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Memorex World Cup USB Drives
Memorex isn't one for rushing things, since they're just now getting around to releasing World Cup themed USB drives when the World Cup is halfway over! We're guessing it was a manufacturing problem, since releasing these things when two of the countries are already eliminated is kind of putting salt on fresh wounds. More »
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FIFA Refuses Replay Technology
So we usually leave the sports commentary to our big, disfigured sister, Deadspin, but this is worth mentioning. France played South Korea this past weekend in a group play match that ended in a 1-1 draw. But that shouldn't have happened because a ball that was blocked by the Korea goal keeper in the 32nd minute obviously crossed over the line, but the refs did not call it a goal. More »
robots
RoboCup Kicks Off
If the human kind of "footy" isn't enough for you, the 10th annual RoboCup gets started today and lasts until the 20th. There are 11 different leagues, with reigning champion Germany expected to win in the four-legged competition, and Japan being the favorites for the humanoid race (naturally). More »
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Motorola Chooses David Beckham As Brand Ambassador
When he's not too busy bending things like balls and his Spice Girl wife, David Beckham will be
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By the Numbers: 2006 FIFA World Cup
It takes a lot of broadcasting gear to put together the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and we like to count it all up for your extreme gadget-porn entertainment. We gave you the 2006 Super Bowl by the numbers, and many of our dearest readers outside the United States didn't give a rat's ass. So in the interest of world peace and love, here it is—the World Cup, by the numbers: More »
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AP2006 World Cup MP3 Player
People are getting pretty critical of all of the World Cup crap that has been popping up lately. Now while the AP2006 definitely falls into the World Cup crap category, it shows a little promising twinkle because it is actually inspired by the 2006 World Cup. It resembles the 2006 World Cup Adidas ball and can play MP3s and WMAs. The controls are placed around the ball to match the pattern of the 2006 World Cup ball, which is pretty neat but far from practical. This gadget comes around via China, which is kind of funny because China didn't qualify for the World Cup, but they are making up for it by providing a bunch of us with World Cup junk. More »
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World Cup Ball More Advanced Than Your PC
The World Cup finally started today with Germany and Costa Rica providing one of the better opening matches in recent memory. The official ball of the tournament, the Adidas Teamgeist (or "team spirit," which is unbelievably lame), is packed to the seams with well-researched hi-tech goodness. More »
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32 Soccer Ball Redesigns
These balls were created by bora.herke.de. Each ball is made of a product that originated in the said country. I could help but giggle at some of these ball redesigns. The Swedish ball is made out of Ikea catalogs, and the Japan's ball is made of anime. Other highlighted balls include the U.S.'s, which is made of denim, England's ball that seems to be made of tabloids and Korea's ball that is made of cellphone and gadget images. More »
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Philips World Cup Universal Remote With Bottle Opener
Watching the World Cup and getting drunk go together like Posh and Becks. Now, for a low low price of $12.60, you can get the Philips Universal Remote that's shaped like a soccer/football field, with the buttons representing the players. The added bonus is the bottle opener attached for easy drink opening. More »
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Pee Goal
As a World Cup mania sweeps everywhere in the world but the good old US of A., you might be hearing shouting from men's rooms across the world, yelling Goooooooaaaaaaaalllll! The pee goal has a little ball on a string hanging in front of its wee soccer goal, inviting sporting gentlemen to try their hand at scoring the big one. Or small one, as the case may be. More »
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Pelé-bot, Diego Maradona-bot, Ronaldinho-bot. All names that inspire young robot boys and girls everywhere. While the real tournament is being held in just a week's time in Germany, the RoboCup will be starting shortly thereafter on June 14, also in Deutschland.
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Robot World Cup: Yes, We're Obsessed
Pelé-bot, Diego Maradona-bot, Ronaldinho-bot. All names that inspire young robot boys and girls everywhere. While the real tournament is being held in just a week's time in Germany, the RoboCup will be starting shortly thereafter on June 14, also in Deutschland.
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English Beer Hats
We thought these dumb beer hats were property of us idiots here in her Majesty's colonies, but apparently the Brits have their own problems with drunken 2AM purchases on the home shopping network. More »
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World Cup Tickets Get RFID Security
GOOOOOOOAL! Who scored? Oh, security scored one on the baddies with the RFID embedded World Cup tickets. Riots have always a concern with big name true football games in Europe. The RFID embedded tickets won't stop riots throughout town, but at any given time the FIFA will know the name, address, birth date, nationality and ID card/passport number of all fans watching the World Cup in 12 different stadiums. At least it will be secure within the stadiums. Get the full security scoop after the jump. More »
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Ready Your iPod for the World Cup With These Not-Cheap-At-All Country Cases
Some of us here at Gizmodo are genuine soccer fans who are very much looking forward to the World Cup. That's why there's no shame (OK, maybe a very little bit) in talking about these World Cup-themed cases for your precious iPod nano. Why settle for the played-out white or pseudo-cool black of the iPod nano when you can deck it out in the glorious colors of England, Brazil, Argentina or USA (why do they even bother to show up?), among the list of 12 countries? More »
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Little/Big Mouse: World Cup USB Twin
Even if you're not crazy about soccer, the World Cup USB Twin has a split personality that's just downright useful, converting from a tiny road-warrior mouse to a desktop-sized unit in a snap. Just fit the World Cup-themed cover over the mini-mouse, and it's good to go in its full size. The $22 mouse has an 800dpi optical sensor and a luminous blue scroll wheel, along with a retractable USB cable that keeps things tidy in your overnight bag. More »
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