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Games
10:20PM Rosa Golijan | Definitely one for the things-I-wish-I-were-talented-enough-to-do category. These five guys are playing a way-bigger-than-life-size game of Guitar Hero by shooting soccer balls at sensors made from torn-apart Guitar Hero controllers. Oh and they’re scoring some pretty decent accuracy too. More »
DIY Soccer Ball-Controlled Guitar Hero Game
10:20PM Rosa Golijan | Definitely one for the things-I-wish-I-were-talented-enough-to-do category. These five guys are playing a way-bigger-than-life-size game of Guitar Hero by shooting soccer balls at sensors made from torn-apart Guitar Hero controllers. Oh and they’re scoring some pretty decent accuracy too. More » 
Sports
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine. More »
The Science Of The Soccer Ball
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine. More »
Sports
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | GPS and football sounds like an odd combo. I mean, you have to ask; do players really need directions on which way to run? Yes they do. But surprisingly, the use of GPS in football—whether it be AFL, league, rugby or soccer—isn’t exactly a new concept.
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GPS Proving A Hit In Football — Players Can Now Find The Try Line
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | GPS and football sounds like an odd combo. I mean, you have to ask; do players really need directions on which way to run? Yes they do. But surprisingly, the use of GPS in football—whether it be AFL, league, rugby or soccer—isn’t exactly a new concept.
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Random Stuff
Dallas Cowboys Stadium Continues Streak Of Giant Screen Fails
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | After their giant screen blocked a punt, you’d figure the owners of the Dallas Cowboys stadium would be extra careful with their massive displays—but it looks like somebody didn’t shut down his computer properly. Whoops! [Thanks, Richard!]
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NFL To Let The Cowboys Keep Their Punt-Blocking HD Screen
12:30AM Adam Frucci | Despite the fact that the Cowboys’ new 54-metre HD screen has already blocked a punt and the NFL season hasn’t even started yet, the league is going to let it stay put. At least this year. More »
Screens
Punt Hits World’s Largest HD Video Screen In Cowboys Stadium
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | During last night’s Tennessee-Dallas game, a Titans punter actually hit Dallas’s massive 55-metre-long HD screen, creating a bit of a situation: The play isn’t reviewable, and there’s no provision for a replay. The solution may cost millions of dollars. More »
GPS
11:11AM Nick Broughall | Let’s face it – satnavs aren’t exactly breaking the mould these days. More points of interest, faster GPS chips, GPRS connectivity, traffic… every manufacturer is pretty much doing the same thing and trying to tell you they’re unique. TomTom has decided to actually do something a bit different and added the ability to load NRL or AFL related content to your satnav device. More »
TomTom Lets You Add NRL And AFL Content To Your Satnav
11:11AM Nick Broughall | Let’s face it – satnavs aren’t exactly breaking the mould these days. More points of interest, faster GPS chips, GPRS connectivity, traffic… every manufacturer is pretty much doing the same thing and trying to tell you they’re unique. TomTom has decided to actually do something a bit different and added the ability to load NRL or AFL related content to your satnav device. More »
Games
Mattel Football: 1979’s King Of Timewasters
11:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Mattel’s Football (just “Football”) was one of the most popular standalone handheld games of the late ’70s, in the same ultra-addicting category as Tetris and Pac-Man. It was the beginning of the end for the attention span of American youth. More »
Gadgets
Health-Monitoring Football Helmets Take The Fun Out Of Death Sports
12:40PM Wilson Rothman | Too many people overheat or are gravely injured playing sports like football. The latest answer to the crisis is the Hothead helmet, which monitors cranial heat, wirelessly alerting coaches when the wearer runs the risk of heat exhaustion. More »
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