Review: In Depth: FanVision

By Darren Murph

FanVision is, in some ways, difficult to explain. We’ve struggled to boil it down to a single sentence, primarily because its value is best realized when you take advantage of everything it offers. As simply as possible, FanVision is a handheld screen and radio network, which allows patrons attending a live sporting event to dive far deeper into what’s happening in real-time than those who are left to use their own two eyes. For analytics geeks, there’s simply no event companion more enthralling.

We recently had a chance to put FanVision to the test at a pair of NASCAR events. The two venues couldn’t be more dissimilar – the first race was a road course in Sonoma, Calif., while the second was a three-quarter mile thriller in Richmond, Va. As of now, FanVision’s only major consumer touch point is in motorsport (NASCAR, NHRA, IndyCar), despite once being available at NFL stadiums and F1 races. We’ll touch a bit on that later on in the review, but we wanted to start by painting a picture of how the system actually works.

How it works

• Charge it up before race day
• Make sure you have a subscription for the event …read more

  Source:: techradar.com – Gadgets