Did you know the World Cup is the 3rd largest sporting event on the planet? Did you also know that a wealth of technology is being used in the 2014 Brazil Cup? In this month's edition of the Top 10s, we look at 10 technologies being used during this year's games.

1. World Cup Innovations
June, 2014
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2. The Social Impact Department at the Ministry of Information and
Communications Technology (ictQATAR) established Rassed, a
program that aims to study the effects of the Internet and
Information Communication Technologies (ICT) on society; and the
potential of emerging digital technologies.
We produce quarterly Digital Digest of recent market developments
and a monthly Top 10 on a particular theme.
This month, in time for the World Cup, we look at 10
technology innovations from the 2014 tournament.
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3. About the World Cup
Source: http://bit.ly/Sv9Z0g http://on.natgeo.com/1lEacty
3rd largest sporting
event on the planet.
According to
GlobalWebIndex
68% of the world’s
online population will
watch it.

4. Goal-line technology
used for first time ever
A complex system
can identify weather
a ball has crossed
the goal line or not
and automatically
send an alert to the
referee’s watch in
less than 1 second.
Source: http://bit.ly/1q3KOynImage: http://bit.ly/1uAjJTv

5. Tweet your team to victory
Twitter is allowing people to vote for their favorite team through
tweets, and is aggregating the results in a virtual fan-off.
Source: http://bit.ly/1jtAFFZ

6. Paralyzed man makes the
opening ball kick at the World Cup
Source: http://bit.ly/1n9jmes
Using a mind controlled robot suite, a paralyzed young
man is able to make the first kick in the World Cup.

7. Pre-cooling vest
prepares players for the heat
Source: http://huff.to/1lAMU7H
These vests, worn by Spanish, German and Argentinian
players prior to the game, are designed to bring down
body temperatures and reduce body-heating fatigue.

8. “Smartball” helps you
practice for the game
Source: http://bit.ly/1nhQsKA
With a censor inside the ball, connected to your
smartphone, you get data about your performance
such as speed, spin and strength of a kick.

9. Google Street View takes you inside
World Cup Stadiums
Wish you can
look inside one of
the stadiums? A
World Cup
special Google
Street view
shows you all the
stadiums from the
inside.
Source: http://on.mash.to/Tgl46s

10. Can you name those
World Cup countries from space?
NASA published pictures
taken from outer space of
all the countries
participating in the World
Cup, and asks people if
they can tell which country
is in the picture.
Take the Quiz: http://slate.me/1pExMtf

11. Apps to follow
scores, games and events
Apps like the official “FIFA World Cup” app and “Onefootball”
aim to provide all the information needed to be up to speed
during the tournament.
Source and more apps: http://fxn.ws/SCRabtImages: http://bit.ly/1i7r9gY http://bit.ly/1lwOGm7

12. Special security robots
to ensure a safe World Cup
The robots have the ability
to identify and safely
remove any suspicious
material, detect chemicals
and bombs.
Source: http://foxs.pt/1i7roZkImage: http://bit.ly/U5Xh9L

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