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london’s big ben clock on twitter: it’s about time. or is it?

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You read it right: the iconic clock tower is on Twitter. Guess what it tweets?

It is a clock after all. Although I think it could also be looking to get high. It looks like it’s getting more and more desperate by the hour too.

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November 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: quickpix strange + wonderful timepieces

manual digital clock makes you change the time by hand every minute

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When I first saw this clock design, I was scratching my head wondering why you’d want a clock that doesn’t keep time at all. After all, who wants a clock that you have to manually change the time on every time the minute changes?

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October 15th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design interactive timepieces

ice tube vfd clock kit: time to get retro

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There are certainly a ton of different ways to tell time, but this retro-modern digital clock is definitely one of the cooler designs I’ve seen in a while.

The Ice Tube clock ($70 USD) gets its brilliant blue display thanks to an old-school Russian-issued VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) tube. It’s set inside of a spiffy…

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October 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro technology timepieces

regretsy: the best guide for the worst stuff on etsy

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I read about Regretsy on Gizmodo so yeah, half the world’s already read about it, but this is just too fun to pass up. See, we’ve featured a ton of awesome handmade items sold on Etsy, but rarely have we trawled it for mind-scarring monstrosities. But from now on we will, thanks to Regretsy. The…

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October 11th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful

chasing time wall clock never stops changing itself

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At first glance, this looks like any ordinary old wall clock. But take another look, and you’ll see that there’s nothing ordinary about the way that it works.

You see, the hour markers around the perimeter of designer J.P.Meulendijks‘ Chasing Time clock gradually change positions as the minutes pass. It’s designed so every time you…

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October 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

little robot clock tells time, holds on to your stuff

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I always dreamed of the day that I could have my own tiny little robotic army that hangs out on my desktop to do my bidding. While these little robot clock dudes don’t exactly do all of my bidding, they do tell the time, and they look good doing it.

The aptly named “Little Robot…

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September 17th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun robots timepieces

atari 2600 cart clocks, because you hate games

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Ah, game cartridges. They can bring so much joy… and take up so much space. And sure, you could save ‘em forever, clearing space to keep all those boxes and carts… or you could brutally gut them and turn them into something else. A clock, say.

Can’tAffordEmCrafts, an Etsy storefront, has several of those former-Atari-cartridges…

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September 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods video games

hard drive clock is the most beautiful hard drive clock ever

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This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen a clock fabricated from an old hard drive. But this is by far the most amazing, dramatic hard drive clock you’ll see today. Or any day for that matter.

Polish modder mb1988 built this hard drive clock uses the old persistence-of-vision (POV) illusion, which display phantom “hands”…

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September 15th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft hacks + mods technology timepieces

computer keyboard clocks: time to press enter

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I love these fun and functional clocks modeled to look like giant computer keys.

Each clock measures in at about 10-inches square, making it about 175 times larger than a regular computer key. While you won’t be able to spell out “CTRL-ALT-DEL” if you hang three of these on the wall, you could buy all…

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September 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun timepieces

qlocktwo clock tells the time with words

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The QLOCKTWO is a gorgeous modern timepiece uses letters, not numbers to tell you the current time.

Designed by Biegert & Funk, the QLOCKTWO displays text that describes the current time using statements like “IT IS NINE O’CLOCK” or “IT IS FIVE PAST TWO”. Individual minutes are conveyed through the tiny white dots in the…

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August 19th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

wooden sound box led alarm clock is boxy, but good

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If you’re looking for a new alarm clock that looks like a big old hunk of wood, then look no further than here.

The Wooden Sound Box Clock features a bold design sensibility, peppered with just enough technology in make it seem at home in any geek’s bedroom. The current time, date and day of…

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August 16th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design media players technology timepieces

unfinished clock still tells time

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The Unfinished Clock, made by Yve Thelermont and David Hupton, is made to be placed on the edge of a shelf or table. The clock’s bottom part is missing but the hands will still go all the way. Why? Art. That always shuts most people up.

Nah, it’s a fun idea! Fun ideas should be…

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July 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design just plain fun timepieces

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