November 16, 2006
Cisco High Tech Ballpark
Baseball's Oakland A's are moving to Fremont, California and a new US$500M high-tech ballpark. Not only will fans be able to to watch instant replays, order food and drink, and communicate with friends over a wireless network, they'll be able to download online tickets to their cell phones, which will be validated with RFID readers at the stadium. [PC World via Loftware]
Since the Soccer World Cup earlier this year, a number of other sports including cricket, football, NASCAR racing, golf, and hockey are using RFID in numerous capacities. This includes game use (soccer: to settle goal decisions), asset management (NASCAR: track tires), ticketing and concession payments, seat management, etc. There have even been a few soccer teams suggesting that their star players be implanted with radio frequency chips.
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