On-field action in the palm of your hand.

The NFL and MLB are expressing interest in a new device that is aimed to revolutionize the way fans appreciate football and baseball at the stadium. The device, called FanVision, has a screen about the size of your palm, and plays the games for the sport you watch at the stadium. Not just the live one (after-all, you could just look at the field for that), but also games being played at stadiums all over the United States.

Replays, highlights, statistics, team breakdowns, and more will be shown during the game, and this new media is leaving some wondering why fans even come to the game if their heads will be buried in the FanVision the whole time. However, Mike Weisman, a former executive of NBC sports, claims that the device is "best used during the substantial down time in a game..." In other words, during pre-game warmups, scheduled breaks, timeouts, quarter-stoppages, and halftime.

An intriguing idea to be sure, but as of now, it is still largely just that; an idea. Only 12 of the 32 teams have embraced and shown support for the FanVision media player. Until the other 20 teams choose to incorporate it into their fan's football experience, the FanVision will not have the necessary foundation to support it and make it an attraction for more people to come to the games. However, if word spreads, teams jump on the bandwagon, and FanVision becomes a reality, I wouldn't mind taking the trip to see an NFL game and try this new media device out.

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