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NFL Teams Considering IPads To Replace Playbooks

Posted by samzenpus on from the there's-a-bone-crushing-app-for-that dept.

bonch writes "Pete Walsh, technology head for the Dallas Cowboys, says he and other teams are considering iPads and other tablets as a replacement for paper playbooks, saving about 5,000 pages of printouts per game. Not only is it a huge savings in paper, but a lost iPad might also be remotely wiped to prevent a team's plays falling into the wrong hands. One concern is security and whether or not a tablet could be wirelessly hacked."

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  1. Re:iPad makes zero sense by LordKronos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kindle, on the other hand, makes total sense.

    iPad is total overkill, Kindle is way way WAY cheaper and does all the same things that they need to do.

    You are probably right. The NFL pays their player multi-million dollar contracts, but I'm sure they'd squirm when they saw the $500-700 price tag on the ipad.

  2. Weather? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    This article reminded me of the classic 1970s Xerox ad. But what would they do in weather like that? Maybe they plan to always play in domed stadiums.