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Has anyone heard about the Bar Coding Experiment in California? Some league near Silicon Valley has invented a really niffty new reporting system. All the players have bar codes on their uniforms. The officials carry a radio-transmitting Laser Scanner/Whistle Unit. When pressed the Laser Scanner/Whistle sends a signal to the scoreboard which blows a whistle. The official then scans the player's bar code by Laser(up to 10 feet away) and presses another button on the Scanner/Whistle Unit to indicate the offense. All of this is instantly posted on the remote Score Board in easy to understand graphics similar to Sega including the reporting official's first name. The claim is that it speeds up the game and eliminates the need for the official to approach the table and listen to coach's guff. The Laser/Whistle units have Laser Pointers which help the officials spot throw-in locations, indicate time-outs and warn bench personnel. Technical fouls on coaches are indicated with a "fast-draw" motion and a click of the Laser Trigger on the Unit. This is "state-of-the-art" - we'll all all be using them in 2 years.
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