Tag Archives: FIFA World Cup

Brazilian Police Testing Criminal-Detecting Glasses For 2014 FIFA World Cup Preparation

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Amit Chowdhry

To prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the military police in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are testing out criminal-detecting glasses. The glasses have cameras that are capable of detecting faces in crowds. The camera can analyze 46,000 biometric points at up to 400 faces per second. The camera then scans through a database of 13 million wanted people to see if there are any matches. The glasses can zoom in from 12 miles away, but will be typically used for managing crowds at within 50 meters. These glasses seem to be inspired by crime-fighting robot superhero RoboCop. [Engadget]

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Will The Vuvuzela Blend? [VIDEO]

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

It actually felt great seeing this Vuvuzela horn blend.
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Vuvuzela Hero, The Game We Hope Never Gets Published [VIDEO]

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

Below is a video (after the jump) of a game that we hope never gets published. A parody of Guitar Hero, Vuvuzela Hero features the instrument that we have all grown to hate during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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Devuvuzelator Can Automatically Filter Out Noises When Watching FIFA Online [WINDOWS]

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

Devuvuzelator is a Windows only program that can reduce the noise from the vuvuzela horns when watching the World Cup online. The filter can be adjusted based on strength and can be enabled/disabled by clicking a checkmark.

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YouTube Adds Vuvuzela Button To Videos

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

If you visit a video on YouTube right now, you will notice a new icon at the bottom of the videos. If you click the soccer ball icon, then you will notice that the notorious vuvuzela horn noise from the FIFA World Cup will be added to the video. The noise is so annoying and TV networks are seeking ways to filter it out. FIFA decided not to ban the horns because of tradition. [TechCrunch]

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Twitter Suffers Major Outages Today Due To World Cup

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

Today the U.S. soccer team beat Algeria 1-0, advancing them to the next round at FIFA. The servers at Twitter were flooded by the response. Twitter has been unstable for the last few weeks, but the engineering team there said that it would be “a rocky few weeks” as the company is increasing their infrastructure. [CNET]

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How To Quiet The Vuvuzela Horns While Watching The World Cup

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

When watching the soccer World Cup, you will hear a constant horn sound. The problem is that it has a tendency to drown out the noise of the TV announcers. Here are some tutorials on how to get rid of the noise while watching.
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OMG Cat Watches Robert Green’s Fumble [VIRAL VIDEO]

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Amit Chowdhry

The OMG Cat watches Robert Green as he fumbles the ball in the USA vs. England World Cup FIFA 2010 game. This video has well over 100,000 hits since it was uploaded a couple days ago.