Segway Polo: Post-game
Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 12:11AM By Ryan Ritchey
The holidays and jet lag have pushed this blog back several more days than intended. As you probably know, on Sunday December 16th, we did the first Live broadcast of a Segway polo game. For those who missed it, the video is on the network, and there will be a direct link to a highlights video shortly.
On the technical side, we certainly learned a lot from the broadcast, and we’ll be ready for some exciting live broadcasts next month. More details on that soon.
As for the event itself, Woz and the rest of the San Jose Aftershocks, as well as the Oakland Junkyard dogs couldn’t have been friendlier or more welcoming: after the broadcast, we had a chance to play Segway polo ourselves. I’ve got to tell you, it’s a lot of fun. While it’s easy to laugh off the sport, the fact is, it’s just as legitimate as a lot of other sports, and perhaps the best combination of traditional sport and modern technology possible.
It was a wonderful experience, and an ok broadcast. Not bad for our third week on the air!
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