Here are 32 tech companies from Super Bowl ads over the years. Just like the 32 teams in the NFL, some of these companies …
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Performance Technology the Driver Behind New NFL Uniforms
We’ve long known that elite athletes aren’t simply tossing on cotton T-shirts for competition, but most of us never considered that an NFL uniform with nine different materials woven together would make up the latest offering. …
Twitter Eclipses 12,000 Tweets Per Second During Super Bowl
Your tweet near the end of Super Bowl XLVI may have very well been lost amid a sea of other tweets, as Twitter has revealed that 12,233 tweets per second churned through its system “at the end of the game” last night.
The …
Super Bowl Tech Ads: Survivors and Casualties over the Years
Every season, 32 teams hope to make it to the Super Bowl. In that spirit, here are 32 tech companies from Super Bowl ads over the years. Just like NFL teams, some of these companies have flourished; others haven’t fared nearly as well.
Madden NFL 12 Simulates Super Bowl – Last-Second Kick Wins It All
It’s that time of year again. EA Sports has cranked its annual Super Bowl simulation through the latest installment of the Madden NFL franchise to predict the winner of this Sunday’s big game.
And the winner is… the New York …
15 Must-Have Gadgets for Super Bowl Sunday
The big game’s right around the corner, and whether you’re making the trek to Indianapolis to catch the action in person, fighting for a good spot on the couch in someone’s tiny apartment who has no business inviting 50 …
Social Media and Sports: Natural Teammates
Social media and sports are natural teammates. Enthusiastic fans are eager for updates on their favorite teams and the opportunity to rant about what went wrong in the playoffs or why their coach should be fired. On the flip …
Sensory Training Technology Takes Hold in the NFL
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings knew exactly what his fellow receivers needed for Christmas: technology to help them catch the football – not that they need all that much help out in Green Bay.
As chronicled in …
NFL Teams Turn to iPad Playbooks
Are you ready for some multi-touch gestures used mainly in preparation for some football? The NFL is. It appears the iPad is taking the place of musty old playbooks in several locker rooms across the country. According to the New York Times, the Baltimore Ravens bought 120 of them during the off-season, which in retrospect seems to be a …
App of the Week: ESPN Fantasy Football 2011
For some people—like my roommates—fantasy football is as much a part of autumn as the leaves changing color.
It means lazy Sundays spent doing little more than plopping down in front of the tube, washing down Digiorno with whatever beer’s on sale that week while compulsively checking your team after every down. The dedication and …
Comcast Sues DirecTV over False NFL Advertising
DirecTV is being sued for false advertising over its recent claim that subscribers will be able to watch its NFL Sunday Ticket service for free.
“Free” in this case means a two-year subscription with the second year at full-price, and with a cancellation fee should you try and get out earlier. So far so usual, right? Well, yes, except …
Madden Developer Sues EA for Millions in Back Royalties
It’s been a weird year for football fans. The NFL lockout means Sunday’s regular pigskin battles may disappear entirely, or worse, that they’ll be waged by substitute players. It’s even getting strange on the video game front, where sports-play bigwig EA’s adding cautionary concussion mechanics to this year’s edition of their perennial …