via Gizmodo by Jack Loftus on 2/28/10 From the ball to special uniforms that make you jump higher, this year’s World Cupcould very well be the most techie soccer tournament the world’s ever seen. The ball, for example (called the Jabulani, fyi), isn’t stitched together—it’s thermally bonded. It’s also the roundest ball ever created for a World Cup. [...]