Clock Archive

  • Time is Money: a review of the Meeting Cost Calculator and Clock

    Time is Money: a review of the Meeting Cost Calculator and Clock

    Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Many people lament about how unproductive the traditional "business meeting" is. One or more participants feel the need to assert their opinion at great length, or simply regurgitate the same information multiple times. Most of us sit passively through these time-wasting meetings because ... well ... I don't know! But now you can have the facts on your side when you want to remind people that any particular meeting is wasting time. Just Bring TIM, the "Time is Money" meeting cost calculator and clock! Read on for more, and a chance to get one for free.

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  • Laser beam clock tells time with mirrors

    Laser beam clock tells time with mirrors

    Posted on April 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Those wacky artists at Art Lebedev are at it again. This time, they've created a concept clock that uses a single laser beam directed by 60 rotating mirrors to tell us what time it is.

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  • Sony’s new clock radio shines (on the wall)

    Sony’s new clock radio shines (on the wall)

    Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Sony announced a new clock radio today, the enticing named ICF-C717PJ, the latest in a long line of consumer electronics. The ICF-C717PJ has a few tricks up it's proverbial sleeve however, including a thermometer and the ability to project the time on the wall or ceiling.

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  • Aspiral Clock makes telling time a ball

    Aspiral Clock makes telling time a ball

    Posted on March 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Most concept clocks are high on art, and low on functionality. That's not the case with the Aspiral Clock, designed by Will Aspinall and Neil Lambath. Instead of using the standard hands, this clock uses a small ball to tell the time.

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  • Celsius Tourbillon mobile phone combines mechanical with electronic

    Celsius Tourbillon mobile phone combines mechanical with electronic

    Posted on March 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's an obvious case of conspicuous consumption. Check out the Celsius X VI II Micro-Mechanical Remontage Papillon Tourbillon mobile phone. Retail on this bad boy is going to set you back about $275,000. For a phone.

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  • The coolest clock you’re going to see today: strobing LED hard drive digital clock

    The coolest clock you’re going to see today: strobing LED hard drive digital clock

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Making clocks out of hard drives isn't anything new. The hard drive platters make nice shiny backgrounds for your traditional analog clock, and provides just a little geek panache to an ordinary timepiece. This new strobing LED hard drive digital clock really takes things to the next level, though, as you can see in the video inside.

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  • Hello, Moshi: a voice controlled alarm clock

    Hello, Moshi: a voice controlled alarm clock

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    moshiI've been wondering how long it'll be before we start talking to all our appliances and gadgets, just like the gang on Star Trek talks to their computers. Typing, pressing buttons, waving wands around in the air: it's all so inefficient! We should be able to simply speak to our gadgets to have them do our bidding. Today we're one step closer to that golden Utopia, with Moshi, the voice controlled alarm clock. Fun video inside!

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  • Customized streetmap clocks from FluidForms

    Customized streetmap clocks from FluidForms

    Posted on November 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Just in time for the holiday, Fluid Forms has announced the availability of custom clocks made from street maps. Using their website, you can plug in a zip code or city name and then drag the map around until the portion you want is visible in the clock face. The map will then be fabricated in the color of your choice, to create a truly memorable timepiece. This would make a pretty unique gift to commemorate a special event, or romantic get-away. It's not exactly cheap, at 120 Euros, but it's sure to turn heads.

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