The future of live sport is on trial in Japan where large scale wi-fi networks are delivering live video and data to large audiences at motor sport events. The concept: blanket the race course with Wi-Fi signals. Fans can bring along the wifi device of their choice, (be it a laptop, PDA or telephone), and watch the race live from a variety of video feeds, with a choice of language commentary and complete access to the circuit’s time-keeping features.
The service is called “Pit Live TV” and is sponsored by Intel…
Some great pics of the Pit Live service are here and here (both Japanese, but some great full screen pics…)
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