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- Super Bowl XLVII will be streamed live by CBS.com
This February 3rd the National Football League will be live streaming Super Bowl XLVII on CBS. Last year the steaming event on NBC had around 2.1 million unique viewers. We wonder if the numbers for the upcoming Super Bowl XLVII to handled by CBS instead of NBC will get more visitors. Also how is mobile going to be handled. We know that Verizon subscribers can watch it on their smartphone via the the NFL Mobile app but what about everyone else? Will CBS Sports app stream the game on the iOS? Side note: The NFL’s own website will also stream the big game.
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NFL to stream Super Bowl with CBS; Wild Card Saturday & Pro Bowl with NBC; All four postseason games also available via NFL Mobile from Verizon
MORE THAN 2 MILLION WATCHED SUPER BOWL LIVE STREAM LAST YEAR ON NFL.COM & NBCSPORTS.COM
Super Bowl XLVII on CBS, and the Pro Bowl and the Wild Card Saturday doubleheader games on NBC will be available to fans on television, online and on select mobile phones, the NFL announced today. All four postseason games will also be available on NFL Mobile from Verizon.
Super Bowl XLVII will be broadcast on CBS with fans able to access the live stream from NFL.com and CBSSports.com. NBC’s postseason games – the Wild Card Saturday doubleheader and the Pro Bowl – will be broadcast on NBC as well as streamed live on NFL.com and NBCSports.com.The live coverage from CBSSports.com, NBCSports.com and NFL.com will come from CBS’ and NBC’s TV coverage of the games. Complementing that stream will be a number of extra features to enrich the viewing experience including additional camera angles, in-game highlights, live statistics and other interactive elements.
Last year’s first-ever live stream of a Super Bowl in the United States attracted 2.1 million users, making it the most-watched, single-game sports event ever online, according to data provided by Omniture and mDialog, surpassing any previously reported record. The live game stream was available on both NBCSports.com and NFL.com as well as NFL Mobile from Verizon.
CBS’ Super Bowl on CBSSports.com will kick off on Sunday, February 3 with Super Bowl XLVII live from New Orleans and will feature CBS Sports’ exclusive broadcast coverage of the game with JIM NANTZ (play-by-play) and PHIL SIMMS (analyst) calling the action.
NBC Postseason Extra will kick off on Saturday, January 5 with NBC’s Wild Card Saturday doubleheader. Coverage will continue on Sunday, January 27 for the 2013 Pro Bowl live from Hawaii. NFL.com and NBCSports.com will feature the audio from NBC’s broadcast teams.Verizon wireless customers can catch postseason action live on their smartphones with coverage available on NFL Mobile from Verizon. Running on the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network, NFL Mobile from Verizon will be the on-the-go source for real-time coverage. Prior to the games, customers can use NFL Mobile from Verizon to keep up-to-date with breaking news, highlights, video on demand and live NFL Network coverage available on an array of smartphones. NFL Mobile from Verizon is available exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers for $5/ month. Data charges may apply for download and use of the application. For more information about NFL Mobile from Verizon including how to purchase the app and a list of compatible devices, visit www.verizoninsider.com/nfl.
Send to Kindle - NFL replacement officials are awful
Alright Sunday’s game with New England was bad all the way around. We can all agree on that. The refs blew a few calls here and there but in the end it did not change the game too much. It came down to a field goal. I for one still do not know if the kick was good or not. That was a bad game for all who had to watch or play in it. However, that game paled in comparison to last nights Monday Night Football game on ESPN was ridicules. The NFL after just getting over the labor strike and still dealing with the New Orleans bounty fiasco; can not afford these bad replacement refs.
Week 3 in the NFL seemed like every game had bad calls, especially Monday night. The replacement officials handed over a win to Seattle. That’s right I said handed over because they did not beat Green Bay. That last desperation pass was clearly an interception. The Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate was awarded a touchdown. Again I use the words “awarded”, “given” and “given” because it was not earned. What made the call so bad was that it was really clear to everyone watching that it was an interception. The refs watched the same reply as everyone else and still came back with the same call of touchdown. How is that possible? No one that saw the play can understand because the Packers safety M.D. Jennings had the ball against his body, with the Seahawks Tate getting his arm around the ball. The Replacements also missed the clear shove to cornerback Sam Shields who ended up on the ground.
There is not much that one can do after or during the game. The NFL is going to turn a blind eye to the calls and try to shut down the people it had control over. The Broncos coach John Fox was fined $30,000 on Monday and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $25,000 for verbal abuse of the officials during a Monday night game against Atlanta on Sept. 17. We are sure Belichick and Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan will have to pay up as well.
SOUND BITES:
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden, working the game for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” called “tragic” and “comical.”
“Very hard to swallow,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “I have never seen anything like that in my time in football.”
“These games are a joke,” Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman tweeted.
Packers guard T.J. Lang was more emphatic, tweeting that the Packers were robbed “by the refs. Thanks NFL.”
“Nature says for us that we’re going to go out there and push the limit regardless,” Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway said.
“We said, ‘You’re enforcing it from the wrong spot.’ He was adamant that they weren’t doing so,” Coach Schwartz said. “At that point, we just needed to play.” (said after the refs clearly placed the ball in the wrong spot)
“I don’t feel any guilt,” Munchak said. “For us, really the obvious answer is there’s nothing we can do about who’s officiating games. It’s the same for everybody, so go out and don’t get caught up in all that.” (said after his team won because of a bad call)
Browns kicker Phil Dawson said. “You have to have so many car wrecks before they deem that intersection to be dangerous enough — and we’re heading that way. Someone’s going to lose a game, if it hasn’t already happened, to get both sides to a pressure point to get a deal done. It’s sad.”
“Don’t ask me a question about the officials,” Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said. “I’ve never seen anything like that in all my years in football.”
T.J. Lang said “fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs.”
Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman tweeted “These games are a joke”
NBA MVP LeBron James tweeted “I simply just LOVE the NFL to much to see these mistakes. I’m sick like I just played for the Packers”
Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach tweeted NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s office phone number, saying in a separate tweet that if the ending Monday did not spark an end to the lockout “this season will be a joke.”
Send to Kindle - Review Week 2012: NFL Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet 2012
It’s about that time gain folks. Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!? I know I am. Although I love the NCAA (go Mountaineers, Fighting Irish and Wolverines) It does not measure to the pros. I am sure some will argue that it is more pure. To those people I remind them that the kids play on Saturday hoping for the honor to play on Sunday.
Along with that honor is the other side. Players are judged on and off the field. Fantasy football is the ultimate gauge of where a player stacks up. Fantasy football goes beyond what analyst say. It’s literally putting your trust into a player. We guys and some women will do whatever it takes to help out with that goal of winning our Fantasy Football league.
We will go all out to win those bragging rights in the office or with your friends. One of the most popular fantasy apps for the past few years is back and updated. The official fantasy cheat sheet of the National Football League is near real time war room board. The app has the latest player news, injury reports, depth charts, IDP, keepers, ADP, AAV and VBD.
The app goes beyond draft day. Dominate your league week in and week out. The pick Recommendation Engine that uses a custom Value Based Drafting (VBD) algorithm. The players are ranked by value instead of just points. This gives you a better look at how helpful your picks will do throughout the season. AccuScore is updated throughout the week not just once a week like other apps. I love this app because it helps me have peace of mind that I have set my team right. I can lay back and enjoy the game rather than stress that I made a bad pick.
Pro: There is no better app to keep track of your players in your fantasy football league. The number of stats in information that is provided makes the tough choice between trading or keeping a player easy.
Con: The app is not to be used as a standalone. You need an app like Fantasy Monster Pro HD or NFL Fantasy Football 2012 to go with it.
Cost: $2.99-$4.99
Aye/Nay: This is a Aye. Stay well informed with what is happening with your players and get advised with who is a the best pick every week in the 2012 NFL Football season. $3 to $5 worth it.
iTunes Link: NFL Cheat Sheet 2012 (iPad)
iTunes Link: NFL Cheat Sheet 2012 (iPhone)
Send to Kindle - Lance Armstrong gives up fight with USADA over Doping
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs to cheat his way to the top, according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The allegations by the USDA are no longer being challenged by Armstrong.
Armstrong called the case an “unconstitutional witch hunt” in declining to fight it in arbitration. Armstrong still however maintained his innocence. The International Cycling Union seems to agree, the sport’s governing body wants the USADA to explain why Armstrong should lose his seven Tour de France titles before commenting on the case.
Armstrong said ”If I thought for one moment that by participating in USADA’s process, I could confront these allegations in a fair setting and — once and for all — put these charges to rest, I would jump at the chance,” Armstrong said in a lengthy prepared statement Thursday evening. “But I refuse to participate in a process that is so one-sided and unfair.”
So now Armstrong who is retired has never failed a drug test will now face a lifetime ban from all elite-level sports and the stripping of his tour titles. Armstrong sued USADA in federal court but when it came to facing a reported 10 former teammates under oath, he walked away.
Armstrong said. “The only physical evidence here is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors. I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?”
Send to Kindle - Lakers get Dwight Howard
Well looks like Kobe will get that 6th ring after all. He now has an all star point gaurd Steve Nash and yesterday a four-team trade sends Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers seem to be very busy this offseason. They still have to have the NBA approve the trade. That sounds like it is a great trade for everyone but just last year the NBA (Sterns) blocked the trade of CP3. The trade is complicated; Lakers will receive Howard, the Denver Nuggets will get Andre Iguodala, the 76ers will receive Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, and the Magic will get Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic and one protected future first-round pick from each of the other three teams plus the 76ers No. 1 draft pick Moe Harkless.
A meeting with the league office is scheduled for Friday to secure the necessary NBA approval to make the deal official. Lakers forward Pau Gasol who was on the chopping block all summer was not part of the trade. Now before you Lakers fans too excited, keep in mind that Howard will play out the 2012-13 season without extending his contract so he can become a free agent on July 1, 2013. That means after just one season if he is not happy he can leave.
It should be an interesting season as the Thunder should be more mature and able to deal with the Playoffs which they are sure to be in. Also Howard, as good as he has been hurt physically and mentally out of it for awhile. One has to think that Howard acts like and for the most part is a big kid. I don’t see how he will be comfortable in Los Angeles. The spot light there is almost as bad as New York. Dallas Mavericks, who will have the salary-cap space might be a better fit for Howard. That team is also one of Howard’s preferred 3 teams to play for. The teams he has said publicly that he likes are Brooklyn Nets, Lakers and Mavericks.
Send to Kindle - James leads the USA Mens Basketball team to victory
Kobe Bryant had 20 points and did what he does best, put games away. Bryant made six straight 3-pointers but just as in the finals, LeBron James stole the spotlight. James finished with a triple-double.
James had 11 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Bryant is only averaging just 9.4 points per game. However USA had enough to beat the Argentines 126-97 in the final game of pool play.
Send to Kindle - Olympic games on Super Hi-Vision comes to Washington, DC
I know you have heard about the Super Hi-Vision broadcast of the Olympics by now right? No? Well this is 8K which is about a 33 megapixel feed. It was used for the opening ceremony in London last week. The setup will be in six locations and one of these locations are Washington, DC. Rumor has it that it will be at the Warner. The Japanese broadcaster NHK is behind the SHV feed and setting all this up. The SHV does not just stop at phenomenal picture but it also has ridiculous sound as well. 22.2 channels of sound to be exact will be pumping out while you immerse yourself in the picture. There are only three 8K Ultra HDTV cameras in the world at the moment and they are all at the Olympic games in London.
With the Super Hi-Vision you don’t get any pixels at all. It is almost like you can touch the objects or interact with the people in the picture. 4K which is supposed to be the next big thing in video media may just get skipped if the prices to produce SHV can get lower. With a feed of 500Mb/s the cost to send out and receive that data is going to be a premium. Then again just like people were willing to pay the extra fee for HD, 60 progressive frames per second of digital goodness might be worth it.
Send to Kindle - Giants Win Super Bowl again over Favorited Patriots
Quarterback Eli Manning wins his second Super Bowl MVP after leading the Giants to a 21-17 win over the Patriots. Great game. Good job GMan. Good Super Bowl game. For the 1st time in a long time the game was more entertaining than the commercials.
Eli Manning and the Giants for the 2nd time have taken down Tom Brady and the Patriots. Yes, it took a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17. This is New York’s fourth Super Bowl title and 2nd one at the expense of the Patriots.
Manning became the first QB to open a Super Bowl with nine consecutive completions. Not to be out done, Brady had 16 completions in a row for his own Super Bowl record. In the end though it was Manning who was selected as the MVP.
New England made mistake by having 12 men on the field on a third-and-3 on which the Giants fumbled. That seemed this be how the game would go for them the whole night. So close yet so far and uncharacteristic mistakes. The early safety by Brady set into motion a clue of how the game would end. Brady in distress and the ball thrown away to no particular person.
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Send to Kindle - Super Bowl gets high tech. Streams the game live
This year the NFL takes the Super Bowl to the next level. The game will stream live (not really) for the big game. The stream is on a major delay but gives you 5 views to pick from.
Send to Kindle - Last minute tech gifts that will be in stock
If you have not done your shopping by now it might be a little too late for you. I am here to help you. Here are few gifts that will be in stock and easy to get a hands on last minute online and delivered on time for Christmas. That being said you should properly start getting a list together ASAP!
iPhone 4S:
By that I mean a new case, a car charger, a AppStore gift card, Bluetooth. You really have an endless amount of accessories to choose from.
MacBook Air: $999
This is not for the faint of heart or wallet and better be for someone very dear to your heart.
You do however ensure it will not be regifted.
MacBook Pro: $1,399This should strictly be a you asked for it and here it is type gift. The you’re not getting anything else so don’t ask gift. The you did great in school, I love you to death, we are on the path to marriage or best brother in the world gift.
Amazon Kindle Fire: $199Amazon has done a great job of marketing this little wonder. The fact is that this tablet is not a tablet at all. It’s a eReader first and foremost. It just happens to be robust enough to handle media and apps. Don’t get this for anyone that even hinted that they wanted iPad. It has no front camera, heck it has no camera at all but that $199 is a great entry price.
Barnes & Noble Nook Color: $249
This little wonder singlehandedly saved Barnes & Noble from the fate suffered by Boarders. Although the price does seem a tad bit high now that the Amazon Kindle Fire is out at $50 cheaper and gives your Amazon Prime for free. It overall feels like a tablet first and a eReader second. Overall a great buy.
Acer Aspire S3: $899
Want to get someone a MacBook Air but don’t have the money for the Apple name surcharge? Say hello to the blatant ripoff from Acer. The Aspire is a dead copy of MacBook Air but running windows 7. Oh, it also lacks the light up keyboard. The other hardware is very compatible and even went configured to the max it’s still cheaper than the MacBook Air.
Helo TC: $50
Do you have a big kid in the house? You know the mid 20′s early 30′s type? This helicopter is controlled via an iOS or Android device. Flys pretty high and is generally just a fun toy for adults.
Whitings Body Scale: $159
This is the best gift for anyone you know about to jump on that new years resolution. This scale saves profiles and can wirelessly send the results to a free app that motivates you along.
Zippo Outdoor lighter: $19.95
This is the gift for the quote on quote manly man. This lighter will flame up at temperatures well below zero. What someone would be doing out in temperatures that low is beyond me but they will have light and fire.
Wacom Inkling Pen: $199
The Light Scribe Pen was great product when it firsts came out but there were a lot of limitations. The one I have has been collecting dust for a while now. The one of the main two reasons why this pen did not take off was that it requires the of buying special paper. The second is that the pen was not able to detect pressure, which is a key for artist looking to transfer their work to the computer. The Wacom Inkling Pen has none of these issues so buy it ASAP for your budding Picasso.
Spalding Never Flat Basketball: $40
This is not even a holiday gift really because you should just get this for anyone you know that likes basketball based off General principle. It’s cheaper than a video game and will last longer.
SteriPen Freedom: $120
With this gift it will be alright to drink the water no matter where you go. The metallic green Freedom provides 8000 0.5L (16 oz.) water treatments. In 48 seconds, the germicidal UV light destroys over 99.9% of bacteria, viruses and protozoa such as giardia and cryptosporidium. One liter volumes may be disinfected by treating twice. Best of all it has an integrated battery that recharges via a micro USB port.
ResQme Keychain: $10If you fearful of getting trapped in your car than ResQMe is the key chain rescue tool that has already helped to save many lives and may just the thing to calm your nerves.
Kensington BungeeAir: $100
With BungeeAir, when you and your iPhone are separated, your iPhone’s screen automatically locks and sends an alert to the BungeeAir fob. The fob alarms with sound and vibration to remind you that the wireless security tether is broken and your iPhone was left behind.
Send to Kindle - Verizon Fios on Xbox 360? Yes, thanks Microsoft
Microsoft has finally made good on its E3 pledge for live TV via your Xbox Live. Verizon Fios was download and we will have a full review later today. Standby..
Send to Kindle - Joe Paterno: Fired from Penn State, The school he built. What is his legacy now?
It had to happen sooner rather than later but no one at the start of the season would have imagined this is how it would end. The house that Joe built has kicked him out to the curb. I will not enter the moral reasons for which he was fired. He should be fired for not following up but let us not forget, he did report it. That is neither here or there. What I will discuss is respect. After so many years and the fact that he was not the one that abused anyone, he should have been allowed to complete the rest of the season. I think 46 years loyalty can buy you just 3 more months.
Paterno won more games than any other major college coach in history. He told a grand jury investigation that when he was informed in 2002 of his assistant coach’s alleged sexual abuse of a boy, he passed the information on to the athletic director but did not follow up. The alleged abuse continued for several more years.
Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky was charged on Saturday with sexually abusing eight young boys over a period of nearly 15 years. Two university officials were also charged with failing to report an incident when it happened in 2002.
Over 1,000 protesting Penn State University students protested on campus yesterday to share that same sentiment. They were chanting “Hell no, Joe won’t go” and “We want Joe back.” One student said: “I think it’s only fair to let him (Paterno) ride out the season because this is the house that Joe built.” Police and state troopers in riot gear attempted to clear the streets.
Send to Kindle - West Virginia University trying to leave Big East for Big 12
West Virginia University filed a lawsuit Monday seeking an immediate divorce from the Big East so it can become a member of the Big 12 before the 2012 football season. Syracuse and Pittsburgh withdrew from the Big East in September to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Big 12 announced West Virginia’s acceptance on Friday but Big East bylaws require notice 27 months before a school can withdraw. The complaint alleges that the Big East agreed to West Virginia’s immediate withdrawal by accepting a $2.5 million down payment on its $5 million exit fee. TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big East in September but switched to the Big 12 in October and was not required to honor the 27-month notice requirement. Big East spokesman Chuck Sullivan said “TCU never started with the Big East because they had not formally joined the conference, which would have been July 1, 2012, they were subject only to the financial component.”
The Big East said:
“We are disappointed that West Virginia has adopted this strategy and cannot imagine why it believes it does not have to respect and honor the bylaws it agreed to as a member of the Big East. Based on an initial review of the lawsuit, it is clear that the allegations and claims in it are false and inaccurate. Certainly there is nothing in it that would justify WVU’s not fulfilling its obligations. To put it simply, a contract is a contract,”West Virginia’s lawsuit says other Big East football members Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers and Cincinnati have been engaged in discussions with other sports conferences. Pitt and Syracuse left the Big East which left only 6 football members and 8 non-football members. That is an imbalance not contemplated by the bylaws. So when the Big 12 extended its invitation Friday the Mountaineers accepted.
“As the Big East, in less than two months, had denigrated into a non-major football conference whose continued existence is in serious jeopardy, WVU had no choice but to accept the Big XII’s offer,” the lawsuit says.
Send to Kindle - Sorry Siri; Humans are haters my nature.
Lets get this clear. The iPhone 4S is not the iPhone 5. An iPhone does not get an upgrade a number until it gets a physical upgrade. That said, the iPhone 4S may look like it’s little bother but it is not the same phone. We can talk about having the same chip as the iPad 2. While the A5 does set the iPhone 4S apart from other phones on the market, that is not the best part. Yes, the iPhone 4S has a 8 megapixcell but again that is not the best part. Apple has never been a company to care or Boast about stats. They still have only 512MB of ram on the phone while most smartphones have 1GB.
What Apple has continuously done better than anyone else in the technology sector is enhance whatever is already out there. It does not matter if its a phone, tablet, computer or a service like Siri. All the aforementioned were enhanced dramatically by Apple. That brings us to breakout feature Siri. There are critics out there that will point out the obvious; Siri is a third party app that has been in the AppStore before. The app is doing basically the something it did before.
The thing that separates Siri from it’s past is that the integration is unmatched anywhere on any device. That was a direct knock at those that argue the Android has voice recognition. That comparison is akin to stating a Bose system has speakers. Siri goes beyond simple voice recognition and nears artificial intelligence. Where Google Android phones have a set of pre-defined instructions to trigger actions; Apple’s iPhone 4S Siri understands simple natural language. You don’t have to remember a set of commands.
We are sure Google will update their voice recognition via natural human phrases but it will be a little too late for them by then. There are millions of iPhone 4S owners right now. What they will all tell you is that Siri has become more fun to play with then it is useful. Either way, the phone is a hit. The iPhone 4S has broken the iPhone 4 stats from just a year ago.
Siri is only in beta right now. If this is beta, I for one can not wait until Apple deems it worthy to be considered ready for primetime. The next logical step is integration with other content partners. I see integration with Facebook, Twitter, InstaGram and more. Will there be a need to go to Google if Siri can answer your question on the fly for you? Imagine asking “Who won Super Bowl 24″ and getting an instant answer instead of having to Google it. When that happens, search as we know it will change and Google will start to look like former Titan AOL.
Send to Kindle - Microsoft Xbox 360 gets new media content providers; HBO go & more
Microsoft has struck deals with over 30 content providers on the Xbox 360. The full list of companies that Microsoft has brought together are leaders in the entertainment industry. Here’s a short list of those that stand out right away:
- Comcast: Only Xfinity On Demand
- Clear Channel: iHeartRadio will be the only digital radio service on Xbox Live, complete with Kinect support. So Last.Fm going away?
- HBO: A new version of the HBO GO
- NBC Universal: Content from Bravo, SyFy and more.
- Manga Entertainment: Very big catalog of streaming anime.
- Crackle: Sony Pictures Entertainment backlog of movies
- EPIX: MGM, Lionsgate and Paramount catalog of movies.
- UFC: Streaming fights and interactivity like ESPN.
- Verizon: 26 channels from the Verizon FiOS
Microsoft’s existing content providers AT&T, ESPN, Netflix, and Hulu Plus. Microsoft also made friends with some International content providers as well such as BBC (UK), Canal+ (France/Spain), MediaSet (Italy), and SBS On Demand (Australia).
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