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Bedol water clock: just add salt water
ubergizmo.com — Everybody seems to be going green these days, be it computer motherboards, or general consumer products. This time Bedol has come up with a Water-Powered Clock, which is obviously powered by water. Instead of wasting electricity or batteries, this clock will happily run on water, with a dash of salt. This looks like a cool and innovative device, and at ...More ( Watches )
Miniature train set hardly a Lionel, but it fits in your pocket
gadgets.boingboing.net — Two tiny trains orbit a clock perched atop a mountain in this timepiece that teeters on the edge of hokeyness. But not quite. It's borderline cool. Made by Mr. Christmas, the mini-trains do their revolving thing around that clock when you wind up its stem. Listen carefully and you'll hear a rousing rendition of "I've Been Working on the Railroad." ...More ( Watches )
gunbabeGo To War With The Bunker Wall Clock
complex.com — Designed by Joseph Barakat for Diamantini & Domeniconi, the bunker cuckoo clock is composed of 111 small bricks, arranged to resemble a war bunker. Popping out of the bunker is a hand-painted cuckoo that stays silent and wears a helmet for protection. In spite of the political undertones, were a big fan of the cuckoo bunker wall clock because of ...More ( Watches )
Life Clock Shows How Much Time You Have Left (and Wasted!)
vvork.com — Here's a cool Life Clock with the mechanism slowed down 61320 times so that each number represents years of your life. Maybe if I got one of these I'd stop wasting so much time playing World of Warcraft.More ( Watches )
The Most Accurate Watch
atchismo.com — This wonderful piece from Mr. Jones Watches is called "The Accurate," as each its hour and minute hands spell out a memento mori over its mirrored face. This is the most accurate wristwatch you can buy - the hour hand reads "remember", the minute hand "you will die".More ( Watches )
Clock drops numbers, Doesn't care what time it is
technabob.com — Heres 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. While Nextime's Fallen Numeral clock does have a functional time mechanism, it really couldn't give a damn about the actual ...More ( Watches )
Steampunk tube clock
technabob.com — Combining retro Nixie tubes with a baroque antique bronze enclosure, its definitely different. For some reason, Im betting your Grandma probably didnt have one of these on her mantle. Handcrafted by LCI Electronics, this clock is powered by six funky red Nixie tubes, and not only tells time, but offers a calendar and an alarm that plays four musical memories. ...More ( Watches )
LEXON Jet clocks do dot-matrix with style
technabob.com — It may not boast any fancy or slightly terrifying measures to haul you out of bed in the morning, or pack the DIY flavor of some clocks we seen, but if you just want to keep things simple and stylish you could certainly do a lot worse than one of these new LEXON jet clocks from designer Theo Williams. Available ...More ( Watches )
Crystal-encased Atmos 561 clock runs forever on thin air
technabob.com — The Atmos 561 mechanical clock, designed by Marc Newson, is powered by changes in the temperature, so you never need to wind it up. Oh, and also, its encased in a big block of crystal. This design marks the 80th anniversary of Atmos clocks by the Swiss maker Jaeger LeCoultre (try spelling that 10 times really fast!) Now bear with ...More ( Watches )
The Birth Clock
alex-vf.com — The "Birth Clock" is a fragile glass object containing a digital clock that is not working; it is designed to help you to come to a decision when you're stuck at a specific point in life. Smash the glass, and the clock will start to work, leaving you with the broken object as a reminder of your dramatic decision. Leave ...More ( Watches )
Gun OClock Laser Target Alarm Clock Looks Both Amusing and Annoying
uberreview.com — Novelty clocks may look amusing, they might even look fun, but it is a virtual certainty that the novelty factor will have worn off within a week or two and you will be left asking yourself why it was that you purchased such junk. I have no reason to believe that things would be any different if you bought the ...More ( Guns )
Gun o Clock: Bandai's new alarm clock has a death wish
crunchgear.com — Japan seems to have a soft spot for weird alarm clocks. First the fly-away alarm clock, now this: At the end of October, Bandai will start offering an awesome alarm clock that can only be silenced with a special gun that will be sold along with it. The so-called Gun o Clock has two modes: In the time mode, the ...More ( Tech News )
Awesome Watchmen trailerwatch!
The official trailer that will be shown before The Dark Knight has been released thanks to A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday ...More ( Media )
Retro Scope Clock encases a cathode ray tube
gizmowatch.com — The SCRA Round Scope Clock is a classic work of art that applies Acrylic Engineering to draw oohs and aahs from mantelpiece object shoppers. A Cathode Ray Tube sits inside a 3/8 inch cast Acrylic tube and the rear end of the clock incorporates a motley crowd of programmable settings pertaining to light, data display method, focus, etc. It uses ...More ( Watches )
Digimech clock with gear-controlled sliders
gadgets.boingboing.net — The Digimech Clock by Duncan Shotton pantomimes the look of an LED clock through an ingenious cycling of segmented cryptograms printed on long mechanical sliders. It's much huger than you'd expect, which is too bad: with some miniaturization, this is a clock I'd like to have.More ( Watches )
Kinetic clock sculptures
boingboing.net — Kinetic sculptures are fascinating, which is why I like this clock by painter and sculptor George Rhodes. You tell the hours from the numbered cylinders that're picked up on that wheel, and the minutes from the pointer arm. It strikes the hours when the cylinder rolls down the track and hits a bell. I'd love to see it in action, ...More ( Watches )
The Rocket Alarm Clock is one liftoff you'll want to abort
newlaunches.com — How do we get the point across? Look hereyou need to get up in the mornings, not afternoons, not evenings and certainly not at night! Maybe you need something to blast you right out of bed, try this Rocket Alarm Clockit's launch pad doubles as mission control; you can set the time and the alarm from the LCD display. At ...More ( Tech News )
Silent Alarm Clock
yankodesign.com — Alarm clocks usually jolt us awake leading us to reach for the almighty snooze button. Silence is a conceptual alarm clock that allows you to program multiple alarms and wakes you without any sound. Each person wears a wireless rubber ring with an integrated vibration device that generates a tactile alarm. The snooze function is engaged by shaking your hand. ...More ( Watches )