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more about #nixie more comments → EBone: Funny, my sixth grade graduation present was one of those 50-in-1 Radio Shack hobby kits like Woz describes. Built every thing you could with it. Wow ... more » Curves: I envy him his watch; its spectacular. I never knew what those were called "nixie" until reading this. One of my first electronic calculators used t... more » 92BuickLeSabre: For some reason this just kicked my respect for Woz up another notch. He was really responsive to the question asked. Instead of just listing some co... more » OMG! Ponies!: I like gears and things that clunk. I remember a variety of old typewriters I used to have and an old manual adding machine. The tactile feel of thin... more » fuchikoma: A couple of my notable gadgets are a Russian Kvarts DRSB-01 radiation detector - Geiger tube, but no actual counter. As a kid, I'd take a phone record... more » weatherman: For some reason I thought the Nixie Watch, which I coveted when first I saw it, was ridiculously expensive. But it turns out they're only $400 - not ... more » Brett Benedict: So what exactly is so special about that watch? I mean, it looks awesome and everything, but what makes it so attractive to the Woz and fellow techies? more » stryder100: Sweet. My earliest gadget was a germanium radio, something like [www.shinegallery.com] I slept in the basement and hooked up a little alligator clip... more » Dancing Milkcarton: 140 volts? That nixie watch is outrageous! more » Scott Lee: Interesting, how did Giz get a hold of the Woz? more » GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: I, too, have a love of nixie tubes. Call me old fashioned, but they strike me as a perfect mix of "olde" tech and new tech. 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] -
#memorablegadgets
My Most Memorable Gadgets, By Steve Wozniak
We're kicking off our series exploring memorable gadgets from memorable people with one of the most influential tech giants: Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. – JC More »
