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Weekend Reading List (02.15.2014): Olympic Tech, Clowning Around, Pay Day, Keeping Time

Olympic Tech

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From TechNewsWorld: Team USA in Sochi: High-Tech Gear Spurs High Hopes
While it takes years of training, determination and really good genes even to get a chance to compete in the Olympic Games, the difference between making the podium or not can come down to milliseconds in some events. At this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, new advances in fabrics, materials and designs are giving the athletes an edge as they go for the gold. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (02.15.2014): Olympic Tech, Clowning Around, Pay Day, Keeping Time

Seamaster and Commander

OMEGA-WatchIf spending nearly $7,000 for a watch is a normal occurrence for you and you know the sport of sailing, then you certainly know the Omega brand. The company unveiled its Omega Seamaster Diver ETNZ Watch to commemorate the 34th America’s Cup at an event in San Francisco last month. It doesn’t hurt that the watchmaker also has a partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand.

This watch is water resistant to 1,000 feet but most who take part in sailing hope not to test that feature out. It also offers a rotating bezel, a helium escape valve and we expect keeps perfect time.

Omega Official Website

Keeping Time at the Olympic Games

While many of us no doubt look to kill some time during the day, at the Olympic Games keeping time is crucial. And with the London 2012 Games the official Olympic timekeepers Omega will be unveiling the latest technology to track the various competitions.

It can reportedly monitor athletes’ performance to the nearest one thousandth of a second. But this is more than just a stopwatch. This year’s games will see 450 professional timekeepers, supported by about 800 trained volunteers, working 420 tons of equipment that includes 390 scoreboards, 180 kilometers of cables and armed with the latest time keeping devices. His is a long way from the single timekeeper using 27 stop watches in the Berlin Games in 1936!

Omega Olympic Timekeeping History
BBC History of Olympic timings