US Open Tennis 2008
I had the opportunity to attend the US Open tennis tournament currently underway in New York city over the long holiday weekend. While admittedly not a huge tennis fan, I thoroughly enjoy attending the open. I attended the event with my brother Jonathan, who also works for IBM. As in the past, IBM is a major sponsor for the event and runs the USOpen.org website and other technology needs including the scoring, statistics and court side radar guns.
As in the past, American Express continued its tradition of offering free electronics rentals for cardholders to add to the enjoyment of the game. Several years ago, they offered FM Sony Walkman rentals to hear the play-by-play but for the past few years they offered disposable headoffer free FM headsets which weren't as nice. This year, however, American Express really outdid themselves with portable video that allowed different views of the action, different matches, player bios and statistics as well as maps and information about the facility. I couldn't tell what company made the video screen (it didn't have a logo) but I was very impressed and the price was right (free rental). I'll be back again next year.
As in the past, American Express continued its tradition of offering free electronics rentals for cardholders to add to the enjoyment of the game. Several years ago, they offered FM Sony Walkman rentals to hear the play-by-play but for the past few years they offered disposable headoffer free FM headsets which weren't as nice. This year, however, American Express really outdid themselves with portable video that allowed different views of the action, different matches, player bios and statistics as well as maps and information about the facility. I couldn't tell what company made the video screen (it didn't have a logo) but I was very impressed and the price was right (free rental). I'll be back again next year.
