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The USB Hourglass

12:48AM December 25, 2009 | Brian Lam

An optical sensor passes through this mini hourglass, digitising light transmission and eventually triggering the rotating mechanism to flip the thing 180 degrees. It also can send the optical sensor’s values to a PC by USB providing random numbers. More »

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Your Life in Rolex Time Sand

9:00PM February 2, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

We often feature watches, full of complications, knobs, and weirdness. This is much simpler: Rolex Time Sand for hourglasses. One bag is equivalent to 30 days, and here’s your entire life in Rolex sand:

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Hourglass Lantern Drains LED Light Instead of Sand

9:15AM December 16, 2008 | Sean Fallon

This interesting lantern concept from designer Young Bok Kim puts a modern twist on the ancient hourglass by draining the light from LEDs instead of sand.

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Hourglass Coffee Maker Should Be Renamed 12-Hour Plastic Disappointment

4:20AM December 13, 2008 | Mark Wilson

We took one look at the electricity-free Hourglass Coffee Maker and thought it a simplistic, design-forward product. And then we examined the brewing process…

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