emerging technology : In The News

Citizens Bank Park has gone high-tech thanks to a partnership that gives fans the chance to use their iPhone or IPod Touch to have concessions delivered to their seats, reports Athletic Business.

The short pilot program--right now slated to only run through the end of the regular season--will be integrated into the "At the Ballpark" section of MLB Advanced Media's all-inclusive iPhone application, At Bat. "At the Ballpark" currently offers a variety of interactive tools to allow fans to check in from the ballgame and integrate their experience with technology. This latest innovation carries that a step further, with food-ordering technology never previously employed at a Major League venue. "It's convenient, it's cool and it's quick," Mike Harris, Phillies director of marketing and special projects, told MLB.com.

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A new event from the gang at Technically Philly, Switch on Oct. 6, promises to sift through a handful of innovative companies that will give seven-minute demos and demonstrate Philadelphia's next buzz-worthy start-up, reports Philadelphia Magazine.

1. Packlate: If you can afford a bit of flexibility, Packlate can help save you hundreds on your next vacation. This West Conshohocken-based website help vacation home owners fill left over inventory while giving the rest of us a sweet deal. At Switch, Packlate plans to tell us how it all works as well as giving us inside tips about how we can snag the best deal possible. $140 a night in Costa Rica? Count us in.

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Philadelphia Technology Park is open in the Navy Yard, where it will serve Philly, South Jersey, Wilmington and Mid-Atlantic region companies and institutions, reports Web Host Industry Review.

The data center infrastructure offers a range of services, including back-up, disaster recovery, and protection of their IT systems from natural disasters, terrorist threats and unpredictable service from utility and bandwidth providers.

PTP was designed to meet the most strict power, cooling and bandwidth requirements. The campus has improved its 25,700 square foot single-use, fully redundant enterprise data center with a $25 million investment.

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