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Get ready robot sports fans, Robocup 2009 will be held next year in the Austrian city of Graz. The robotic soccer tournament was first held in 1997 with the goal of encouraging research and one day building a team of bots that’s capable of taking on the human World Cup champions by 2050. Try Robocup has five divisions including a ...

It’s going to be hotter than a ballsack in gym shorts this weekend and as always, you gotta keep cool on the 4th of July if you want to score the babes. Keep your vision clear and your demeanor chill as you cruise the beach in these MLB-themed Oakley sunglasses. Eleven teams are available and as you can see, the ...

Combining surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding, designer Francesco Sommacal has come up with the mother of extreme sports. Winner of the 2007 Volvo Sportdesign Concept Award, the “360” is the all-in-one sports activity. Not to be confused with the Xbox 360, the 360’s ‘board’ has the users feet rest on a platform/slot in the center of the wheel as opposed to ...

Combine the�urban security suit�with the�augmented reality mask�and you get the future outfit of pro-tennis. A recent Lacoste ad, celebrating the 75th�anniversary of the brand, shows a player dressed in a ridiculous garment, playing tennis in a fictional, digitally-enhanced room. The racket has robotic features and assembles itself right out of the bag. The walls measure the speed of your slice ...

Nothing beats seeing the New York Giants take a huge shit on every team in the NFL and then watching Dan Marino freak out on ESPN. It’s just a wonderful thing. ESPN keeps a lot of us glued to the TV and now we have yet another reason not to buy our wives anniversary gifts: The Wi-Fi-enabled ESPN Ultimate Remote. ...

Apparently robots partaking in athletics is becoming a recognized venue. I’m not talking about Battle Bots, although I’ve heard that the show is planned to make a comeback. I’m talking about straight-up American football (ironically taking place in Japan.) The video above shows two teams consisting of pure robotics, battling it out on a mini-Football field. Now, these bots aren’t ...

Sport team coaches have the habit of being overbearing. And by overbearing, we mean on your ass like a gerbil to his Richard Gere (oh…snap!). Coaches need a gadget to keep their minds occupied so you athletes can take a break. The Coach’s Clipboard uses Wi-Fi technology to keep your coach up to snuff with all of the latest coaching ...

I, for one, was never much a follower of NBA or NCAA basketball. I was far too busy painting figurines of mighty warriors. But you fans out there can go pretty nuts when it comes to showing team spirit. This Basketball Hat takes fanaticism to the extreme, cementing a 13 x 15.75 inch basketball on your skull. You can tell ...

Golf may not be your thing, but chances are gaming is right up your alley–and what gamer wouldn’t dig controlling mini Mario and Luigi golfers with a Famicom style wired remote? The objective is to use the A and B buttons on the remote to help the Bros. put the ball into the hole–it’s the most fun you will have ...

The Megatouch Elite Edge ION might looks more like a slot machine than something you’d see in an arcade, but the ION is what we might see being added to the arcade floor in the near future. Featuring a 15-inch touch screen, a joystick, some stunning 3D graphics, and a collection of 102 games (ranging from puzzles to sports and ...