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PSP tech will provide instant replays at sporting events photo

I know, LOL Sports. But this is kind of cool for PSP owning sports fans.

You may not follow the Premier League football club, but if you did and you were to attend a game at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, you may someday be able to watch replays in the stadium via your PSP.

The Sony-built tech will stream data to PSPs as well as provide stats. Edge says that this could be ready for use in time for the 2011/2012 season.

“This device will bring an extra dimension to the game with information and statistics,” said Sony Europe’s Eric Siereveld. “But we think the next generation of the software that runs it could actually link fans during the game with each other.”

This is pretty cool, but the only thing I'd use my PSP for at some sporting event is gaming.








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LukienAkeela's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 17:21
LukienAkeela
It's about time they used the technology for something. Not that I would be able to use this. Still cool though...
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 17:39
CelicaCrazed
I wonder if at an upcoming Seattle Sounders' game you could launch a barrage of racial slurs using the power of Xbox Live??

*joke lost somewhere between the NHL and arena football*
McSnow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 17:40
McSnow
So it only works if you're in the stadium?

Only an idiot would take a handheld to a football match, most premiership crowds are only one step away from a heavy metal mosh pit.

This is not going to take off.
CALkulon's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 18:00
CALkulon
Uh...

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Clance/revealed-sony-got-psp-in-my-football-match-107925.phtml
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 20:00
Noah
This is a pretty awesome idea, I'd love having replays streaming to my personal PSP in any event....especially since I'm cheap and always get bad seats.

This would have been amazing when I was at the 2008 Olympics last summer
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 00:44
mistic
this sounds like a great option... I hope they extend this to more 'contests' like the ADAC 24 hours of the Nurburgring... that would really benefit from it since its a 24km track and you can't see everything all the time because of this :-)
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