Hasta La Gadget!

Before the invention of timepieces, our ancestors aligned their schedules with the rising and setting of the Sun. Mammoth hunting when the Sun goes up, then chill at Hairy Guy 34′s cave when the Sun goes down. Designer Jon Liow’s concept clock will let you partake in this ancient tradition of guesstimating with the Solar Light.

The Solar Light isn’t solar-powered. It gets its name from its function, which is to mimic the amount of sunlight in a particular timezone. By default, if it’s noon in your chosen timezone, the Solar Light will shine brightly, while its LEDs will probably be completely off at midnight. You’ll be able to select a timezone from a mobile app. You can also invert the light’s function (it’ll be brighter at night, darker during the day) and even turn it to a normal lamp from the app.

I think I’d love to have a Solar Light. It’s a nice way to imagine what your loved ones are doing if they’re abroad. It would be more useful though if it could also show you what the weather is like in that area.

[Jon Liow via Core77]

There is the usual alarm clock, and then for many of us, we use a smartphone’s alarm app to make sure that we are able to jump out of bed in order to meet a brand new day head on. Of course, those two are not the only alarm clocks available to the masses, as there are different kinds which will nudge you awake gently. Case in point, the $99.99 Serenity Wake To Light Clock. Sure, it might sound like a whole lot to pay for at first, but when you take into consideration that it will rely on a harmonious blend of light and sound therapy so that your body will naturally align itself to its circadian rhythms, letting you fall asleep naturally, get a far more sound rest, and to wake up in a refreshed and rejuvenated manner.

Some other features of the Serenity Wake To Light Clock include the all important snooze button, an integrated FM radio, a chime alarm as well as five preset soundscapes to get you started – birds, ocean, stream, ocean with music and stream with music. You can choose from 15 lamp brightness levels, and the entire shebang is a cinch to program. While at home, you can leave the Serenity Wake To Light Clock plugged into an AC outlet, but if you need to bring it with you on the road, then a trio of AAA batteries will do the trick.
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Pledge to this campaign on Indiegogo if you want to wear a watch on your fingers. It’s called the Ring Clock, and uses 144 ultra-thin mono-color LEDs to display the time when you twist it. It’s a ring. It’s a watch. And, thankfully it doesn’t look like these.

Charging the Ring Clock is wireless, through induction. You just put it on a Qi charging plate. The battery is good for one week of operation on a charge. It’s made from surgical stainless steel and also has a water-resistant exterior.

Right now they’re still working on their prototype. It isn’t finished yet. So you should be aware that this isn’t a sure thing. They may be able to pull it off. Then again, maybe not. In order to put the Ring Clock into production, the company is looking for $287,400 in crowdsourced funding. As of this writing it has raised over $50,000 toward that goal, and still has about 43 days to go.

It takes a minimum $185(USD) pledge if you want one. I hope they get the rest of their funding and manage to complete the project.

[via Uncrate]

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have created what they say is the most accurate clock anywhere in the world, able to keep its ticking rate to a variation of less than two parts per every quintillion. This number, not only too infinitesimal for the average mind to comprehend, is also 10 […]

So you happen to be living out the American dream, where you have got this cushy job, a beautiful wife and a couple of kids, a SUV to bring the family around as well as a 2-door coupe so that your date nights with the missus is a sizzling one in town. Since you do a whole lot of entertainment and socializing in your own pad, dressing it up to the nines is essential. Knowing that you always love to be in the center of attention, how about ensuring your guests will always be reminded of the current time as to whether they are late or early, in addition to the very real possibility that you are dropping a hint for them to go home after overstaying their welcome by bringing them to the $599.95 Analog Clocktail Table to have a chat over a cup of coffee?

The Analog Clocktail Table happens to be a cocktail table that boasts of a 36″-diameter analog clock located right beneath the top, providing a convenient timekeeping reminder. It will be finished in burnished umber and flecked with gold streaks, with a frame that is made from powder-coated steel which will rest on the floor, sporting a quartet of inward-scrolling legs that have been tipped with unseen rubber feet. The frame itself will be able to support the 0.5″ thick beveled, annealed glass tabletop with silicon offsets so that no scratches will happen. The clock itself relies on an accurate quartz movement so that its timekeeping is impeccable without an irritating ticking sound, all running on a solitary AA battery.
[ Analog Clocktail Table copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]