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FIRST-EVER “WIRELESS SUPER BOWL”
Live Super Bowl MVP Balloting
Favorite Commercial Voting
Via
the AOL®
Super Sunday Ad Poll
Other Features Include Ring Tones, Games
& Live Scores/Statistics
Media Center, Stadium
Equipped with Wireless Internet Service Provided by Motorola
NFL teams have been using wireless communication on the playing field for a
decade (the coach-to-quarterback communication system was introduced in
1994), but this year’s Super Bowl in Jacksonville will be the first truly
“wireless Super Bowl”.
Following are some of the Super Bowl XXXIX wireless offerings for fans:
Live Super Bowl MVP
balloting –
Fans at home and at ALLTEL Stadium can vote for the Super Bowl MVP award
(powered by THQ Wireless). Go to
http://www.superbowl.com/mvp
for more information.
Super Bowl commercial
voting – NFL
new media partner, America Online, Inc., will provide wireless voting for
the AOL Super Sunday Ad Poll to complement the online Super Bowl voting
application within the AOL® service and on AOL.com. To learn more, go to
AOL® Keyword: Super Bowl or
http://mymobile.aol.com/.
Complete Super Bowl
information
– Fans can access Super Bowl information and real-time game statistics via
mobile devices including Motorola products.
Arcade-Style Mobile
Games – Fans
can play NFL simulation games from THQ Wireless and Jamdat and FOX Sports
games from Sorrent.
Fantasy Football
– Fans participating in the Super Bowl.com Playoff Challenge game can check
statistics live.
Ring Tones
– Fans can download THQ Wireless-produced cellphone ringtones from a select
group of NFL players, including defensive end Jevon Kearse of the NFC
Champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Wallpaper/Screensavers
– Fans can download NFL and team-specific logo screensavers, including
Playoff and Super Bowl graphics.
FOX Sports Mobile
– Fans can follow the action with stats, scores, photos and more by
downloading FOX Sports Mobile by Sorrent.
For those covering the game, the Super Bowl media center and ALLTEL Stadium
will have wireless internet access provided by Motorola, official wireless
communications sponsor/provider of the NFL.
NFL.com
and SuperBowl.com are produced and hosted in partnership with
SportsLine.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLN), a leading global Internet sports media
company and publisher of CBS SportsLine.com.
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