'Torch cam' tracks Olympic torch relay

TORONTO – Olympic fans can follow every moment of the Olympic torch relay in Canada thanks to live video streaming from an on-board camera. The Olympic Torch cam allows a video signal to be transmitted from wherever there is an available cell phone or Wi-Fi connection. The technology that provides the continuous video feed uses multiple signal sources to deliver video images from a web cam travelling aboard the Olympic Torch Relay pace vehicle. Footage is available on the two official websites of Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca. This is the first time in Olympic Games history that this...