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Reinventing the Clock

Simon — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:23:00 +0000

The Rim clock by Australian designer Jansen Lye is a unique timepiece. Nothing irritates more than tampering with something that fundamentally works. But there’s something about Lye’s reinterpretation of the humble clock that, frankly, works. The hour and minute hands have been positioned on the outer edge of the clock face rather than the normal clock look – the hour and minutes hands in center. The unusual features make it a distinctive looking product that imbues style on any space. Its minimalist design that sits well in any environment. From your home, office space to living rooms or kitchen walls. Clearly it will make us all feel like we’re four again as it will take some time before you can read the clock hour and minutes, but it’s visually superb!

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Antique Weather Clock Mashup

Simon — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:33:43 +0000

Peter Schirmer has brought a new, awesome, meaning to mashups. He has created the concept of a weather clock. Instead of telling the time, this clock tells the weather.

How did he do this?

He used a fake antique clock that he bought on eBay. The clock mechanism was removed and replaced with a servo and USB servo controller so that the clock could be controlled from his computer. The face of the clock was designed to incorporate 13 weather conditions (cold, hot, fog/haze, cloudy, partially cloudy, sunny/clear, clear at night, rain/showers, sleet/freezing rain, snow, windy, thunderstorms, hurricane/tornados). The clock was then connected to a flash application that interrogated the Yahoo! weather API based on a specified postal/zip code.

Take a look at his site: http://www.thisispete.com/weatherclock.html