Last weekend saw an absolutely epic game of tennis. If you missed it, you missed out. It doesn’t matter if you’re not massively into sport, that game had more tension than a barber giving a porcupine a shave. The Men’s Wimbledon Final was literally on the edge of your seat stuff, and thanks to the wonders of technology, I didn’t miss a point – regardless of having to travel from London to Preston half way through the match…
I caught the first few games in a bar on Brick Lane, Shoreditch – a short walk from home. After around 45mins I had to head off to catch my train up north, so I pulled out my iPhone and started following @pokpokclap on Twitter for live updates each point. Ok, so I was put in the dark when I caught the tube to Euston, but was able to catch up from @pokpokclap as soon as I could find signal.
Once I’d boarded the train, I headed to first class (It’s a cheap upgrade on weekends – free WiFi) and powered up my netbook. Straight to the BBC’s website for some live video action! Unfortunately iPlayer and other live video sites were blocked on board - presumably to save bandwidth, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. A quick call to a friend had a webcam set up in front of a TV somewhere in Suffolk, streaming the video direct to my screen, and great quality at that. Arriving in Preston, it was back to relying on the iPhone for Twitter coverage before jumping in a taxi. Radio 5 please!
Finally arriving at a friend’s house, thanks to the amazing Sky+, I didn’t miss a single point in between the taxi and the house. Of course, if you found your own way to watch the game, you’ll also know that I had another epic hour of final set action to watch… Talk about a long match…
Great game! Cheers technology!
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Wimbledon
Posted by Brad Jordan July 7 2009 06:22pm