FIFA: Adidas 'smart ball' not ready for World Cup

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Tracking technology behind chip-implanted soccer balls, designed to rule out bad goal line calls, needs more testing.

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The Next Thing!

by HowardParsons December 5, 2005 8:32 AM PST

Now if they can just develop a system that will electronically determine when a play really is "offsides"!!!

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They would have to implant everyone
by SqlserverCode December 5, 2005 8:53 AM PST: For offsides they would have to implant every player with a chip and then it would be pretty easy

http://otherthingsnow.blogspot.com/; Like this

RFID Soccer Balls
by December 5, 2005 8:47 AM PST: Once this technology has been developed, it has significant applications for sports world-wide.; Like this Reply to this comment

The whole of the ball past the whole of the line
by hutchike December 5, 2005 4:23 PM PST: The football rules say that a goal is only scored when "the whole of the ball passes the whole of the goal line". I doubt that Adidas has configured their RFID sensor to account for this, since almost everyone seems to think a goal is scored when more than half the ball is over the line. Sorry if I'm sounding seriously pedantic! I should get out more...; Like this Reply to this comment

Nice
by IgorKr December 16, 2005 5:44 AM PST: http://addidas.freewebpage.org; Like this Reply to this comment

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