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    brobot: I'm sincerely and incredibly surprised that nobody has slipped in a crack about Apple products yet... and the whole typical spiel about how "when they... more »
    Fractal the Meek: I've heard that #RosaRocks, but I seriously have no idea how you find this stuff, Rosa. Is it magic Rosa powers? #clockvase more »
    ilovexspin: I don't think they even do this in India. Therefore, we should not. #daylightsavingtime more »
    Curves: The time must have messed up Giz as well, because I cant even log in in IE, I had to jump to my laptop and FF to comment. ps-I screwed up the time on... more »
    RedRaider: I can't be the only one who has small children... for us, the time change meant getting up an hour earlier on the clock. Young kids just don't seem to... more »
    Eruanno: We've been snoozing for an extra hour for a week here in Ye Olde Europe, thank you very much. #daylightsavingtime more »
    Mr.X.: We did that week ago here in Europe. #daylightsavingtime more »
    psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland: Well Rosa I hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep. I on the other hand, HAD TO WORK AN EXTRA HOUR. Worked from 6PM ti'll "6AM". Not fair! #daylig... more »
    Tawnie is saving no daylight: no worries about hours here yet. silly arizona and their non conformist attitude #daylightsavingtime more »
    Zordon: Don't forget that it's different all over the world (hence why there are more than just 24 different 'settings' for time zones in Windows and Mac). Th... more »
  • #design

    Vase Clock Is Designed To Break When The Right Moment Comes

    When Georgios Maridakis' product breaks it's actually an intentional feature. His Clock Vase indicates time with a little hammer that knocks against the porcelain. And at the right stroke, it shatters. More »
  • #daylightsaving

    Tick Tock, Back An Hour Goes The Clock

    I completely forgot that I get an extra hour of that precious, precious thing called sleep tonight. Since I'm probably not the only forgetful Lucy around, here's a reminder to set your clocks back and snooze a bit longer. More »
  • #robots

    Mr. Wake Robot Alarm Clock Is An Untouchable Morning Menace

    What if Clocky the alarm clock didn't just run away from you in the morning? What if he could sense your presence and evade capture with an IR sensor? That's the annoying idea behind Mr. Wake. More »
  • #clocks

    Learn How To Tell Time and Waste Money With a Manual Digital Clock

    According to the manufacturers of the Digits Clock, kids don't need to learn how to tell time the old fashioned way. Instead, parents should spend over $100 on a board that requires kids to manually construct the time every minute. More »
  • #clocks

    This Might Be the Most Ingenious Bedside Clock Ever

    There are two things I don't like when I wake up in the morning—looking across the room at the alarm clock on my desk, and sitting up to make sense of it. This timepiece acknowledges both issues. More »
  • #diy

    How to Make Your Own Word Clock

    The Qlocktwo word clock is impressive, but theoretical; as what normal person has $1500 to pay for a clock? Now you can make your own. More »
  • #quasimodo

    Don't You Dare Call the Inside of Grand Central Station's Clock Steampunk

    The New York Times sent a photographer inside Grand Central Station's biggest clock, on the building's iconic facade. He emerged with an amazing spherical panorama that may as well have been taken in 1928. More »
  • #clocks

    Crazy Hard Drive Clock Was Probably Built by Nerd Ravers

    Hard drive clock, sure sure, we've seen that before. But watch the video—this thing is just about the gaudiest clock I've ever seen. It's got dancing neon colors, rapidly flickering lights and tosses in some creepy artwork too. More »
  • #concepts

    Clock Celebrates Your Excessive Energy Use on the Hour

    While the Energy Aware Clock ticks away the hours of your day, it's also graphing your power usage patterns in electric blue. More »
  • #nixieclocks

    Concrete Nixie Clock Tells Time, Requires a Sturdy Table

    Nixie clocks are pretty awesome. Nixie clocks in a concrete housing? Naturally a lot more awesome. It's a prototype for now, sadly, so you can't buy one. Yet. [Nixie Concrete via Like Cool]
  • #diy

    DIY Russian Vacuum Fluorescent Tube Clock Kit

    This vacuum fluorescent display clock would look awesome on your desk wouldn't it? The good news is that making one yourself is a little easier with the kit from ladyada. More »
  • #clocks

    Progress Bar Clock Concept Transcends Nerdiness by Being Actually Useful

    This progress bar-inspired clock design from Mintpass actually includes a great idea: Clip up to 24 rewritable tabs onto the clock to mark appointments. It's a neat visual organizer on a clock that might otherwise be too gimmicky. More »
  • #design

    Qlocktwo Really Spells the Time Out for You

    At first glance, we thought the Qlocktwo was some intentionally confusing, Tokyoflash-like time puzzle. Then we learned that those symbols are called letters. And letters, following long-standing social constructs, form words. More »
  • #clocks

    I Want To Kill Clockman

    I don't know what the hell this alarm clock is saying, but I have the urge to beat the crap out of it. Apparently, Clockman never shuts up—and you're supposed to choose a version based on your blood type. More »
  • #engineering

    What Is This?

    Looks like some sort of Cyberdyne Systems human feeder used by Skynet. More »
  • #twitter

    Twitter Clock Secretly a Countdown to the End of the World

    On the surface, TimeTweets pulls the numbers it needs to show the current time from live tweets. But really, it's a countdown to the end of world, which has to be close if we're using Twitter to tell time. [TimeTweets]
  • #design

    Memo Clock Has a Built-In Re-Writable Surface

    This memo clock has a re-writable ceramic surface, allowing you to leave notes on it. It doesn't have an alarm function, however, but maybe you can just leave a note for yourself to wake up by 8. [TheHaki via DesignBoom]
  • #alarmclocks

    Bang & Olufsen BeoTime Alarm Clock Caters to Flute Enthusiasts, the Rich

    When Bang and Olufsen tackles a new type of device, they do it in a very specific way: oddly, stylishly, and with reckless disregard for cost. Exhibit F: The $375 BeoTime, a flute-like, accelerometer-equipped wireless alarm clock. More »
  • #clocks

    DDR Alarm Clock Takes Your Fingers Back to 2003

    Dance, dance to much booty in the, um, wrists? Your fingers have to dance like they've never danced before to shut off the alarm. Hope you don't suck at Tap Tap Revenge. $16. [Thumbsupuk via OhGizmo via Engadget]
  • #clocks

    Wall Clock Keeps Mississippi Time: That's Accuracy You Can Trust

    As you know from childhood, Mississippi time is the most accurate way to distinguish the passing of a second. Therefore, it is safe to assume that this clock is the greatest timepiece ever constructed by man. More »
  • #clocks

    Zeo's Personal Sleep Coach Plays Somnologist

    If you're an insomniac like I am, the $400 Zeo Personal Sleep Coach alarm clock comes equipped with nifty gadgets that'll help you self-diagnose. When you go to bed, you wear a wireless headband that is able to read your brainwaves, then magically transmit the data back to an SD card hidden in your clock. More »
  • #clocks

    Artsick Decals Turn Your Wall Into a Custom Clock

    Vinyl wall decals are nothing new, and there are a few kits out there that allow you to essentially turn a wall into a clock—but Artsick puts the ideas together in a very customizable way. More »
  • #software

    Hand In Hand Clock Would Need Plenty of Wall Space

    The Hand In Hand clock is a fully functional software creation, where the minute hand rotates on the end of the hour hand, and the second hand rotates on the end of the minute hand. It's hard to read at first, but soon makes sense. The catch? More »
  • #alarmclocks

    Infallibly Polite Alarm Clock Wakes You Up With The Wit Of Stephen Fry

    I currently employ a Squeezebox Boom to gently wake me up with classical music—but I feel that the subtle wit of Stephen Fry might better prepare me for my day. More »
  • #clocks

    Clock Clock Design Clocks In With 24 Analog Clocks To Tell Time

    Twenty-four wrongs make a right when it comes to telling time with Clock Clock. More »
  • #art

    Graffiti Cuckoo Clocks Tell the Time While Looking Crazy

    Stefan Strumble takes cuckoo clocks and turns them into cartoony, graffiti-inspired pieces of crazy art. More »
  • #clocks

    Dry Erase Wall Clock Helps Keep Tabs on Your Appointments

    For those who are prone to forgetting appointments or showing up late, this dry erase wall clock lets you write down all important appointments as a constant reminder to keep an eye on the time. More »
  • #clocks

    A Star Trek Clock Built From Micro Machines

    For months you've been looking at that handmade Star Wars clock from Etsy, shaking with fury that Star Trek got shafted, again. But now, the tables have turned, haven't they? More »
  • #clocks

    Jaquet Droz Time-Writing Machine: Elegant in Still Life, Clumsy on Video

    Gaze upon Machine à Ecrire le Temps—so elegant, you say it in French—created by watchmaker Jaquet Droz as an homage to its robot-building 18th-century Swiss founder. Live, though, the $342,000 line-drawer ain't so smooth. More »
  • #timepieces

    Ora ilLegale Clock Really Looks Forward to Daylight Savings

    The Ora ilLegale clock tips to one side for an excessively elegant solution to the minutely irritating problem of daylight savings time, but it has to eliminate all its numbers to do so. More »
  • #diy

    Brilliant Bulbdial Clock Becomes a Reality

    Last year David Friedman from Ironic Sans conceptualized a Bulbdial clock that works like a sundial, only with LEDs. The guys at Evil Mad Scientist have gone a step further and made the clock a reality. More »
  • #clocks

    I Need Help Setting Up My Buttonless Motion Sensor Alarm Clock

    My iPhone is my alarm clock, so it ends up on the floor, across the room when I wake. But all you have to do to shut this "Magic" Sensor Alarm Clock up is wave. More »
  • #clocks

    Tokyoflash Concept Clocks Look Like Fun But Make My Brain Hurt

    Tokyoflash revealed some concept clocks that will either delight or depress you (say, if you still can't figure out what time it is after staring at the damn thing for 10 minutes). More »
  • #clocks

    And Now a Clock for the Truly Geocentric

    Ulysses Nardin's Planet Earth clock is a jaw-dropping timepiece. How can you not feel like a criminal mastermind with an intricate mini universe perched on a pretty mahogany box sitting atop your desk? More »
  • #clocks

    A Contemporary Cuckoo Clock for a Contemporary Cuckoo

    The Wristwatch Cuckoo Clock may still be our resident cuckoo champion, but this striped wall clock from Italy comes in a very close second. More »
  • #science

    Atomic Clocks to Go Portable

    Right now, an atomic clock works by sending atoms through a vacuum, microwaving them and measuring how many waves it takes to maximize atom florescence (that's 9,192,631,770 microwaves or one second). More »
  • #alarmclocks

    Wake Up Alarm Ends Your Slumber With a Well-Rounded Breakfast

    Some French designers have created an alarm clock that changes the alarm clock dynamic in an interesting new way. Now, instead of slamming down on the snooze button, you'll get a handful of OJ. More »
  • #concepts

    The Cuckoo Watch Is So Crazy that It Just. Might. Work.

    The cuckoo clock has had difficulty adapting to the digital era, with its species bordering on extinction. But this cuckoo watch is evidence that this poor avion timepiece might survive the harsh habitats of 2009. More »
  • #dst

    Reminder: Spring Forward With Daylight Savings Time

    If you haven't set your clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings Time, this post is coming from the future! It's also a reminder. Join us up here in the future. There are no roads. More »
  • #evangelion

    Evangelion iPhone Clock App Is Neat if You Like Evangelion

    The Evangelion Clock App hit the App Store today, and it's a pretty damn good clock app (as far as clock apps go) if you've ever seen Evangelion before. More »
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