clocks
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There’s a $8,400 Alarm Clock In Case Your Phone Is Busted
Back when we could travel — if you used to travel — you’ll remember that the best way to wake up was to whisper across the hotel pillow at your phone, asking plaintively for Siri to wake you up at 5:00 am so you could take a cold taxi to an impersonal airport. Now, thanks…
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Scientists Use Spinning Neutron Stars To Calibrate Atomic Clocks
The European Space Agency is synching up atomic clocks with distant, rapidly spinning neutron stars, called pulsars, according to a release.
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Waking Up To The Game Boy Super Mario Land Theme Is The Best Way To Start Your Day
The original Game Boy was the first device to push my fascination with gadgets to an obsession. I saved for months to buy one, and to this day it’s still one of my favourite gaming platforms. That explains why, despite every gadget I use having an alarm clock built-in, I now prefer waking up to…
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This Magical Wooden Clock Tells The Time Using A Floating Magnetic Ball
You can’t really construct your own Doctor Strange-style Sanctum Sanctorum, full of weird and wonderful magical artefacts. However, thanks to technology, you can do a decent job of getting close. One of the first pieces you might outfit your mystical home with is Flyte’s “STORY”, a wooden clock that represents time via a levitating magnetic…