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Braun BNC400 Alarm Clock Review: How To Ruin Good Design

1:00PM February 9, 2012 | Matt Buchanan

I have something of a sleep problem. Or I guess, more accurately, a waking up problem. And my alarm clock died. So I bought this re-issue of Braun’s Dietrich Labs and Dieter Rams-designed BNC004 travel alarm clock. You should not. More »


Gadgets

I Can’t Stop Staring At This Clock’s Ticking 6 Mark

8:00AM February 8, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

As wall clocks go the Paniki from Stallinga is even more plain and boring than the one you stared at in school. Save for the tick mark at the six position which mesmerisingly swings back and forth counting off the seconds. More »


Software

Nooka: The Not So Intuitive But Still Cool-Looking Clock

12:00PM February 7, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

Clocks that tell time in fascinating new ways are everywhere. I saw a clock that lit up the quarter hour the other day. It was beautiful. The Nooka app based upon their watches falls into the beautiful timepiece category. It won’t replace your regular clock, but it will make checking the time a more invigorating experience. More »


Gadgets

Sleep Through A Megaphone Alarm Clock? No

12:40PM January 29, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s not the first one to go the obnoxiously loud route, but since this clever Megaphone Alarm Clock is available from the Museum of Modern Art Store, it’s certainly the first to do it with a healthy dose of style. More »


Gadgets

Tell This Beautiful Braun Alarm Clock To Shut Up

1:00PM January 28, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

Alarm clocks — or alarm phones, if you wish — are a necessity, but that doesn’t make me hate them less. During the week, I live and die by a buzzer, but on the weekend, I don’t have to listen to no clock. More »


Gadgets

iHome iW4 Dock Puts AirPlay On Your Bedside Table

5:00AM January 6, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

iHome is bringing a handful of new clock docks to CES 2012, including the new iW4 complete with built-in Wi-fi and even an ethernet port, allowing you to wake up to your music streamed over AirPlay. More »


Gadgets

Tick Tock Clock Dock: All Rock, No Shock

1:20PM December 9, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The blaring of your double-belled alarm clock is enough to wake the dead. So, unless you intend to start the zombie apocalypse, start your morning with something more gentle — like the Tick Tock iPhone Dock. More »


Gadgets

That Classroom Clock You Always Despised Is Actually Pretty Great

2:30AM November 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

As a kid, there was nothing good about classroom clocks. They either reminded you that you weren’t escaping anytime soon, that time was running out to finish that chapter test, or it would slow down in the last 10 minutes of the day. But guess what? This IBM clock had a clever little secret. More »


Gadgets

LEGO Digital Clock Reminds You How Much Time It Took To Build

7:40AM October 28, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

He created one of the first Rubik’s Cube solving LEGO bots, and even used Mindstorms to tackle Sudoku puzzles. And while Hans Andersson’s latest LEGO marvel — a digital clock called the Time Twister — may be a little mundane, it’s certainly no less impressive. More »


Gadgets

Requiem For A Clock Radio: Sony Dream Machine Discontinued

6:20AM October 21, 2011 | Reilly Brennan

Previously Editorial Director at AOL for their automotive group, Reilly Brennan is now working on his own project, Carmagnum. Today, he took a break from that to lament the discontinuing of a longstanding clock radio line we all probably know: Sony’s Dream Machines. Now without further ado… More »