Embed from Getty Images Football fans are increasingly utilizing live streams online to watch the Super Bowl. FOX said today that its Super Bowl Live stream, distributed via its Fox Sports Go platform, averaged 1.72 million viewers per minute during New England’s 34-28 win over Atlanta on Sunday. #SB51 attracts 113.7 million viewers combined on @FOXTV, #FOXSportsGO & @FOXDeportes, according to @Nielsen Fast Nationals: pic.twitter.com/f394a9di2k — FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) February 6, 2017 Last year, an average of 1.4 million people per minute streamed the Super Bowl — so that’s a spike of 3 million viewers. Many people on Sunday complained… Read More
Update: The drones — 300 of them — were indeed from Intel. The company collaborated with Lady Gaga and supplied the 280-gram quadcopters, which can create more than 4 billion color combinations. The drones created a red and blue moving star formation; an American flag; and a Pepsi logo followed by Intel’s logo at the end of the show. You can watch the drones here. Update No. 2: As Wired notes, the drones weren’t actually flying in real-time — Intel pre-recorded the show earlier in the week. “Lady Gaga and the Super Bowl creative team wanted to pull off something that had never… Read More
Alexa must like underdogs. Amazon’s virtual assistant, which powers the company’s Echo devices, is predicting a Falcons victory in today’s Super Bowl — despite Atlanta being a 3-point underdog to New England. If you own an Echo, try asking Alexa who will win the Super Bowl. “I think it’ll be a really exciting game with lots of scoring,” she responded today. “The Patriots were favored to win by three points the last I checked, but honestly I think the Falcons offense is going to soar and they will fly home with the win.” It’s not clear as to why Alexa is… Read More
Millions of people watching Super Bowl 51 today will get a taste of Google Home. The tech giant will air a 1-minute Super Bowl advertisement during the big game this afternoon that features its smart speaker. Google just posted the ad here on YouTube. It’s a mash-up of people coming home and using Google’s $129 device to play music, turn on lights, answer questions, and more. If the commercial looks familiar, that’s because Google is re-using the same ad it published online back in October. Google Home debuted this past November and competes directly with Amazon’s popular Echo device. Some reviewers say Home… Read More
Microsoft wants to change how sports fans think about autographs. The tech giant this weekend unveiled “Social Autograph,” a new concept that digitizes an age-old art form — traditionally created with pen and paper — by taking advantage of the company’s Surface tablet and Windows inking technology. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, a long-time Microsoft spokesman, showed off the first-ever “Social Autograph” while appearing on Conan O’Brien’s late night show. Had a blast stopping by @ConanOBrien today. Hooked him up with the first ever Social Autograph on a @Surface #MicrosoftNFL pic.twitter.com/IweAhy8VOu — Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) February 1, 2017 Microsoft also invited Saints quarterback Drew Brees,… Read More
