Useful Technology for Sport Spectators

I had the privilege of watching the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as a guest of Vodafone/Ferrari yesterday. It was a great day with excellent hospitality, some star appearances, oh, and a bit of racing thrown in as well. The race itself was a bit of a procession with Alonso leading from start to finish. But it was still difficult to figure out the placings during the race, even with big screens all around.

The F1 veterans had brought along portable radios so they could listen to the commentary during the race. I wish I had! On my way home, I parked up for 3 hours in the UK's biggest car park (the M25) while waiting for the emergency services to re-open the road after an accident and compiled this list of technology every sporting fan should carry to get the most out of watching live sports:

• DAB Portable radio
• Noise cancelling headphones
• Digital SLR camera with long zoom lens
• 3G Windows Mobile Device to monitor race news on Internet
• Remote desktop access to media center PC at home so you can live rewind recorded television footage to figure out who just hurtled past you
• Motorised golfing trolley to transport all your techno gear

Or, for the optimal viewing experience, you can stay at home and watch it on television. However hard you try though, the canapés never seem to taste as good in your living room ;-)