait for the spring thaw before we bang up our knees and elbows with them. Forget kneepads, make that Master Chief’s suit of armour. [Yanko Design] More »
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