Major League Baseball execs laid out their vision of the ballpark of the future, complete with the ability to track your movements across the ballpark and beam messages directly to your iPhone via proximity marketing. The demo installation at Citi Field was shared with the tech press during the final days of the season, combining […]
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Now available: Ballpark Digest iPhone/iPad app
You’re never too far from a pro ballpark after downloading the Ballpark Digest iPhone/iPad app, now available from the Apple iTunes store for $1.99. The app lists every MLB, MiLB, independent and spring-training ballpark. Want directions to Steinbrenner Field or Busch Stadium? Dodger Stadium or Modern Woodmen Park? This map contains turn-by-turn directions, links to […]
MLBAM expands paperless offerings on iPhones
With the introduction of a new operating system for iPhones, MLB Advanced Media has expanded support for paperless tickets with Apple’s Passport applications. Under the new system — which will be offered for the rest of the season by the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox — a ticket […]
Your essential app for 2012: MLB At Bat
Spending a lot of time on a sickbed last week, one thing helped me get through a bad time: MLB At Bat 2012, revamped for the coming season. Relaunched by MLB Advanced Media with a new pricing scheme for the 2012 season, it’s an essential application for any baseball fan. If you used it in […]
Next up in your MLB ballpark: in-ballpark food delivery from a smartphone
The Philadelphia Phillies, MLBAM and Aramark yesterday unveiled a system at Citizens Bank Park allowing fans to order concessions from their seats and have them delivered in about 10 minutes or so. The ability to order concessions will be available throughout the end of the season. To use it, a fan calls up the At […]