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tokyoflash nekura led/lcd watches glow in multiple colors

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TokyoFlash Nekura LED/LCD Watches

Looking for a modern watch, but can’t make up your mind what color you want? That’s okay, because with the latest funky watch from Tokyoflash - the Nekura -encourages your indecisiveness.

The new watches use a hybrid LCD / LED display technology, which lets you choose a color on a whim…

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posted: June 3rd, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

fake felt calculator watches just don’t add up

filed under: geek art & craft | timepieces

Felt Calculator Watch by BraveMoonman

While there are many symbols of true geekdom, it’s possible that none is more iconic than the classic Casio calculator watch. There’s nothing that says “I still live in mom’s basement” more than a watch that can do math…

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posted: June 3rd, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

wooden nixie clock: where nature meets technology

filed under: design | retro | timepieces

Wooden Nixie Tube Clock

I don’t know what it is, but I’m a real sucker for Nixie tube clocks. There’s something about the soothing orange glow tubes that offer a simple, yet elegant way to display any numeric information. I hadn’t seen a design that really caught my eye in a while, when I stumbled onto this wooden beauty…

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posted: May 29th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

control your tv with your watch; look like a dork

filed under: gadgets | home entertainment | timepieces

Remote Control Watch

This really attractive (ahem) digital watch comes with a remote control that you can use to control your TV. Because who wants to use a remote control when you can use this watch instead? It makes perfect sense!..

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posted: May 23rd, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: karen

rubik’s cube clock is unsolveable

filed under: just plain fun | timepieces

Rubik\

If you spent way too many hours of your childhood trying to solve that infuriating Rubik’s Cube, now you can have a constant reminder of your frustration every single morning when you wake up.

This Rubik’s-inspired clock takes the basic design concept of the classic cube puzzler, and turns it into an LCD digital alarm clock…

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posted: May 17th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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 stumble it! 7 comments author: technabob

mp3 alarm clock gets color video screen

filed under: gadgets | media players | timepieces

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 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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 stumble it! 46 comments author: technabob

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 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

oregon scientific projection alarm clocks look sharp

filed under: design | timepieces

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 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

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 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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