06-19-2004, 10:00 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Game, Set and Pocket PC
The BBC is reporting that Wimbledon will be rather more interactive than usual for VIPs, guests and committee members attending the matches.
Mr McMurrugh said IBM had prepared a Pocket Wimbledon for the 60-70 PDAs that will be given to these special guests. The PDAs, which will be O2's XDA, will give users access to scores, statistics, biographies and plot their position on an interactive map of the All England Club. Data will be sent to the PDAs via the wi-fi network installed around Wimbledon for the tournament. Mr McMurrugh said IBM is also trialling the sending of video streams of matches to the handheld computers.
Nice use of the technology there. I'm sure the guests will LOVE the system and that it will be a SMASH hit. Hopefully the use of Pocket PCs will be seen to be a NET improvement to the current system and the system won't COURT any controversy. Anyone for strawberries and cream? :wink:
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06-19-2004, 10:13 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
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That was lame.
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06-19-2004, 10:52 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Why thank you Fishie. :mrgreen: As usual you are too kind.
Any thoughts on a PPC enabled Wimbeldon itself? :wink:
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06-19-2004, 11:24 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Re: Game, Set and Pocket PC
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
The PDAs, which will be O2's XDA, will give users access to scores, statistics, biographies and plot their position on an interactive map of the All England Club. Data will be sent to the PDAs via the wi-fi network installed around Wimbledon for the tournament.
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Something doesn't sound right here. Can anyone guess what it is?
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06-19-2004, 11:30 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: Game, Set and Pocket PC
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
The PDAs, which will be O2's XDA, will give users access to scores, statistics, biographies and plot their position on an interactive map of the All England Club. Data will be sent to the PDAs via the wi-fi network installed around Wimbledon for the tournament.
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I had wondered about that, but they could be using add in Wifi Cards.
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06-19-2004, 01:46 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Oct 2003
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They will also be using LinuxOS :twisted: to power their IBM xSeries.
Anyway, BBC is playing 'ads' promoting Wembledon. The lady in black is using a PDA - I wonder what it is?
This is how Wimbledon will be served on a Pocket PC:
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06-19-2004, 04:51 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Game, Set and Pocket PC
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
Nice use of the technology there. I'm sure the guests will LOVE the system and that it will be a SMASH hit. Hopefully the use of Pocket PCs will be seen to be a NET improvement to the current system and the system won't COURT any controversy. Anyone for strawberries and cream? :wink:
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Will mere mortals be served up the data (with proper equipment)? If not, it sounds like a racket. The VIPs may have a ball, but, even if they were game, the common set can't match it.
Steve
P.S. Don't try to out-pun me, Gerbil! The Pony Pig rulez! :rotfl: :razz: :rotfl:
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06-19-2004, 04:54 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2003
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A great idea I'd have to say, the ability to gain detailed statitstics on currently playing sports games will certainly make the game more interesting to watch. But with WiFi, the PDA's power might not be able to last enough for even just one game.
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06-19-2004, 04:55 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
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The most interesting part for me is seeing IBM in a Pocket PC based project, since IBM Global Services has been selling OEM branded Palm devices all around the world.
It seems something is changing .... :idea:
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06-19-2004, 05:41 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Huh? IBM does all sorts of things with PocketPCs. Went down to their research labs, not one Palm, but all of their PDA projects were running PPC (and one Linux PDA!)
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