If you’ve been looking for a clock that’s hard to read, takes up a lot of space and is inexplicably expensive, you probably won’t find anything better suited than the Clock Delay from STUDIObloomm. It uses three cogwheels to represent the hours, minutes and seconds with the current time being shown at the point where the cogs nearly meet. The clock was apparently designed to rekindle an interest in technology, presumably since all of its mechanisms are exposed, but I’m not sure if it’s cool enough to make me interested in paying about $1,885 for one.
Got a fondness for trigonometry? Were you a ‘mathlete’ back in high school? If so then you’ll want to proudly hang this Unit Circle Wall Clock in your office or cubicle. Depending on where you work your co-workers will either get a good chuckle, or continue to avoid walking by your office at all costs. Unfortunately the maths were never my strongest subject in school (I excelled at field trips and statutory holidays) and that coupled with my inability to tell time with an analog clock means I’ll probably be sticking with the digital variety, but you can get one of these from CafePress for just $15.99.
Are you one of those people that really just hates their job? You constantly find yourself looking at the clock, only to find a few minutes have passed (even though it seems like hours since you last looked). Well, here’s a clock that might just help you make it through the day.
Every hour, on the hour, this Chococlock delivers a small chocolate treat. Much like a cuckoo clock, it opens a pair of doors to reveal the candy for 30 seconds. Of course if you’re not quick, it will simply hide away your treat for another hour. This novelty clock will run you around $40, which is probably more than its worth since it would be much easier to just eat chocolate whenever you wanted.
There’s nothing quite like a product that barely does its primary function. Take this clock, that you can hardly read. All of the hours are “coded” and can only be read properly when the minute hand passes over them. You can actually read the hours fairly easily without the minute hand, however, there is no hour hand.
If you don’t mind not knowing what the hour is, then this clock is fine. I’d actually think this was worth the $49 price tag if that one little piece wasn’t missing. It’s kind of like hooking up an Apple mouse to your PC; it looks really cool, but without the ability to right-click it just sucks.
Here’s a real pick me up for a Monday morning. The Life Clock was designed by Bertrand Planes and instead of ticking away the minutes until your next break or the end of the work day, it actually ticks away the years of your life. The clock mechanism has been slowed own 61,320 times so that it measures an average human lifespan instead of half a day, though I’m not entirely sure what the minute and second hands represent. (Days and minutes?) While the idea of having your impending death staring you in the face is kind of depressing, since the clock face only shows 82 84 years, I guess you can consider it a real victory if you manage to squeak by to 83 85. (Apparently only 7 of these clocks were made, so you can probably forget about ordering one if you were actually interested.)
Whether you’re a fan of traditional grandfather-type analog clocks, or prefer the easier-to-read digital variety, this Pendulum Clock has something for everyone. The clock’s face uses a digital LCD display to show the current time and date while a swinging pendulum arm visibly counts off the seconds. It also features a chronograph, hourly chime and an alarm clock, but from what I can tell there’s no audible ‘tick-tock’ sound to go along with the swinging motion of the pendulum.
It’s available from Gadget4all.com for $19 in a silver or black finish.
On the weekend I wrote about the RoboStool which is arguably one of Steve Norris’ more useful robotic creations. Particularly when you compare it to the Stonehenge Robotic Digital Clock which uses a simple robot arm to re-arrange a set of 14 numbered cards that indicate the current time. The name ‘Stonehenge’ comes from the fact that the cards are arranged in a semi-circle around the arm so that the software can easily keep track of where they are. The cards are made from simple foam-core but also feature a set of neodymium magnets on the bottom that stick to metal screws around the base. This ensures the cards are always put back in the exact same position, compensating for any small errors as they’re moved around.
It’s a clever idea and all, except for the fact that it takes the arm almost 50 seconds to change the display from 12:09 to 12:10 in the video below. I imagine if the setup incorporated a more advanced/considerably faster arm the clock would be more practical, though I assume you could also compensate for how long it takes to move around when it comes to calculating what time it should display. But as it stands now, it’s not the kind of thing you’d want to rely on in the morning if you’re always late for work.
Depending on what you compare it to, this Giant Digital Clock bookcase may or may not actually qualify as being ‘giant’. If you put it next to your alarm clock or even your digital watch, then sure, the glowing LED numbers are actually pretty big, if not giant. But if you compare it to a moderately sized bookcase, it definitely falls far below the giant mark. It’s actually only designed to hold CD jewel cases (people still keep those?) and at just 14 inches tall you’ll be hard pressed to fit anything else larger than a paperback in those holes. There’s no pricing info for the clock on the Anka Manufacturing company’s website, so if you’re interested in picking one up (or several thousand) you’ll have to make a sales inquiry first.
I’m currently without any children, which I am perfectly happy with at this point in my life. I enjoy sleeping through the night without a child bounding into my bed at 4am because they’ve decided it’s time to get up for the day. Here’s a neat little alarm clock that may help parents who have exactly that problem.
This cool alarm clock serves a variety of functions. First, it has a 5-stage talking “game” which will help your child learn to tell time. Both a digital and analog clock are shown so that they can learn to read both. It also has a special “Ok to Wake” alarm, which lets them know if it’s still to early to wake you up. You’ll set this specific time on a hidden control panel, and during sleep time, the clock will glow yellow. Once it is time to get up, the light will turn to green.
The clock even serves as a regular alarm clock equipped with snooze for when your kid has to wake up for school. This is definitely a cool product that I would recommend to any parent of a small child. For $30, you can’t find a better clock for kids.
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