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tokyoflash oberon ss led watch gets the blues

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TokyoFlash Oberon SS Blue LED Watch

The latest funky electronic timepiece to surface from watch importer TokyoFlash - the Oberon SS is a real stunner. Not only does the watch feature a new way to tell time, it looks damn good doing it.

The Oberon SS tells time using a series of concentric bright blue LED rings…

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posted: May 13th, 2008 post a comment

cell phone watch flips its lid

filed under: media players | mobile tech | timepieces

U200i Cell Phone Watch with Flip Lid

This oversize wristwatch conceals a little secret beneath its flip-top. Just pop it open, and you’ll reveal a fully-functional multimedia mobile phone inside…

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posted: May 1st, 2008 5 comments

mp3 alarm clock gets color video screen

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JWD MP4 Video Cube Media Player

This wouldn’t be the first time I saw an alarm clock that could play MP3 tracks, but it is the first one I’ve come across that can play movies after it wakes you up.

JWD’s pint-sized MP3 media player has a compact 2.0-inch full-color LCD screen which can play MP4 format video clips…

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posted: April 30th, 2008 post a comment

word clock is a little too verbose for me

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hans tan idea of a clock II

While this wouldn’t be the first time that I came across a clock that tells time with text, it’s certainly the most wordy version that I’ve seen.

Singapore designer Hans Tan created the Idea of a Clock II using a green LED bulletin board to display the current time using a lengthy textual description…

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posted: April 28th, 2008 1 comment

led pillow clock wakes with light, not sound

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LED Alarm Pillow by embryo

Who among us really likes being awakened from a deep slumber by a jarring alarm buzzer? Sure, you could get yourself a clock radio or MP3 alarm clock and play some Enya or Kenny G to ease into the day, but who really wants to listen to that? This concept for a visual alarm clock could very well revolutionize the way we wake up…

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posted: April 23rd, 2008 post a comment

word clock slowly reveals the time with text

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Animated Word Clock by Christiaan Postma

This has got to be one of the most amazing clock designs I’ve ever seen. At first glance, the display looks like a bunch of random matchsticks, but over time, they gradually transform into words that tell the time…

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posted: April 19th, 2008 41 comments

casio futurist lcd watch is retro fabulous

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Casio Futurist LA-2002G LCD Watch

I just love the design of this new LCD watch from Casio. Combining the simplistic styling of the earliest digital watches from the 1970s, paired with decidedly modern innards, the Futurist LA-2002G is definitely one to put on your wish list if you like a little flash on your wrist…

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posted: April 18th, 2008 1 comment

oregon scientific projection alarm clocks look sharp

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Oregon Scientific RRA320P and RRM320PA Projection Clocks

These digital alarm clocks from Oregon Scientific offer up a bold modern design that’s sure to look great on your bedside table…

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posted: April 7th, 2008 1 comment

diesel oled watches offer dual-color text display

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Diesel DZ7086 OLED Digital Watch

A while back, I showed you guys a pretty cool looking OLED watch from the fashion house of Diesel. That model was especially difficult to come by, and featured a tiny little monochrome blue OLED screen . The latest digital watch from Diesel amps up the organic light emitting goodness by adding a second color to the display…

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posted: March 24th, 2008 4 comments

lexon jet clocks tell time with a modern flair

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LEXON Jet Wall Clock

I’m absolutely bonkers for these gorgeous new digital clocks from British industrial designer Theo Williams. The LEXON Jet series of clocks feature a bold electroluminescent backlit dot matrix display that’s really really easy to read…

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posted: March 24th, 2008 post a comment

clock drops numbers, doesn’t care what time it is

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Dropped Numerals Clock by Nextime

Here’s a clock for people who are perpetually tardy, and want to stay that way. All of the digits on the dial of this wall clock have fallen off of the face, causing a major numeric pile-up at the bottom…

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posted: March 22nd, 2008 6 comments

clock counts down to the end of the world

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Big Crunch End of the World Clock

When I came across the Life Clock a few days back, I thought that the idea of a clock that gradually ticked away the years of your life was a wee bit morbid. Here’s another timepiece that’ll have you thinking even more happy thoughts…

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posted: March 20th, 2008 1 comment

time-it led watches bring back the slap-happy 80s

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Time-It LED Watches

These LED watches may be brand new, but they draw at least some of their inspiration from those tacky 1980s slap bracelets. You know, those stupid flexible wristbands covered in leopard prints or zebra stripes that came flat, but you had to slap onto your wrist to wear…

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posted: March 18th, 2008 1 comment

lifetime clock slows time to a crawl

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Life Clock by Bertrand Planes

This clock tells time not in hours, minutes or seconds, but in years. It’s designed to very, very slowly make its way around the dial as you age.

Each number on the dial corresponds to a 7-year period of your life…

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posted: March 13th, 2008 6 comments

clock combines digital, analog worlds

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D/A Clock by Alvin Aronson

This amazing clock combines the 7-segment look of a modern LED or LCD clock, but messes with your head by making the digits come to life with a mechanical movement.

Designed and realized by RISD BFA student Alvin Aronson, the D/A Clock is a clever mash-up between the digital and analog universes…

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posted: March 12th, 2008 14 comments

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