News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
Give your high school graduate an alarm clock from Sonic Alert and even the deepest sleeper can get up on time for college classes. The Sonic Boom clock has a 113dB alarm that should wake most anyone. It also comes with a bed shaker that can be placed under the mattress or pillow for a […]
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There have been a multitude of companies introducing bands to turn the iPod nano into a wristwatch, and The Gadgeteer has reviewed some of them. The 4iTorq band from 4iConcepts differs from the pack because it’s a metal band instead of the typical cloth, plastic, or leather strap. Let’s give it a closer look.
4iConcepts 4iTorq Metal Bracelet for iPod nano Review Read More
When the sixth generation of the iPod nano was released in the fall of 2010, Steve Jobs joked that it was so small that it could be worn as a watch. Apparently dozens of companies decided to create watchbands that could be used to turn the nano into a watch – albeit a rather large
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Gadgets and Gears has another of those artistic time pieces for our consideration. The CyberTrek Cool Watch is made of a dark stainless steel and has an adjustable band. A series of 12 blue LEDs mark the hours, 12 red LEDs mark five-minute intervals, and four lights in the center indicate 1 minute. Press a
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Are you an USB gadget collector? Here’s one for you… the USB Telephone from Brando. It’s shaped like an old time rotary dial phone… but doesn’t make calls. The rotary area is a clock and the handset is a light with 12 LEDs. The only ‘bad’ thing is that the clock is powered by 3 x
Brando’s USB Retro Telephone doesn’t make calls, but does keep time Read More
The aXbo Sleepphase Alarm Clock knows the perfect time to wake you up and now it knows just the right length of time to let you snooze when you press the snooze button. aXbo has launched a new feature called iSnooze which considers your sleep phases unlike snooze features that wake you at fixed intervals.
aXbo sleepphase alarmclocks get a smart snooze feature Read More
Gadgets and Gear has another interesting watch that’s as much art as it is timepiece. The Timescape Sci-Fi Watch uses a series of LEDs to display the time on a grid on the black face. Press a button, and the LEDs light up to show hours on the vertical bars and minutes on the horizontal
Timescape Sci-Fi Watch Gives Your Brain a Workout Read More
With the abundance of table radio/iPod docks on the market, it ca be overwhelming in the quest to find out which one will fit your needs. Cambridge Soundworks makes a very impressive bid with the i525 AM/FM Table Radio with iPod Dock.
Cambridge SoundWorks i525 iPod/iPhone Table Radio Dock Review Read More
I like unusual clocks, but I still like to be able to tell time with a quick glance – even if it means I have to learn a pattern of lights or something. The Haoshi’s Merry-Go-Round Carousel Clock from A+R Store certainly is described by “unusual”, but I’m not sure that I’d ever be able
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Jorg Hysek and his team of designers at HD3 Complication have just announced their high-end, touchscreen watch that is uniquely and geekily-stylin’…. The Slyde mixes slim, sleek lines, a bit of old-world style, high-tech HD touchscreen, with a hint of the Matrix. The HD3 Slyde will be available in black, gray titanium or pink gold
$5000 on your wrist – Jorg Hysek’s HD3 Slyde Watch Read More
This battery-operated alarm clock from ThinkGeek combines Star Wars and LEGO into a cute, useful package. The clock comes with 21 LEGO pieces, including Chewbacca and Stormtrooper minifigures. You’ll even get pieces to built a blaster turret on top of the clock. It’s 3.75″ X 3.75″, and it has a crescendo alarm that gets louder
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WeWood is a company based out of Los Angeles with an idea originally stemming from Italy–to create an organic, completely natural watch inspired by the rooted but reaching power of a tree. The resulting product, judging from their catalog, is just as much art as functional watch. They currently offer two basic types of watch
Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a watch that makes sure you always have a television remote control at hand. The brushed stainless-steel watch is 2″ H x 1 5/8″ W x 1/2″ thick and has a 1″ wide black silicone band. It functions as a digital timepiece with alarm, calendar, and chronograph. Six buttons along the
Control Your TV with the Television Remote Control Watch Read More
The Kisai Console, is the latest watch from Tokyoflash that has been created based on the suggestions from their fans and customers. This watch reminds me of the original Star Trek LCARS system. It’s made of stainless steel with 3 LED sections that light up in Green to tell the time with a press of
Kisai Console – The latest Tokyoflash Japan Fan Based Design Watch Read More
Turning your 6th generation Apple iPod nano into a wristwatch is as simple as buying one of the many wrist band accessories that are currently available. The infuse watchband from Frontal Concepts is the second nano watchband I’ve had the opportunity to review. Let’s take a look.
Frontal Concepts infuse Nano Watch Band Review Read More