Now You're Really in the Game
Tired of letting onscreen avatars do all the heavy lifting? Sony's new Eyetoy accessory makes you the star of the game. Essentially a webcam gussied up with some effective…
View ArticleA Rounder Ball For the World Stage
When the strikers for either Germany or Costa Rica kick off the first game of the 2006 World Cup today in Munich, they will be doing so with what Adidas is hailing as the…
View ArticleThe Science Behind Jabulani, Adidas's 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball
While the sporting world watched the clock for the high noon announcement of the brackets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, we were salivating over another four-year tradition: the engineering...
View ArticleAmerican Soccer Robots Dominate at the World RoboCup 2011
Soccer fans, rejoice: America has won the World Cup. Well, the robot World Cup. In the finale of RoboCup 2011, two Virginia Tech robots took top honors in the adult-size and…
View ArticleA Soccer Ball That Doubles as a Generator
At least half of the 265 million people worldwide who play soccer live in developing regions, where electricity can be scarce. The sOccket, designed and distributed by New…
View ArticleHow To Build A Better World Cup Ball
At the 2010 World Cup, Adidas debuted the Jabulani, the tournamentâs official game ball. It flopped. Players lamented its tendency to break unpredictably in the airâa…
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