Suhit Gupta
04-21-2004, 03:45 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.wired.com/news/gizmos/0,1452,63105,00.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wired.com/news/gizmos/0,1452,63105,00.html</a><br /><br /></div>"When Scott Mellanby of the St. Louis Blues apparently scored the tying goal late in a recent National Hockey League playoff game with the San Jose Sharks, Sharks assistant coach Tim Hunter wasn't worried. He quickly replayed the whole scene on his tablet PC equipped with TiVo-like functionality and verified that there was no goal. In contrast, it took officials 2.5 minutes to call up to the booth and then rule on the play. 'We knew instantly that it wasn't a goal,' Hunter said. 'We were able to calm our team down, and our team was recomposed and ready for the next face-off.'"<br /><br />There was a video recorder that recorded the game digitally and was then wirelessly transmitting the data to a tablet PC. This enabled Hunter to then use a stylus or a remote "to mark key moments in the game -- like a goal for, goal against, power play or penalty kill -- so that he can return to them with a quick click. He can diagram over the video as well." Interestingly, such devices have not yet been approved for the <a href="http://www.nba.com">NBA</a> and have actually been disallowed by the <a href="http://www.nfl.com">NFL</a>. Anyways, so much for clipboards :).