We’ve seen some pretty wacky and creative clocks in our day. We’ve seen clocks made strictly out of live-human body parts. We’ve seen clocks only solvable by mathematicians. But this clock strikes a chord with us geeks, utilizing one of the most prolific parts of the web browser, the scrollbar.
The coolest part is that you can actually move the scrollbar as the time ticks away.
Alexandros Stasinopoulos’s Ora Watch concept is interesting for a few reasons. I don’t typically wear clothing or accessories that would help people draw the conclusion that I look like a school bus (just like your momma). I’m not fat, I’m big wheeled. The numbers are read via measuring tape which revolves to tell the time.
Thankfully there are a few color options, including blue and my personal favorite, good ole black. I’d rock it like a KISS concert.
Here I am, scared out of my wits about anything too extreme for my fragile geeky body, and this poor little guy, measuring a tiny fraction of my size, bungee jumps 24 times a day. I feel ashamed. Very ashamed.
The Jongchul Kim’s Bungee Jumping Clock features a little man who jumps out of his little cubby and bounces around in the air at the top of each hour.
I’m pretty sure the consensus is that most people don’t need another reminder to use social media sites. They already take up so much of our time. But how could you possibly resist this Social Media Watch, despite the encouragement it provides for procrastinating more important projects.
Featuring all of the major networks, including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and so on. Each of the 12 digits have been replaced with the logos of your favorite networking sites. You can grab yours for about $18.
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Sure, it might seem real cool and artsy to have a clock ran by human beings, but think about how neat the statement of the Human Clock will be to you once the clock employees start running to their union reps because you’ve been starving them.
Designed using a group of flexible time-keepers, the Human Clock is the one timepiece which will leave your house with much of your food supply depleted. But hey, good luck on that artsy statement! Hit the jump for the rear view.
Industrial designer Eric Frietas’s designs intricately composed and complexly designed wall clocks. The steampunk edge inspired into his work is clear and concise. The clocks appear to be living breathing beings, except these beings won’t shit on your carpet.
Although the designs are rather complex it feels as though every part has been placed in the right place, essential to complete the piece. Frietas says that although the clocks aren’t for sale yet, they will be soon. You can follow his blog for up-to-date information.
While I applaud the concept of mashing together the classic design of Rubik’s Cube and the iconic gadgetry of alarm clocks, I’ve got to admit a slight disappointment that turning off the alarm doesn’t entail actually solving the puzzle. Would the complete and utter frustration be worth the ultimate geek cred you’d obtain with one of these things at your bedside?
Despite the lacking of actual Rubik’s-like movement, the alarm clock brings the thunder with the added functionality of temperature, letting you know whether it’s chilly enough out to wear your Mega Man knit cap. To slide between settings, just turn the top layer of the cube. Available for $24 from Chocosho.
Facebook. Twitter. What do they have in common? Not only are they two of the most popular and fastest growing social sites on the net, but they also ask people a very simple question. They both want to know what you are doing. What’s on your mind? That’s awesome if you live a digitally social life, but some people still like to work with paper and keep their daily thoughts private. Don’t ask me why, they just do.
The Status Calendar keeps it simple. One simple question on each dated page. What are you doing today? Such a general question will spark your brain into action and set a mood of productivity for the rest of your day. More photo love after the jumperoni. (more…)
Possibly the owner of the greatest and most influential mustache in the history of art, Salvador Dali was a master of his medium. His life was the arts. One of his most famous works, The Persistance of Memory, shows a series of melting and morphing clocks. This wall timepiece is designed to invoke a similar feel of surrealism and mutated time.
We aren’t what you might call the most cultured of people on the web. We have our fair share of poopy and pee-pee jokes. But Dali is no laughing matter. Even though it’ll be pretty funny watching visitors becoming nauseous as they check the time.
If you’re trying to teach your kids how to tell time, the Redundant Clock, designed by Ji Lee, is likely the last product you should be looking towards for assistance (though we’ve seen some pretty unhelpful candidates). I was debating whether or not to actually write a detailed description for this clock, but that would be rather redundant, don’t you think?
Just know this, the Redundant Clock is completely WYSIWYG. In fact, I don’t think there is any other clock I’ve ever seen that better fits that description.
