Tuesday, February 21, 2006

NASCAR Nextel FanView

For years race fans have used scanners to listen to communications between a driver and crew during a race. On Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway, Sprint Nextel, NASCAR, and Kangaroo.TV introduced the newest at-track wireless technology for spectators, <A HREF="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060209005434&newsLang=en">NASCAR NEXTEL FanView, a hand-held scanner</A> that includes video, audio, and data capabilities. The first device of its kind in any major sport, NASCAR NEXTEL FanView combines the race telecast and up to seven in-car camera channels, direct audio feeds allowing the user to listen to live driver and team conversations, as well as the radio broadcast and an exclusive audio-replay feature.

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