5 Gadgets for Telling Time (no. 6 in a series)
Friday, December 2nd, 2005
Read the post below, or download the podcast to your MP3 playing gadget. (2:31 duration; 1.2 MB filesize.)
From Stonehenge to Switzerland, humans have long used gadgets to measure the passage of time. These days, we're still figuring out crazy new ways to find out how soon we can break for lunch. For those occasions when checking the time on our mobile phones is far too uncivilized, here are five cool gadgets that you can watch for hours -- precisely.
Time Tags
These tiny cufflinks are a cool way for watchophobics to discreetly tell the time without risking an unsightly tan line. Fortunately, these itty-bitty timepieces come in pairs so you can lose them one-at-a-time.
TIX LED Clock
Cleverly disguised as a futuristic wall decoration, this clock may allow you to keep the time of day secret from your visitors whilst you, resident mad scientist, watch them squirm. Once you learn this clock's easy secret, you'll be able to read it faster than you can say One Million Dollars.
Active Reactor Wristwatch
This extremely fancy gadget brims with blinky lights and tech appeal, but all it really does is tell the time ... in a super spiffy way that's brand spanking new! To be the first wanna-japanese-a-be on the block to wear it, you'll have to order it directly in Japanese Yen. "How much was that awesome watch?" "Twelve hundred Yen." How cool is that?
Heart Rate and Altitude Monitoring Watch
If the control freak in you needs to know way more than the time, this watch may be a good start. Use it to keep tabs on your heart rate anytime (even thirty meters underwater) or to triumpantly determine your elevation when you happen to be climbing a mountain. Other know-it-all timepieces include smart watches for info like the weather and news.
Pong Clock
If staring at the clock isn't holding your attention, watching a computer endlessly play Pong with itself is sure to entertain. This clock is a must-have for retro gamers -- because for all the wonderful things you can do with an Atari 2600, keeping time isn't one of them.
Read the post below, or download the podcast to your MP3 playing gadget. (2:31 duration; 1.2 MB filesize.)
From Stonehenge to Switzerland, humans have long used gadgets to measure the passage of time. These days, we're still figuring out crazy new ways to find out how soon we can break for lunch. For those occasions when checking the time on our mobile phones is far too uncivilized, here are five cool gadgets that you can watch for hours -- precisely.
Time TagsThese tiny cufflinks are a cool way for watchophobics to discreetly tell the time without risking an unsightly tan line. Fortunately, these itty-bitty timepieces come in pairs so you can lose them one-at-a-time.
TIX LED ClockCleverly disguised as a futuristic wall decoration, this clock may allow you to keep the time of day secret from your visitors whilst you, resident mad scientist, watch them squirm. Once you learn this clock's easy secret, you'll be able to read it faster than you can say One Million Dollars.
Active Reactor WristwatchThis extremely fancy gadget brims with blinky lights and tech appeal, but all it really does is tell the time ... in a super spiffy way that's brand spanking new! To be the first wanna-japanese-a-be on the block to wear it, you'll have to order it directly in Japanese Yen. "How much was that awesome watch?" "Twelve hundred Yen." How cool is that?
Heart Rate and Altitude Monitoring WatchIf the control freak in you needs to know way more than the time, this watch may be a good start. Use it to keep tabs on your heart rate anytime (even thirty meters underwater) or to triumpantly determine your elevation when you happen to be climbing a mountain. Other know-it-all timepieces include smart watches for info like the weather and news.
Pong ClockIf staring at the clock isn't holding your attention, watching a computer endlessly play Pong with itself is sure to entertain. This clock is a must-have for retro gamers -- because for all the wonderful things you can do with an Atari 2600, keeping time isn't one of them.
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I am writing about technology. You know, embryos with lasers in their navals
and oversized killer robots. Horrible impending doom and the like. Oh and
neat gadgets. Yeah, for sure.
