The referee of the World Cup 2018 judges the goal with the Hub Oro smart watch equipped with Wear OS

It will be held in Russia in June 20182018 FIFA World CupSo, the Swiss luxury watch brand "Hublot" serves as the official watch sponsor, but has released a special edition watch for the Russian tournament in 2018.

BIG BANG REFEREE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA
https://www.hublot.com/en/news/big-bang-referee-2018-fifa-world-cup-russia

World Cup refs will use Hublot's new Wear OS watch to check for goals - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/21/17148628/hublot-big-bang-referee-wear-os-fifa-world-cup-2018-goal-line

The official tournament special clock released by Hublot is "Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". It's not just a watch but a smart watch, and the OS that I have installed has just changed its name from Android WearWear OSAt the heart,TAG Heuer Connected ModularSame asIntel Atom Processor Z34XXIs adopted.


The body of "Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" is made of titanium very lightly, the watch face is 35.4 mm, and the display adopts the AMOLED screen of 400 × 400 resolution. Wireless communication corresponds to Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi corresponds to 802.11n, battery capacity is 410 mAh. It is available for about 1 day with full charge. In addition, in commemoration of the World Cup, the model is sold for 2018 only, and the price is about 5,200 dollars (about 550,000 yen).

"Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" has multiple applications unique to the theme of the World Cup. For example, there are applications that display a countdown to the World Cup on the screen, a unique watch face for World Cup participating countries, applications that notify statistical information of games when the game actually starts, It is a model that you can fully enjoy. In addition, there is even the function that the body vibrates and the screen shows "GOAL" when the goal is decided in the game. Of course, since it is a smart watch equipped with Wear OS, it is possible to install other applications for smart watch.


Although it is "Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" which was created to celebrate the World Cup, it was originally developed by FIFA's sponsor Hublot as "I want you to make a custom watch for referee" It seems to be a smart watch that started. In fact, at the World Cup, judges wear a special version of "Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" and the referee judges the game, and in a scene where it is difficult to judge whether the ball broke the goal line or notGoal Line TechnologyYou can check the judgment of. The special edition of "Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" used by the referee in the World Cup has been carefully tested for functionality several times during the 2017 FIFA hosted football tournament, It is said that the malfunction has been resolved.

In addition, in the 2018 World Cup, apart from the judge who performs a judge on the pitch, use of a "video assistant · referee (VAR)" in which a referee confirming the image of the game supports judgment of the refereeFormal decision, "Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" also corresponds to this VAR.

Not only the judgment of the goal using smart watch but also the scene where VAR can judge the judge which is difficult with the referee on the pitch can be expected, so the technology prevents misjudgment and the fair game will develop It is possible to expect.