Thursday, June 12, 2014

World Cup Refs Are Wearing Smartwatches That Alert Them To Goals

Source: http://gizmodo.com/world-cup-refs-are-wearing-smartwatches-that-alert-them-1589886222

World 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 Cup.

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