Soccer: FIFA to implement goal line technology

by | Technology

Soccer may get a slight makeover as FIFA tests a new goal line technology at the U-17 World Championship later this month. The soccer ball will have a chip embedded into it that will sound a buzzer in the official’s ear if the ball completely crosses the plane...

Chainless Bicycles

by | Technology

I just saw information about chainless bicycles for the first time. What a neat concept! Dynamic Bicycles has a lot of information about chainless bikes on their website. Supposedly, they are cleaner, safer, quieter, and require less maintenance than a normal chain...

Site Changes

by | Run To Win Website, Technology

The goal this weekend is to make a few changes to the website. They may or may not trickle to this blog for a few weeks. Basically, I am going to play around with WordPress and see if I can’t get that working (and eventually migrate everything over to that if I...

What is EPO?

by | Fitness, Sports, Technology

Earlier this week I wrote about Lance Armstrong being accused of cheating by using the banned substance EPO during his 1999 Tour de France win. Le Ann Welty commented on EPO by describing what it was: Just for some background information: EPO is a naturally occurring...

Smart Goggles

by | Technology

The BBC has an article about a new type of goggles designed by an industrial design student named Katie Williams. They are called the “Inview Goggles” and they feature a small compass which tracks when you change direction in the pool. They can tell you...