Keeping time and the instruments that keep our time have long held fascination for scientists and design enthusiasts. Since the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei discovered that pendulums could ...

The problem with traditional cuckoo clocks is that they’re usually ugly, gigantic, and will keep on chirping throughout the night when you’re trying to sleep. But that’s not the case with the Plex LED ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The cuckoo clock — the kind where something cute or amusing comes out to mark a new hour — has largely fallen out of fashion. Analog clocks in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At first glance, these devices honestly look quite charming. They all invoke classic "non-smart" versions of the products they represent ...

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clock, and at least this bird knows when to shut-up. Thanks to an imbedded light sensor the clock will automatically turn off the sound if the room is dark. There is also a volume control for those ...

In thinking about cuckoo clocks, one might conjure images of elaborate wood timepieces inside bucolic cabins in forests or sleepy chalets on mountainsides. Once an hour, or perhaps every half, they ...

Coffee machines and garden gnomes aside, Brutalist fanatics have a new means of expressing their love for the controversial modernist style, with credit to Frankfurt-based artist Guido Zimmermann. His ...