The BCS College Football Google Map Mashup

Another fine mashup with a sports theme... this one enables you to see when and where the BCS games will take place and also see who's playing in them. A fine job (Let's hope that Ohio State gets the crap kicked out of them once again - ohowihateohiostate!)- see http://www.mibazaar.com/collegebowl/

NFL news, scores,schedules and more for your mobile and a widget too

OFf topic but you know how I love sharing my tips and tricks with our readers.. here's a great NFL widget as well as a fantastic mobile app.. how often have you fumbled around looking for a football score on the week-end, forever clicking on your phone, waiting etc... I use Yahoo! mobile but really, it's simply way too slow for my liking (perhaps its the crappy T-Mobile network too... Anyway, read on for a cool week-end tip. Here's a great mobile resource for the bookmarks from plusmo. Simply bookmark http://nfl.plusmo.com and visit with your mobile web browser... very handy! Even cooler, plusmo (www.plusmo.com) makes available a widget that users can customize and embed on their website or blog... nice! PS: I'm not a huge Bronco fan but you get the idea!

Off Topic - NOCO Going Colorado Rockies Wild

Needless to say, all of Colorado is going Rockies wild including our household - hey man, we've been on the bandwagon for some time now and not just the past week... I recall 2 months ago wondering where all the fans were while attending a game because the Rockies were Red hot! Even my own 6 year old is getting into the spirit... enjoy this vid as we prepare for game 4 (hopefully the final game of the (ALCS) tonight! Note: she couldn't quite wait until the 7th inning stretch to belt this one out!

Rockies or Diamond Backs... NLCS finally is rolling!

The NLCS (National league Champ. Series) is finally getting going tonight with game #1 in Arizona. James and maybe a couple of others would like to think that the Diamond Backs may win (LO), however, most of us here on the front range no better and the Rockies will likely keep their streak rolling - after all, they are the hottest team in all of the MLB. So, what's your thought on NLCS... feel free to chime in on the poll.. James, please don't be sitting there clicking and voting all day long ;0) Obviously I'm down with the Rockies and we're all hoping here that a Rocks / Red Sox series should take place later in October.. nice!

The Nokia Wrist Band CP-218 - keep your N95 in place!

A rather odd find but nonetheless quite cool.. Nokia has a product for sale called the wrist band. Simply put, its a sports band type of garment that is designed to keep your smartphone safe and in place while you work out! Going for a jog... simply slide on the wrist band and tuck your Nokia N95 safely inside... ok ,you could put your iPhone in there instead but that would be a bit hypocritical wouldn't it?? Thanks to Phil over at the S60 blogs for the heads-up on this one!

On the Bandwagon

Off topic... I may be relatively new to Colorado but I've quickly become a huge fan of the Rockies this year. It's been hard not to with such a fantastic, young team. I've taken the kids to a number of games at Coors Field and I wish I could attend this final week-end but a travel gig on Sunday is preventing me from that - along with a planned trip to Estes Park to catch the annual elk buggeling spectacle.. stay tuned for some pics and vids from that one! (Brian from TerraGo... are you going to be up there???) Anyway, here's to the Rockies opening up a can of Whop-a@#$ on Arizona this week-end and extending the amazing streak to 15. PS: If your in Denver and heading to the game tonight and need a side-kick let me know ;0)

The Best NFL football cities to tailgate Map - creating a national tailgating index of NFL cities

Are you ready for some football? Here's a cool story to coincide with tonights double-header kick off of Monday Night football.
A great map and a cool story here as hightechtailgating creates a national tailgating index including a map and ranking of some 31 US cities. The winner... Baltimore Maryland ranked according to tailgating friendliness. This includes considering such criteria as mobile programming, environment, parking etc...



From the site... After analyzing a host of criteria, including stadium parking lots, overall tailgating environment, tailgating-fan enthusiasm and the sales of tailgating accessories like in-car live TV systems and mobile programming, an alliance of tailgating experts has released for the first time the America's Best Football Tailgating Cities Index, a ranking of the “tailgating-friendliness” of the 31 U.S. cities with an NFL team plus NFL-hopeful Los Angeles. And the winners are...

1. Baltimore
2. Denver
3. Houston
4. San Diego
5. Cincinnati

http://www.hightechtailgating.com - Where's your favorite place to tailgate??

Garmin to air TV commercial during Super Bowl XLI on February 4

Once again, GPS is going prime time.. this time with a featured spot in an ad during Super Bowl. Looks like location has been a pretty lucrative technology recently if this is any indication. Industry-heavyweight Garmin has scored big and will be airing a 30 second TV ad this week-end on superbowl Sunday. The ad will feature Garmin Man and a Maposaurus! The theme of the commercial is "Grab your Garmin, Take on the World" – demonstrating how Garmin personal navigation devices can save the everyday consumer time, money, and hassles. Taken to the extreme, the commercial is a humorous 1960s-style sci-fi piece. The commercial's quirky low-tech production treatment is in playful contrast to Garmin's cutting edge GPS technology and other advertisers' use of complex computer effects. Catch the ad on Sunday.. oh.. and GO COLTS!!! You can see some images of garmin man and maposaurus here