The best of both worlds; a 50's Aston Martin with its sexy lines coupled with the latest in Formula One engineering. Rizk Auto in Phoenix, AZ is offering this remake of the 1957 Austin Martin as a special order...hurry and be the first in your city to own one of these beauties. (via Luxist)

Ron May with Harper Reed of Skinny Corp & Threadless from The May Report on Vimeo.

As I type this post I am watching the Rockies leading the Angels 3-1 in the fifth inning via MLB's AtBat iPhone app...by the way the picture quality is flawless. So in the span of twelve hours I watch two live sports events on my iPhone; one via the 3G AT&T network and the other via my home WiFi connected to my AT&T dsl service. If this along with Hulu, Boxee, Apple TV, etc. don't scare the pants off television executives then they don't have a heartbeat. Things are just starting to get interesting and wait till wireless networks catch up and start delivering speeds that rival what you can get via cable or dsl service today.

Competition is no longer 500 channels it is now starting to become five million channels with the onset of the various do it yourself internet/mobile video solutions on the market today. Companies like Google, Ustream, Vimeo, Oolyala, Livestream, etc. are letting anyone who wants to distribute video do so. And with the new iPhone 3GS release the ability to stream video live via your mobile phone is coming sooner than you think. Remember when people were afraid of what people would do with the still cameras built into mobile phones a few years ago?

Another example of this new video paradigm is Gary Vaynerchuk's wildly popular Wine Librabry TV...he produces a thirty-forty minute show five days a week and according to Gary his video reaches over ninety thousand daily. Now Gary just needs to release an iPhone app so I can watch the show on my mobile phone.

Sit back and enjoy the ride as the video business continues to unfold over the next few years...oh and enjoy the ability to watch what you want, when you want on the device most convenient for you.

(via marco.org)

Here is the entire article via the NY Times.

I have long wondered why no team had tried this until now, and it is no surprise that the Giants are the first to do so with the Silicon Valley influence. A sports ticket is no different than an airline seat or hotel room...it is perishable inventory and if the seat isn't sold by game time the reveue potential is gone, and no chance to generate incremental revenue via sales of hot dogs, sushi, soda, beer, t-shirts, etc.

How will this affect season ticket holders who pay a fixed price for the entire season? Will people put off buying tickets well in advance waiting for the price to come down as the game draws near? These issues will play out over time, but the other thing that will be more interesting is how fast other teams jump on this bandwagon as everyone copies interesting and successful new business practices in professional sports.

There are numerous rumors flying around, including that Basille has offered Wayne Gretzky 10-15% of the team and that he will build a new arena and name it after Wayne's father Walter. There is no question that Ontario could support a second franchise as long as there was a building capable of generating the revenue streams needed to be competitive.

The only thing for sure at this point is that the attorney's for the three sides will make out like bandits.

Thursday afternoon I will join a group of eight or nine friends as we make our annual pilgrimage to Louisville for the 135th running of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday and Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Our seats are always amazing...good to have friends in high places...and the laughs are many and often.

This year I will document the weekend via Twitter and Twitpic with my phone. If you don't follow me on Twitter (@sofro) do so if you want to get an inside look into the Derby weekend. You can also follow @derbyoaks to get the latest news from the track. There should be some interesting photo's from the races as we typically bump into a number of celebrities and media types.

After a full day of racing we typically frequent a dive bar a couple of blocks away from the main entrance to Churchill Downs...not sure of the name but we just call it Deuce's. I will get some pics with Deuce and his buddies who run the barbecue behind the bar.

Cheers and best of luck if you are betting the Derby. I personally like the favorite I Want Revenge but that may change come 5 PM on Saturday.