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Easy-Dok CR34 alarm clock can charge six devices at once

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

I've had an alarm clock sitting on my nightstand for years that can charge one device at a time. If my iPad is charging, I have to use a cable from the outlet to charge my smartphone. If you have multiple gadgets and want to be able to charge them all at the same time, what you need is the Model CR34 from Easy-Doks. Read The Full Story

Apple cash sum to Swiss rail $21 million for lovely clock

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

The clock aesthetic you're seeing on your iPhone 5 and iPad mini is one that Apple has reportedly payed a handsome sum for this week as Swiss daily reports a beastly $21 million USD as agreed upon by Apple and the timepiece's owner: SBB. This situation was first reported earlier this year after iOS 6 was released with the new graphic look at the clock used by Apple's devices and the Swiss rail group found it oddly familiar. The report today lets us know that Apple's end sum certainly speaks to the greatness of the original design of the clock's look, originally made real by Swiss engineer Hans Hilfiker in 1944. Read The Full Story

Apple and the SBB agree on licensing terms for iconic clock design

, Oct 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Last month, the Swiss Federal Railway service (SBB) accused Apple of copying their iconic clock design by using it in the iOS 6 Clock application. However, a few days later, we were told that the two companies would be meeting with each other to discuss ways to remedy the issue. Today, Apple has agreed to pay the SBB for use of the clock design. Read The Full Story

Apple to meet with Swiss railway over clock design dispute

, Sep 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

A few days ago, the Swiss Federal Railway service (SBB) accused Apple of copying one of its iconic clock designs that shows up in the Clock app in iOS 6. Today, the two companies announced that they will be meeting with one another to settle the dispute, and apparently there's no intention of suing for money. Read The Full Story

Swiss Federal Railways accuses Apple of copying its clock design

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple is famous for accusing Samsung of "slavishly copying" the design of its iPhone. The copying claims led to a long-running legal battle that ultimately resulted in Samsung owing Apple about $1 billion. It seems Apple has been doing a bit of copying designs of its own. Read The Full Story

GEAR4 Renew SleepClock for iOS devices hitting stores this March

, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

GEAR4 is back with another awesome iOS accessory and has just announced their Renew SleepClock will be hitting Apple's retail stores in the US starting in March for just $199. Their alarm clock offers a few unique and special features that make that price seem not so high. They've added two sensors for monitoring breathing and movement, allowing the free iOS app to log sleep cycles. Read The Full Story

Radian Watch asks you: are wrist watches still considered technologically newsworthy?

, Nov 16th 2011 Discuss [3]

This week the folks at Cadence watch company have enlisted the help of Chris Thompson, a fellow known for his creation of the "Math Clock," to create a new timepiece by the name of Radian Watch -- my question for you, readers, is how relevant you find wristwatches in general? What we've got here is the assignment of Thompson as a new Creative Director for the Cadence watch company as well as his showing of the Radian Watch which uses equations around the face to show the time. Of course aside from this watch being made with high quality materials, would you consider this relevant to your interests as a gadget and technology reader? Read The Full Story

Hello Kitty Zub Zirc Nooka Watch revealed

, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you're in to strange timepieces and are unaware of the brand Nooka, you'll be extra surprised by the Hello Kitty Zub Zirc watch you're about to see. What we've got here is Nooka's first collaboration with international lifestyle brand, fashion brand, and cutest creator of every kind of product under the sun Sanrio and the super wild watchmakers Nooka. This timepiece is both limited edition and contains several of Nooka's signature above-average clock mechanisms. Read The Full Story

Cadence Watch Company celebrates Binary Day with 4-Bit watches release

, Nov 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

Today the watchmakers at Cadence have announced their brand new Fall lineup of 4-Bit Watches, each of them in celebration of Binary Day: 1/11/11! That's today, if you did not know, and the collection includes a fine trio: 4-Bit Retrograde, 4-Bit UTC Chrono and 4-Bit Chrono. A 4-bit watch in this case means that the usual roman numerals around the face of the clock have been replaced by 4-bit binary graphics. 1 and O and 1 and 0 until you understand how to speak Computer. Read The Full Story

10,000-year clock to be built inside West Texas mountain range

, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

This clock under construction inside a series of caves made inside a mountain in the West Texas Sierra Diablo mountain range proves that things really are bigger in Texas. The clock is designed to keep time for the next ten thousand years. It won't be complete for many years to come, but when it is finished, it will be so awesome. The clock is apparently being designed so that the small hand moves only once per year, the larger hand moves once per century, and the thing will ring in the millennium with a special chime. Read The Full Story

Cadence 4-bit Wall clock debuts

, Jun 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

I bet you remember that Cadence 4-bit watch that we talked about while back, we even gave a few of them away to readers. Cadence is back with the sibling to that watch you wear for those that can't bring them to wear a wristwatch even if it is geeky cool like that Cadence watch. This new product is the Cadence 4-bit Wall Clock. It is very similar in design to the wristwatch with rows of four blocks for numbers. Read The Full Story

Aqua clock concept looks like Tron’s identity disk

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

At first glance, it looks like Tron missed his identity disc when it was flicked back to him from someone he was trying to derez. This is actually an interesting concept clock that has turned up over on Yanko Design. Designers really like to create wild clocks that are only marginally capable of actually telling the user what time it is. The clock is filled with what appears to be colored water and has some sort of mechanism inside to change the level of the liquid. Read The Full Story
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