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The England were struck by an injustice and they left the World Cup; Villa’s fourth goal of this World Cup was also a controversial one… you see, the miscarriage of justice has made referees no longer welcomed to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Surely the referees didn’t do well enough during the football matches, but we should help them make objective decisions rather than merely blame them. And that’s why we love Andy Kurovets’ “Referee Third Eye Concept”. It is used to monitor the football game on the screen, alerting the chief arbiter of the player’s illegal actions by turning the relevant light into red. So what do you think of the “Referee Third Eye”? Will the device really help to ensure a fair match? [Read the rest of this entry...]

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup entering the most important period, everyone around the world is showing more enthusiasm for the tournament and the football. So here today we’d like to introduce the world’s first solar powered football to you guys. Designed by a Taiwan based company, the new football is built with solar panels rather than conventional black pentagonal-shaped leather patches on the exterior, therefore it looks totally different from the common footballs. Besides, the company is developing a motion sensing technology, which is expected to be integrated with the football so that the visually impaired people can also enjoy the football game. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Let’s view the FIFA World Cup from a different perspective -that is, regard it as parts of the advertising campaigns -then we may experience something new but still exciting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Though claimed to be the first football you can see through on the earth, the transparent design is not the only character of the CTRUS soccer ball. Made out of reinforced elastomers, the outer net-embedded shell not only emulates the bounce of the inflated football, but offers it the advantage of not loosing air. The electronic components inside also enable the control stations to wirelessly control the ball. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A football? For sure? Nope, that’s not really true. It’s an edible football, the Football Sausage. Made from fresh beef and pork, it is the most delicious football you may ever have tasted! Imagine your friends asking what is prepared for lunch and you take out a ‘football’ and cut it into slices…Sounds interesting! As the sausage seems like a real football in both shapes and colors, you also need to remind your kids not to mistake them with real ones. That’s a football for eating, not for playing. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The best thing about indoor life is being able to do whatever we like, and of course, indoor games are indispensable. See that, the robotic Marubot Football League here comes to bring you with more fun. Except for the exciting robotic games instructed by your command, the machine also features some artificial robot expressions, like smiles for goal and depression for lose. Cute!

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Due to digital technology, this visual space football may bring you with absolutely different feeling when you are engaged in these space football games. It is cool, because though all balls are shown in the screen, you can still control the games via usual sort of spiny axle controllers.

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Although you have football table, you still have to find a partner for playing. But, not everybody has so much spare time like you. So, why not find a robot partner.

With the built-in camera and a analysis system, this robot could perform as a good partner of you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The LCD on the this soccer ball could tell you how long you can keep the ball in the aire and how many times you can juggle it with your feet. [Read the rest of this entry...]