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don’t tell time, read it with the word clock

word clock

Numbers. Who need’s em? Well, except for all that math stuff. But when it comes to something like telling time, why should we be restricted to the same ol’ boring clockfaces?  With the Word Clock, you can leave all that behind.

You know what else you don’t get with this word clock? Specificity. What time is…

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June 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: design strange + wonderful timepieces

mr. hopkinson’s computer: if stephen hawking could sing

Mr. Hopkinson’s Computer

Text-to-speech software meets alternative music with this strangely compelling computer which has been programmed to sing.

Mr. Hopkinson’s Computer sings covers of everything from Radiohead to Portishead to The Stone Roses in his computerized drone.

In the video clip below, he even does a little sassy monologue and sings The Pixies classic Gigantic along with a…

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August 13th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing strange + wonderful