Sumo goes high tech
Posted by gracelim on Tuesday Aug 24, 2010 Under iPad, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps, iPhone News, Utility Apps
Sumo wrestlers are one of the most huge people in the world who has the ability to fight well. Japan who has an ancient sport of sumo restling is hugginh the latest high-tech, with its governing body set to distribute Apple’s iPad to wrestlers. Those who often struggle with smaller cellphone keypads due to their giant hands.
“We will hand out the newest iPads to all the sumo stables to swiftly communicate what we need to,” association vice chairman Hiroyoshi Murayama said.
The sumo organization said it will give out iPads to Japan’s 51 “stables,” or the clubs the wrestlers belong to, with the goal of improving communication among the roly-poly grapplers after some in the past had missed information sent by fax or telephone.
“We will hand out the newest iPads to all the sumo stables to swiftly communicate what we need to,” association vice chairman Hiroyoshi Murayama said.
The iPad tablet PC, which starts at 48,800 yen and $570, in Japan is likely to be chosen because a lot of stablemasters does not use computers and wrestlers are not good at punching in messages on their mobile phones due to their enormous hands, Jiji news agency said.
Sumo is trying to overhaul its image after being rocked by a series of scandals. Scandals includes an illegal baseball gambling racket, assault and drug use.
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