Perfect for sports-loving couch potatoes.
We've written before about how people are using their mobiles to chat on a 'backchannel' while watching big TV shows like The X Factor.
Now an iPhone app called FanPulse is looking to tap into the idea for big sports events.
It lets people sign up friends, and then register for their favourite teams, and sports events that they'll be watching in the near future - either in person or on TV.
When the event starts, they get a push notification to open the app, and access a live chat-room with their friends - perfect for the sort of merciless abuse friendly banter that characterises social sports viewing.
The app also lets users post their comments to Twitter and Facebook, adding a viral spin. And it cops some lingo from the new breed of social location apps by getting users to 'check in' to matches.
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Sadly for us Brits, ME has been testing FanPulse this morning, and can confirm that while it's available in the UK App Store, all the teams and events covered are US.
Ah well. We'll stick to chatting on our Twitter apps about sport for now...
