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HTC Omega Might Be The First WP7 Handset You Actually Crave

11:38PM August 26, 2011 | Casey Chan

PocketNow has a leaked photo of the upcoming HTC Omega and it looks like there’s a front-facing camera. WP7 has lagged on that so it’s great to see them reach some feature parity. Oh and using a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor doesn’t hurt either. More »


Mobile

Specs For HTC’s Mango-Running Omega Phone Emerge

5:59PM July 27, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

If the recent trend of larger-than-your-hand phones has got you down, you’ll be pleased to hear that the rumoured HTC Omega supposedly has a 3.8-inch display for the WP7 Mango it’s going to (allegedly) run. More »


News

London’s Olympics Clock Failed Hours After It Began The Countdown

3:25AM March 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Well now, this is embarrassing for Britain. They only just unveiled their 2012 Olympics countdown clock in the centre of London’s Trafalgar Square last night, but already it has stopped working. More »


Gadgets

Omega Headphone Stands: For Alpha Audiophiles Only

1:40AM December 29, 2010 | Brian Barrett

When your headphones cost more than your monthly rent, there’s pressure to keep them pristine—but also to show them off. The Omega Headphone Stand does both with a single, oval-shaped piece of wood. More »


Omega Is Already Using Apple’s Liquid Metal

6:11AM August 14, 2010 | Sam Biddle

When we shared with you Apple’s acquisition of Liquid Technologies’ supermaterial, we noted that liquid metal is already in use across a variety of industries, from sports to aerospace. Or you might find it on the wristwatch you have now. More »


Timing The Olympics, Over Time

2:37AM February 23, 2010 | John Herrman

Over at Beyond Binary, Ina Fried’s got a fascinating profile of Omega Timing, the company that’s been managing event timing at the Olympics for over 70 years. Counting seconds now is a totally different game than it was in 1936. More »


E-Wave Chip Protects Against Scary, If Not Scientifically Proven, Threat of Mobile Phone Radiation

5:30PM December 10, 2008 | Elaine Chow

Mobile Phone radiation is spawning worries that it can do everything from making sperm stupid to popping popcorn… which means it’s prime time to start selling “cures” like this “radiation reducing” E-wave phone chip.

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Gadgets

23 NASA Missions Omega Watches for Just $US125,000

9:00AM November 8, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Absolute. Spacenerdgasm. 23 Omega Speedmaster Watches. In a cool space suitcase. The first is a replica of the original 1957 Speedmaster Broad Arrow, while the next 22 of them are the NASA missions ones, with patches on the 9 O’Clock position from the coolest NASA missions ever. From the 1965 Gemini V launch to the November 1973 Skylab SL-4 mission, and going through the Apollo 11 watch, you have them all:

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