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Posts tagged “Clock”

Final Frame: Strobeshnik Hard Drive Clock

“The Strobeshnik uses stroboscopic effect to create the illusion of persistent numeric display. The hard drive platter has 10 digits, colon and dash marks, cut all the way through it. Behind the pla...

Two More Brilliant Mac Clocks

Apaprently, Etsy seller pixelthis is quite a hit on Unplggd. They've been featured more than once for their green-chic wall clocks made from recycled tech. And in the least surprising news ever, they...

The Incredible DIY Coffee Can Clock

When we saw this amazing hack, we knew we had to know more about it. It's one of those hacks that involves quite a bit of work, but just to let you know, some parts for this build are available from t...

Geek Clock: You Might Need a Translator

We dig unique clocks. But if you're not a rocket surgeon, you might need an interpreter to decipher the mathematical marks on this wall clock's face. (Or you can click "read more" and check out our ch...

Turn That Old Mac G5 Case Into A Clock

Now, let's be honest: how many computer cases do you have lying around at home? Honestly, I have none, but that's because I'm living abroad and all of my stuff is in storage back home. And I confess,...

Canvasworks Tell Time and Let You Plug In

How best to describe Canvasworks by Noto Fusai? They could be simply described as illustrated artwork or trompe-l'œil wall pieces, but with actual utilitarian features such as timepiece or usable p...

HD Display Clock Amuses & Confuses

A bit of hi-tech trickery above: the clock appears to have someone behind it drawing the hands onto the backside of the timepiece with a marker and ruler. In reality the effect has been created usin...

Final Frame: Toki Woki Scroll Clock

The Toki Woki Scroll Clock takes one of the most common GUI elements of OS X (and various other operating systems including Vista and Linux) and converts it into a mesmerizing online time keeper. And ...

The Bed Embedded Clock Lets You Check Time Easily

How many times do you have to get up or glance at a clock while you are in bed? It happens to us quite often, but we simply love this idea of simply putting a clock underneath your bedspread and let y...

Final Frame: The Catena Clock

The Catena Clock designed by Andreas Dober can only really give you the hour of the day using the mechanical system of cogs and a bicycle chain with numbers mounted ontop. ...

Kitchen Range Features Giant Clock Face

To be honest, we're loving the fact that designers finally see the potential for kitchen range hoods—which we're forced to stare at while we make dinner—to do double-duty in the kitchen......

2-in-1 Kitchen Gadgets: Handy or Silly?

Efficiency is always the goal. So taking two different kitchen-related functions and putting them into one small product seems like a good idea, right? Right?!? We're not so sure after seeing these tw...

Digits Calendars & "Will Return" Clocks

Despite their "digital" appearances, the Digits line of calendars and time notification signs require you to manually change the digital display to notify others or yourself about the date and time....

Hot or Not? Clock made from a Recycled Bike Wheel

Clock made from a Recycled Bike Wheel ...

DOoP Multi Sensory Alarm Knows How Long You've Slept

It's a known fact that most adults don't get enough sleep. With jobs, kids, and our daily occupations, sleep seems to be the last thing on our minds. In other parts of the world, naps have always help...

How to Build Your Own DIY Word Clock

There is something incredibly beautiful about the QLOCKTWO, but we just can't justify spending over $1,500 to get a simple clock, even if it is a piece of art. Luckily DIY-enthusiasts have been workin...

DIY Dali Style Melting Clock Project

Inspired by one of Salvador Dali’s most famous paintings, The Persistence of Memory, Instructables contributor "fungus amungus" dismantled an IKEA RUSCH clock and combined it with an oven warped rec...

Colorful Command Key Clocks

Clocks that look like Crayola-colored, over-sized computer keys are the perfect accent to a raised-by-geeks kid's room—or the room of a grown-up big kid....

A Great Harry Potter-Like Location Clock

Almost everyone has seen or read Harry Potter. One of the really cool things in the series is the Weasley Location Clock, telling family members where others are when they can't be found. You'd think ...

The Turntable Clock Recycles Old Tech

Mmmm.. tastes like retro redemption. We at Unplggd don't believe in "out-dated" technology. We believe in tech that simply needs another purpose, especially ones with timeless designs. Take the turnta...

Final Frame: Coolheure Magic Mirror

Coolheure Magic Mirror projects the time in colourful fashion....

QLOCKTWO: A Reading Lovers' Way of Telling Time

If you're looking for an eye-catching wall piece in your home, perhaps the ultra-modern QLOCKTWO (Strange name, ain't it?) digital wall clock might just be up your alley. That is, if one of your life ...

Good Afternoon Clock: Hands Made Out of Light

Most clocks tend to use either digital or analog technology. Some have large displays and others are just plain fascinating to see. We've seen funky clocks before, but this is the first clock that we'...

Compact and Feature-Packed Nightstand iPhone Dock

The iPhone makes a pretty killer bedside companion. Our own Gregory was using the flip clock application to keep his time in check, but was left wanting more—like an alarm. Lucky for him and th...

Final Frame: Apple G3 Wall Clock

A wall clock made out of the side panel of a retired Mac G3, available at pixelthis's Etsy store ...