X-mini™ II Capsule ($49)
Want a portable speaker for your mobile listening device that gives you an “on the sidelines” feel? Check out the X-mini line of products like the X-mini II capsule. A sturdy, simple, beefy choice to surround you with sound.
“Fitness Evolved” headset $99 (Shuffle not included)
https://www.ihomeaudio.com/NB639B/
Listen to the game while running, walking or biking? This headset incorporates a heart rate sensor and pedometer with audio feedback on how you’re doing at the touch of a button, and may be used with customized walking, jogging, or running workout routines, or with music from your own digital music player.
Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel ($59.99)
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox360/Accessories/Controllers/Xbox-360-Wireless-Speed-Wheel
Getting your NASCAR wanabe fix from your XBOX? Add this new wireless wheel from Microsoft that incorporates all the buttons of a normal controller as well. It’s like having your cake and eating it too.
Roku LT ($49)
The Roku LT can bring the vast resource of cloud-based sport content to any TV in your home. This streaming box can connect including sports footage on Hulu Plus, MLB.TV, all your favorite sports movies on Netflix or Amazon and hundreds more, all you need is a Wi-Fi connection for 720P quality. Need full HD and an Ethernet port? Roku’s line of full-featured boxes starts at $99.
EyeFi Share X2 4GB Memory Card $49
http://www.eye.fi/products/connectx2
Can’t wait to get home to send those game photos out to the poor bastards who didn’t have seats at the 50-yard line? If there’s Wi-Fi in the stadium you’re good to go, straight from your camera to the Internet with this combo memory card and transmitter. Eye-Fi also makes larger capacity and higher speed cards for more bucks.
AutoSport Twin USB and 12-volt cup holder Adapter ($19.95)
http://www.autosportcatalog.com/electronic-gadgets/twin-usb-and-12v-cupholder-adapter.cfm
Seems like it’s impossible to go to a game without multiple wireless devices on hand, but how many times have you forgotten to charge ‘em before you get there. This dandy device lets you power up multiple devices off of just one cigarette lighter and fits into the cup holder for ease of storage. It can power up to two 12v and two USB devices.
Stephen Jacobs is an Associate Professor in the department of Interactive Games and Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is Director of the Lab for Technological Literacy and an Affiliate of the Lab for Social Computing at the University. He has done pioneering work as an early journalist blogger, in the corporate and educational use of virtual worlds, and in the application of social media to businesses, cultural institutions and the game industry. HIs work in these areas has been recognized by the Association of Computing Machinery and the National Science Foundation and he has worked with a variety of corporations, large and small, including Gannet Corp, General Motors and Binney and Smith (the parent corporation of Crayola).
