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Top YouTube Sport Channels

Tracey Lien — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:30:30 +0000

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!

Here are Gizmodo’s top YouTube picks – if you’ve got your own favourites, don’t keep ‘em to yourself – share them with us in the comments!

Cricket Australia TV
The official YouTube channel for Cricket Australia, the channel offers exclusive interviews with Australia’s finest cricketers, as well as video blogs, and analysis of matches.

Universal Sports Network
The YouTube home of World Championship sporting events, the Sports Network showcases the golden moments in sports that have been captured on video – victories, defeat, blunders, and humiliation.

Driving Sports TV
For lovers of fast cars, DSTV looks into all aspects of the fast and furious sport, featuring interviews with drivers, footage from races, and even exclusives with those who have developed racing car video games.

TNA Wrestling
Is it still a sport if it’s mostly staged? Yes? No? No? Oh, well, let’s be open-minded and accept Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a sport, because why not! Watch classic matches, the latest TNA news and match previews, and be the first to view exclusive interviews.

BigPond NRL
When the gruff and rough is more your kind of thing, you can’t go past the highlights of NRL on the BigPond sports channel. All the best moments from 2009 caught on video and uploaded into the one spot.

Playing with balls is Gizmodo AU’s week-long look at the technology behind the sports we love, from the jerseys to the balls and everything in between. Go the Everton!

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BigPond Launches 24/7 Sports Channel

Nick Broughall — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:28:36 +0000

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?

[BigPondSport]

Fancy Soccer Ball Knows When it Crosses the Goal Line, Saves Refs From Beatings

Adam Frucci — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:45:48 +0000

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.It’s loaded up with sensors, and when it passes across the goal line, an encrypted signal is sent to a special watch that the referee is wearing letting him know that the goal is indeed legitimate. Apparently the tech inside isn’t so sensitive that it can’t be kicked all over the place, and you’ve got to assume that intercepting the signal wouldn’t really be worthwhile, as even if the refs watch goes off when the ball is at mid-field he probably won’t call it a goal. And really, this should cut down on violence aimed at refs. After all, beating up a fancy soccer ball can’t be nearly as satisfying. [Daily Mail via New Launches]

Frequency Audex Motorola Bluetooth Saves Your Head, Destroys Your Ears

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:41:48 +0000

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:Ultra Lightweight In-Molded Polycarbonate Shell
ClimaControl™ Ventilation System
MC2™ Mechanical Fit and Comfort System
SoftFIT™ Comfort Liner
Removable Goggle Gasket
Quick Clip™ Ear Pads
Audex™ Ear Pad Accessory Compatible
Zip Clip™ Ratcheting Chin Buckle
ASTM 2040 / CE 1077 Certified

[R.E.D. via Gizmodo Japan]

Solar-Powered Ski Suits Have LED Lighting in Them

Addy Dugdale — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:45:13 +0000

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.Weirdly enough, the press release talks about the ski suits being for 2036 — do we know if there’s a general moratorium on avalanches until then? [Dezeen via Be Sportier">]

Ambient Football Scorecast Keeps NFL Fans Up To Date All the Time

Adam Frucci — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:45:00 +0000

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]

Venom Switchboard, a Cross Between Skis and Snowboard

Charlie White — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:29:18 +0000

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.

The Switchboard consists of two boards joined together, and when you move the attached bar along with your front foot, it turns the articulated front board, giving you lots of control. You might not want to try this one on icy slopes, but screaming down a hill of packed snow, powder or loose granular ice might be the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

Imported from the Netherlands, Switchboard is now available in the United States for $590. [Venom, via Sci Fi Tech and SkiBikeFun]

ESPN and NCAA Sports Hit Xbox Live Marketplace

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:15:48 +0000

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]

Super Inline 720 Skates Let SK8Rz Go Sideways and Spin

Charlie White — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:37:00 +0000

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]

Door Transcends Door to Become Ping-Pong Table

Mark Wilson — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:15:55 +0000

It’s not that we have any particular dislike for doors, it’s just that, growing up in a barn, we never had any use for them. But this Ping-Pong door is enough to change our minds. Housing a Ping-Pong table within an internal frame, the door…unfolds…for a quick match. It’s a clever, efficient use of space for those who don’t require a full-size table to get their Forrest Gump on. Oh—just a minor caveat. One side of the door has to be bright green. We suggest not telling your duplex neighbour before installation. The doortable is set to go on sale next year. And we’ll be the first to let you know after we preorder. [product via yanko via scifitech]