News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
How are you going to carry Apple new iPod nano? Clipped to your shirt? Stowed in a pocket? How about around your wrist? Heck, how about just using it as a wristwatch? Incipio’s new Linq case turns the 6th generation nano music player into a watch. The Linq protects the nano with a polymer case […]
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Gadgets and Gear offers a unique man’s watch that looks like a steel link bracelet. The Samurai Inferno watch is made from carbonized steel made with the same techniques used in Japanese sword making. The watch looks like a simple bracelet until you trigger the display. This is one of the few really unusual watches
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I’ve seen lots of clocks in my day – even a clock that ran on power it somehow got from a raw potato. Bedol has an alarm clock that runs on tap water. You don’t have to put anything in the water – no salts or anything – just tap water. It sounds like a fun
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Last Winter I had reviewed the Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clock and have been using it ever since. I’ve come to rely on the ability to control my alarm clock with my voice. It’s no longer just a novelty for me. That’s why I was super excited when I learned that Moshi was offering a
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Emerald Sequoia LLC makes some wonderful clock apps for iPhone and iPad. Earlier, I told you about the Emerald Observatory app for iPad. Today it’s the Chronometer app for iPhone/iPod touch. The Chronometer app is an alarm clock/stopwatch/interval timer with date/day/month/year information. What sets this app apart from other similar apps is the appearance: all
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This Cube Clock from Vat19 looks like a Rubik’s Cube, and it packs a lot of functionality in 27 cubic inches (3″ per side). You turn the top to select the following functions: clock, alarm, date/day of the week calendar, and temperature (degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius). It’s powered by one AA battery (not included). The
Tocky is an updated version of Clocky – the mobile alarm clock. And by “mobile”, I mean that it will roll around the floor of your bedroom when the alarm goes off. The idea is that you’ll be required to drag your dead butt out of bed to chase it down to turn it off.
As if getting up in the morning weren’t bad enough… Read More
Before the invention of the wrist-watch, there was the pocket-watch. Developed in the 16th century, the pocket-watch was the main portable way of telling time. It was only after World War I that wrist-watches became popular after the design of trench-watches for the military. Now in the 21st century, we can tell time in so
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At one point or another, we all find ourselves in a situation where it would be beneficial to be a fly on the wall; whether it’s to figure out who it is that keeps stealing Netflix envelopes out of your mailbox, to keep an eye on the babysitter, or to reveal an even more unfortunate
Spy Gadgets Infrared Spy Camera Cube Clock Review Read More
How would you like an inexpensive, attractive, small digital clock that never needs new batteries or power from a wall outlet? Check out the Bedol Water Clock. Just fill it up with tap water, add some lemon juice and it’s good to go for 8-12 weeks. It’s available in 4 colors and costs $16.00. They
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You’ve probably seen one of those clocks that use persistance of vision to make the time display appear to float in the air above the clock, right? The iXP3 Internet Message Clock from Fascinations takes those clocks to a new level. In addition to displaying the time, date, and temperature, the iXP3 can display news, sports scores,
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The Thrifty Cell Phone watch ($80 and the price keeps dropping) is one of the first viable (i.e. affordable, portable) cell phone watches I’d seen in a while. While not for everyone, the concept offers an easy way to carry a phone without really carrying it. It’s a nifty idea but is not something for
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If you have a need to monitor the activities of your nanny, house sitter, house cleaner, or other part-time guests and need a no-brainer contraption to do so, the motion-activated SD-V03 Color Spy Camera from Spy Gadgets can do the duty. While I don’t have a need to monitor my kids’ nanny, I do have
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ThinkGeek has a LEGO Darth Vader watch, because a “Sith Lord is never late!” The watch has a black face with a picture of Darth Vader and the words “you don’t know the power of the dark side.” The band is made of red and black links that you can combine into any pattern you
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Seiko introduced the first e-Ink watch in 2005, and they have announced their next generation watch to be released later this year. The new watch will have an active-matrix display and 80,000 pixels, each capable of four different shades of gray. The Active Matrix EPD (electrophoretic display) screen will have 300 dpi resolution, which will produce a
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I reviewed the the Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clock last year and am still using and love it. One of my complaints was the fact that it lacked an FM radio. Well guess what? Moshi has just released an new version of their clock that now includes a radio with 3 presets, as well as
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The Kisai Round Trip Pocket Watch is brought to you Tokyoflash, the same people that bring us all kinds of interesting watches. This one features a water resistant case, USB charging, LED animations and a unique time display of colored LEDs. The Round Trip is available for 6,900 Japanese yen ($73, €54, £48).
Is that a watch in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Read More
Alarm clocks designed around the iPhone / iPod are not something new. But an alarm clock like the iHome iA5 App Enhanced Clock that can be completely controlled by an iPhone or iPod is new. You can use this device as a speaker and as an alarm clock with social networking features. Let’s take a
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Rumba Time unisex watches are made of silicone, some with a solid band and some with a magnetic link clasp. The watches are water-resistant to a depth of 99 feet. The Rumba Time watches are ideal for wearing while working out, but they look good enough to wear any time. The watches are ultra-lightweight; the
Tokyoflash Japan has just released a new watch design, Kisai Broke. The Kisai Broke is their first watch is USB rechargeable. Touch the button and a shattering animation will light up the display. The outer ring of blocks represent hours in the same position as hours on a clock face. The inner ring of blocks
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