Tag: WINTEROLYMPICS2010

Timekeeping has moved past the simple stopwatch and thumb, and this year's Winter Games makes no exception. According to Wired, over 650 Omega employees and volunteers ensure that times and measurements are as accurate as possible, and the timing company spent six years prepping for Vancouver, refining and setting up the complex network of clocks and cameras essential to the competition. (Check ...

The Olympic drama in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games has spread from the slopes, ice, and tracks to, of course, the Twitterverse. According to the Wall Street Journal, Red Bull and Verizon Communications posted some tweets that violate Olympic sponsorship and advertising rules. Since the companies aren't official Olympic sponsors, they can't associate themselves with the event or ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/02/12/olympic-light-art-designed-by-you-and-rafael-lozano-hemmer/'; Want a chance to take part in the Olympic celebrations in Vancouver? One of our favorite tech-loving artists, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, just debuted his public art installation 'Vectorial Elevation' for the start of the Winter Olympics today. Lozano-Hemmer has placed 10 high-powered ...