From the Olympic torch to the Beijing sporting venues to the gear used by the athletes themselves, the 2008 games are a truly high-tech affair.
For sports fans with a taste for tech, we've gathered some of the technological highlights of this year's Olympics
Olympic torch
The Lenovo-designed Olympic torch (image © AP/Lenovo/PA Photos)
It took 34 designers one year to produce the winning Olympic torch design submitted by PC manufacturer Lenovo's Innovation Design Centre.
Intended to look like a scroll as a tribute to the Chinese invention of paper, the torch burns propane and is made from a polished magnesium-aluminium alloy.
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation designed the torch's burning system, which can withstand winds of up to 65 km/hour.
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