Close panel. Press Enter. Sports are not going to be the only stars in Brazil. Mobile payments Bracelents or rings, virtual reality, sensors or drones are going to transform the experience of viewers and athletes within and beyond Olympic facilities.
Over 10, athletes, , foreign visitors and 25, journalists are expected to flock into Brazil in August. Over 40, volunteers will strive to ensure that everything runs smoothly during the event.
The potential global audience is calculated at about 4. But Rio is not just about sports. One step at a time, technological innovations are making their way to enhance the experience of both athletes and spectators during these intense and sportive weeks.
Here are the more interesting ones:. A bracelet , the result of a partnership between Brazilian bank Bradesco and Visa, will allow spectators and athletes to make cashless payments. Exclusively available in Brazil, users will allow completing transactions in a million NFC-ready card readers simply by hovering their wrists over the POS terminal.
Computer studies, sciences and development. The increasing proliferation of online and, particularly, cell phone payments is reshaping the sector worldwide. Also, Visa has launched an NFC-ready m resistant payment ring , that will allow Team Visa athletes to make purchases by simply tapping their ring at any NFC-capable payment terminal. Technology is going to revolutionize the way in which many sports are broadcast in the Carioca city. The archery tournament will be one of them. The target will be equipped with a new high-technology sensor system that will show arrow strikes to within 0.
