2008 Olympics starts today
the time is now, everyone especially chinese have been waiting for many years for this day, it is finally here.
the olympics will start 2008, august 8, 8 min, 8 sec i guess. that is 8-8-8-8-8, a very good number in china. it is so perfectly matched and the schedule could not be any better. I dont think when china lost to sydney in 2008, they would have thought that we have another chance 8 years later.
Microsoft teamed with NBC to provide video streaming and hosting for olympics games. a whoppy more than 3500 hours of videos will be provided throughout the olympics. the technology behind is the latest Microsoft Silverlight. I have been amassed about what Silverlight have changed the world of web programming, and seeing some of the previews of the NBC olympics is a strong affirmation on what this thing is about. I think it is a matter of time that Silverlight will be everywhere.
The soccer game has actually begun. china is doing not bad. the man’s team tied with new zealand and the women’s team beats sweden 2-1. I watched the record in nbcolympics.com for this two games (well, not the entirety but saw all the goals). it was great, especally see the Silverlight HD video stream works like a charm.
here is the link:
man’s game(china vs new zealand):
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=fb3h-bj-sd15-080708-193502&channelcode=sportfb
women’s game:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=fb1h-bj-sd13-080608-193649&channelcode=sportfb
Let the game begins!