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Brazilian Police Debut 'RoboCop' Glasses Ahead of World Cup

By Lauren FrayerApr 13th 2011 – 7:38AM
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Imagine if police could stand back from a raucous crowd and scan the pack for criminals, without ever having to question a suspect or put their troops in harm's way. That's exactly what Brazilian police are hoping to do with new eyeglasses equipped with stealthy crime-fighting properties. Dubbed "RoboCop" glasses after...

2014 world cup News From the Web

  • 05/23/12 Half of Brazil 2014 World Cup Projects Still on... Source: Bloomberg.com Just two years before the start of the 2014 World Cup , Brazil has broken ground on barely half of the planned infrastructure projects that it's touting as the soccer tournament's biggest legacy.
  • 05/23/12 Bent is focused on 2014 World Cup Source: BBC Sport Aston Villa striker Darren Bent says England manager Roy Hodgson has assured him he will be a part of his plans for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
  • 05/21/12 Tunisia call-ups for 2014 World Cup qualifying annou... Source: Maktoob Business - UAE Tunisia national team coach Sami Trabelsi has named an experimental 25-man roster for upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea on June 2 and Cape Verde on June 8.
  • 05/19/12 Ghana announce squad for 2014 World Cup qualifiers Source: New Kerala Dot Com Ghana, quarter-finalists in 2010 FIFA World Cup, have replaced injured forward Albert Adomah with Solomon Asante in the 30-member squad for next month's 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zambia.
  • 05/17/12 Report says half of 2014 World Cup stadiums in trouble Source: Sina Soccer's world governing body FIFA believes that of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday.

Background on 2014 world cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.

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