SOCIETY Samsung Launches Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) Mobile App for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics WOW Transforms OS Devices Android v mobile sports stations that, thanks to variable settings, provide fans with what they want informace exactly according to their needs.
The Public WOW app provides sports fans with reliable and fast access to current schedules, the latest results, medal standings and Olympic records. Public WOW expands the service offering of the WOW application designed for mobile communication between the organizers of the Olympic Games.
"Samsung is offering fans around the world live access to the action at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, allowing them to choose which ones they're interested in informace they want to receive,” said WS Lee, Senior Vice President of New Business Development of Samsung Electronics' Mobile Communications Division. "Throughout the year, our specialized teams checked the readiness of WOW technology both for users from among fans and direct visitors to the games, for whom it provides a unique experience, and for organizers and employees, for whom it is an important communication channel ensuring the smooth running of all activities."
All OS users Android they can download the Public WOW app from the store Samsung Apps and Google Play and thus gain unique access to all the events at the Winter Olympics.
Set your own OH program
The WOW app offers personalized Olympic coverage. Everything from the names of the winners of their favorite disciplines to the big moments of the Olympics will be delivered to their mobile devices in real time, and thanks to a new "fan" service, users can cheer on their favorite athletes and countries.
Celebrate successes on social media
Text and images from Olympic events can be uploaded and instantly shared with other WOW users and on social media. It will thus create a global community whose members are united by an interest in the Olympic Games and winter sports. Public WOW is available in many languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Korean, Russian and Spanish.
Get to know the world of Olympic sports thanks to the interactive guide
The application offers informace about all fifteen Olympic winter sports through a graphically sophisticated interface. Visual Sports Guide will provide a comprehensive informace about each sport including rules, detailed description of equipment and many other points of interest to draw fans into the Olympic action as much as possible.
Make the most of your visit to Sochi with a guide to the Olympic venues
Fans attending the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics will have access to a guide to the Olympic venues thanks to Samsung WOW technology. He will offer everything informace about the individual sports venues, including navigation to them, so that visitors will feel as involved as possible in the events at the Olympics.
"Thanks to advanced technology in the field of mobile communications, Samsung plays an important role in the successful implementation of the Olympic Games. We believe that thanks to the WOW application, communication between the Olympic community and fans will become even more effective and faster." says Timo Lumme, Director General of Television and Marketing Services of the International Olympic Committee. As part of the "Samsung Smart Olympic Games Initiative", Samsung will provide around 18 mobile devices to all Olympians, International Olympic Committee executives and staff, and members of the National Olympic Committee and Sochi Organizing Committee. Mobile phones will be connected to Samsung WOW services and will provide up-to-date informace about individual sports disciplines, including times or sports venues. First introduced at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Samsung WOW has since evolved to become an indispensable service for all Olympic organizers, participants and fans around the world.
