Collaborate Disseminate
Unique clocks are a mainstay around here, and while plenty are “human readable” without any instruction, there are a few that take a bit of practice before someone can glean …read more Continue reading Clock Mixes Analog, Digital, Retrograde Displays
We just love a good clock around here, and something about those triangles gives this linear LED clock a deliciously mid-century vibe. If you’ve read these pages for any length …read more Continue reading Linear LED Clock Looks Decidedly Vintage
If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably wondered why gear teeth are shaped the way they’re shaped. But we’ll go out on a limb and say you’ve never wondered why …read more Continue reading Put a Little Pigeon in Your Next Clock Project
For those looking to build their own clocks, one of the easiest ways to get started is with a pre-built module that uses a simple quartz oscillator and drives a …read more Continue reading Customizable Bird Clock Sings The Hours By
As cool as split-flap clocks and displays are, they do have a few disadvantages. The mechanism sticks out on the side, and the whole thing relies on gravity. Some people …read more Continue reading Non-Split-Flap Clock Does It With Fewer Flaps
While split-flap alarm clocks once adorned heavy wood nightstands in strong numbers, today the displays are most commonly found in train stations and airports. Hey, at least they’re still around, …read more Continue reading Split-Flap Clock Uses Magnets Everywhere
Sand has been used to keep track of the passage of time since antiquity. But using sand to make a persistence of vision digital clock (English translation) is something altogether …read more Continue reading POV Digital Clock Is the Literal Sands of Time
Who says a clock can’t be both useful and beautiful? That seems to be the big idea behind the lovely little HexaClock from [Bulduper]. And boy, is it both. Probably …read more Continue reading RGB LED HexaClock Doesn’t Actually Light Up the Night
We often think of synesthetes as those people who associate say, colors with numbers. But the phenomenon can occur with any of the senses. Simply put, when one sense is …read more Continue reading Synesthetic Clock Doesn’t Require Synesthesia
For decades now, MTV has been on a bizarre trajectory given its original name was an acronym for Music Television. In the original days in the 80s and 90s it …read more Continue reading Video Killed the Radio Alarm Clock