Gizmodo: omega

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

Elaine Chow — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:30:00 EST

Cellphone 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.

Omega, a Belgian health products company that usually markets things like suntan lotion and wart treatments, is branching out into protective tech gadgets. It's E-wave chip, which attaches onto phones, allegedly offsets electromagnetic radiation and neutralizes the "heating effect" caused by electromagnetic signals. All tests to prove these claims seem to have been done by Omega itself.

In case you've run out of tin foil hats, this little device is now out in Belgium for $50. It'll be rolled out to the rest of the cellphone radiation fearing world in 2009. [Reuters]

23 NASA Missions Omega Watches for Just $125,000

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST

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:

Gemini VI, Gemini VII, Gemini VIII, Gemini IX, Gemini X, Gemini XI, Gemini XII, Apollo 7, Apollo 8, Apollo 9 “Gumdrop & Spider”, Apollo 10 “Snoopy and Charlie Brown”, Apollo 11 “Columbia and Eagle”, Apollo 12 “Intrepid and Yankee Clipper”, Apollo 13 “Odyssey and Aquarius”, Apollo 14 “Kitty Hawk and Antares”, Apollo 15 “Endeavour and Falcon”, Apollo 16 “Casper and Orion”, Apollo 17 “America and Challenger”, Skylab 1, Skylab 2, and Skylab 3

They are being sold on eBay for $125,000. To give you an idea of how much these precision time machines are worth, the previous set in the series was sold in Switzerland last year for 368,900 Swiss Francs. A whooping $313,000 and they are not even the ones that went into space. []

Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch First NASA Certified for All Space Missions

Dan Nosowitz — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:20:00 EDT

The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch designed by NASA back in the '70s puts your puny Earthwatch to shame, because it's the first watch that's NASA certified for ALL space missions. Its anodized aluminum body can withstand temperatures from -148 to +260° Celsius, and its sassy red exterior is sure to impress any ladyaliens you meet on your travels. There's no confirmed price, but with a limited run of less than 2,000, we're betting it won't come cheap. If you can afford to go to space, you can afford one of these. [Josh Spear]

Limited Edition 007 Omega Seamaster

johnb — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:08:55 EDT

I'm trying to get better photos of this Seamaster, but until then, here you are. This is a limited edition piece, only 10,007 made (har har!) that retails for $3,450 (double har har!). The face is embossed with the James Bond ~~camera iris~~ rifle barrel thingy and the seconds hand has a little 007 on the end. There's a 007 logo on the back.

They showed this off this weekend in Beverly Hills and it was made in honor of the upcoming Bond movie, You'll Pay Your Good Money AGAIN to See Someone Who Isn't Sean Connery Run Around With Models. It's a COSC certified watch, which means it's supposed to be extremely accurate, and it has a helium escape valve for if you're diving more than 1000 feet. I personally love a good Omega, but this seems to be a bit much even for my semi-rarified tastes. – John Biggs

Product Page [Omega]

$1.5 Million Watch - For Charity

johnb — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:35:56 EST

Omega sold a special edition Michael Schumacher Speedmaster—which is a damn nice watch—to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar for $1.5 million, the proceeds going to tsunami charities. I believe the extra, say, $1.5 million less the $2000 this actually costs went to engraving his name on the back, but it was a good cause so more power to him.

A Pricey Timepiece [TheSportingLife]