Game, Set and Pocket PC

[Jonathon Watkins]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3798393.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3798393.stm</a><br /><br /></div>The BBC is reporting that Wimbledon will be rather more interactive than usual for VIPs, guests and committee members attending the matches. <br /><br /><i>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</i>. <br /><br />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:

[Fishie]

That was lame.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Why thank you Fishie. :mrgreen: As usual you are too kind.

Any thoughts on a PPC enabled Wimbeldon itself? :wink:

[R K]

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.

Something doesn't sound right here. Can anyone guess what it is?

[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.

Something doesn't sound right here. Can anyone guess what it is?

I had wondered about that, but they could be using add in Wifi Cards (http://www.pdabuyersguide.com/XDA_II.htm).

[jonathanchoo]

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:

http://www.wimbledon.org/images/misc/pda_image.gif

[Pony99CA]

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:
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:

[J.B.]

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.

[heliod]

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:

[sponge]

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!)

[R K]

Yeah, remember that IBM was the first one to come out with a voice-command type system for the Pocket PC. It was called IBM Embedded ViaVoice. It shipped with the iPAQ H3800/H3900 series, and was available for purchase online at around the same time.

I wonder if that software is still available and I wonder if they've made any upgrades since the release of the iPAQ H39xx.

Anyway, didn't they also sell rebranded HPCs?

[Jonathon Watkins]

P.S. Don't try to out-pun me, Gerbil! The Pony Pig rulez! :rotfl: :razz: :rotfl:

Duce Piggy, I would not dream of grabbing *all* of the puns! I was merely serving in my capacity to get the ball rolling, not trying to match a punning volley of verbal volubility.

Everyone knows your'e da Pig Pony! :P


R K, I don't remember the rebranded HPCs. Anyone got a URL for that? I can only remember the rebranded Palms.

[Pony99CA]

R K, I don't remember the rebranded HPCs. Anyone got a URL for that? I can only remember the rebranded Palms.
I didn't remember IBM's Handheld PCs, either -- until they were mentioned in the Psion thread (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=252768#252768). Now that I think of it, I recall somebody at my old company having an IBM Windows CE machine that he got cheaply.

Here's a link to IBM for more information on the WorkPad z50 (http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=BMOE-46XPTL).

Steve

[Jonathon Watkins]

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.

Interesting point. If any PPCT readers are going to Wimbledon, do you want to you see if you can get access to the information? Time to get MiniStumbler (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27255&start=0) out! :wink:

[Fishie]

Why thank you Fishie. :mrgreen: As usual you are too kind.

Any thoughts on a PPC enabled Wimbeldon itself? :wink:

No

:twisted:

[Marty1781]

I am a statistician at the US Open (IBM contracts a company that subcontracts me). The company basically provides all the IT infrastructure to the event (live scoring, web, scoreboards, etc). Anyways, we hand out an IBM rebranded version of a PalmVx to the umpires to do their scoring. They sit it in a cradle on the chair and the cradle is hardwired into the scoring network as well as the scoreboards. I have seen some PocketPCs being handed out to some umpires as well but not sure what they are for (perhaps Ashe/Armstrong stadium, not sure). The same company also is contracted by IBM for Wimbledon but haven't been to that event yet so not sure what setup they are using there.

[Brad Adrian]

I'm not much of a tennis fan anymore. What's the story behind the "strawberries and cream?"