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Wimbledon!
![]() IBM, who is responsible for all the tech stuff this year, is piloting streaming live action to wireless devices for the first time. Follow the action with a 'Pocket Wimbledon' version of the website, optimised for PDA display over GPRS. This year they're also using a secure Wi-Fi LAN with 100 client laptops and desktops and 60 PDAs. The units are deployed in the players' lounge, the press centre, and at access points around the grounds. Official Wimbledon Championships mobile services are offered by 3 and 02 in the UK, and ESPN Wireless in the U.S. Go Roger! Go Amelie! ![]() |
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Ball < than one pixel
Wonder if you you can see the ball in the livestreams. It will be smaller than one dot - this will look like some virtual ghost tennis or something.
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Just a quick update. I've been running around for the past two days, and trying to follow the live action via my smartphone.
Believe it or not, the very best site I've found is pda.wimbledon.org -- hands down. It looks great through NetFront browsers. You can also clip it for offline reading. Did I mention that I'm a tennis maniac? (Or is that just 'maniac'? ![]() |
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Yeah, it even looks nice on a normal browser. At least one can get an impression on this may look like. Like the player stats.
Didn't know, that browsers on smartphones and PDAs support Javascript - the source has some little script in it. |
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Yep. There's three smartphone browsers on the market right now. Sorta like Goldilocks: the big one, the little one, and the one that's "juuuuust right". Respectively: Opera, NetFront and Doris.
I've tried all three and my choice is obvious, though I'm looking forward to Mozilla's jump in the game. ![]() Speaking of games, these rain delays are bumming me out. I want tennis!! ![]() |
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Hmm. That says something considering you live in Roger Federer's home country!
I'm an A-#1 fan, who unfortunately cannot play anymore due to back injury. Feel free to banter about the Master's with me anytime. ![]() |
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