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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)…
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September 15th, 2009 by: Technabob
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This amazing wall clock can display intricate animations thanks to the optical phenomenon known as persistence of vision (POV). Using a small spinning “blade” covered in red, green and blue LEDs, along with sophisticated microcontroller circuit, this clock can dynamically change its look with just the push of a button.…
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November 16th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Here’s a cool gadget that lets you send messages using the wheels of your bicycle. By using an optical illusion called persistence of vision, your words are revealed as you pedal your bike.
The Lampex Lex module screws onto the spokes of your bicycle, and produces rapidly flashing sequences of…
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October 1st, 2007 by: Technabob
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By rapidly spinning a blade that contains an array of flashing LEDs, this wall clock tells time in a visually striking way.
A thin LED arm, loaded with 33 LEDs spins at 30 revolutions per second to create the illusion of a complete image. When the blade is spinning at…
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June 23rd, 2007 by: Technabob