In an era when you might get chastised if your mobile phone is more than two years old, it’s easy to forget that hardware was not always meant to be a temporary commodity. We acknowledge a few ...

As you probably know, we love our clocks here at Hackaday. Odd display technologies are always interesting to see, as are unusual encoding techniques such as binary, ternary or higher-radix number ...

Check out this cool geek clock from Dutch designer Peter van der Jagt, which features 1500 red LEDs. The 1500 LED clock will show the current date, day and time using the red LED’s. Try to keep your ...

Aside from displaying time, many digital wall clocks also have extra features such as alarms and dimmable backlighting.

The dead flies are then digested by bacteria within the microbial fuel cell. This digestion process leads to chemical changes that generate electricity, which is then used to power the LED clock. This ...

Lenovo’s latest entrant in this space, the $49.95 Smart Clock Essential, sits somewhere in between all of that. It’s a voice-controlled, Google Assistant smart speaker with a simple, black-and-white ...

Minimalist wood block + high-tech LEDs = one fabulous combination. We love the simplicity of this Japanese clock design: when the clock is turned off it resembles little more than a wood block. When ...

This months project is based on the 4017 chip that we used in a project last month. This months project is based on the 4017 chip that we used in a project last month. If you haven’t had a chance to ...

To help you start the day on the right foot (and show up to class on time), the best alarm clocks for college students will wake you up in a way that’s most effective for you, whether that’s with a ...