Tag: London 2012
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Virgin’s free London Underground WiFi up and running
Not to be outdone by BT, Virgin takes to the London Underground, supplying at least 80 stations with free WiFi in time for the Olympics, switching to pay-as-you-go model in about 120 stations by the end of the year. Read more here on Engadget and here on Slashgear.
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Sweden selects 5 more swimmers for their Olympic squad
Yesterday the Swedish Swimming Federation announced 5 more names on the Swedish London 2012 roster, Stefan Nystrand and Stina Gardell for individual swims and Michelle Coleman, Ida Marko-Varga and Gabriella Fagundez for the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.
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Wow, the London 2012 victory ceremony uniforms are, ehm, ‘special’
They are not impressed on Jezebel, calling the medal presenters’ uniforms ‘overly fussy’ and ‘something to wear if aliens ever land on earth’. Supposed to “represent London and its architecture with a modern twist.” You decide. Image courtesy of LOCOG
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Omega ‘Start Me Up’ Olympic Campaign featuring Natalie Coughlin
Worried about your campaign not being cool enough? Just add water! Via the17thman
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BT aims to have 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across London for the Olympics
As sole provider of public Wi-Fi in the Olympic Park this summer, BT claims it will be the largest high density Wi-Fi venue deployment ever, including 1,000 access points at nine Olympic venues, and 500,000 across London by the times that the Games begin in July. They already have 475,000 hotspots up and running. Access…
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Fan changes name to include Ian Thorpe and 11 other athletes
A British Olympics fan has paid £33 to officially change his name from Thomas Manly to Thomas Steve Redgrave Matthew Pinsent Linford Christie Ian Thorpe Daley Thompson Chris Hoy Seb Coe Carl Lewis Steve Ovett Jonathan Edwards Ben Ainslie Usain Bolt Manly. “It’s not every year we get the Olympic Games – it is history…
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Ouch, London Aquatics Centre architect Zaha Hadid not invited to the 2012 Games
Zaha Hadid, the architect who created the £269 million London 2010 Olympic Aquatics Centre has criticised “rude†Games bosses for not inviting her to a single event. “When you’ve designed a building like this you want to see how it’s used.†Read more here on Architizer and This Is London.
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Olympic trading card the thing this summer
Ricky Berens tweeted yesterday that he’d received copies of his new (and first ever) Topps trading cards, and rated them as awesome. They are nice, yes, but the Danish have even RPG-esque rating of tactics, technique, stamina and strength, as seen on the Mie Ø. Nielsen trading card to the right, presented by her on…
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Leading architects surveying the London 2012 Olympic Park
Leading architects Amanda Levete and Piers Gough and critic Charles Jencks give their verdict on the key venues of the London Olympic site. They are blown away by the beauty of the Aquatics Centre and the Velodrome – but left deeply underwhelmed by the main stadium. Read more here on The Guardian.