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Clock Hacks |
 | Ridiculous Giant Pneumatic Alarm Clock
Although you have to laugh at the absurd demo vid above, you still have to admire the great engineering work. The pneumatic bed shaking alarm clock is for the deepest sleepers you know. The contraption works by an air fed valve from two... |
 | Make your Own 21st Century Sundial
If you thought sundials were a thing of the past, think again. The only difference is that this time around things are much more high tech. Over at 5volt there is a fantastic tutorial demonstrating how to build your own laser sundial.
The great... |
 | Dirt Cheap, Epic DIY Pong Clock
We've seen the pong watch, a few rather complex Pong projects, but nothing as sleek and downright dirt simple as this.� Learn how to build your own:
Step 1: Grab an old laptop, disembowel it.
Step 2: Install the pong clock... |
 | Punch to Snooze Alarm Clock
In this project, we will bypass the mechanical snooze switch on top, and instead turn the alarm clock off in a much more fun way: punching it! Hopefully along the way I will be able to teach you some techniques that are useful in reverse... |
 | Make a LED matrix clock
Make a cool, cheap, and fun clock by programming various LED lights. This LED Matrix Clock is a feasability study for a much larger project I am building for my employer, Click here for a larger photo (800 x 350, 36K). The intention was to prove... |
 | Make an LED Clock
I decided to build my very own LED clock. It connects remotely to an atomic clock so timing is always perfect. It uses basic AVR controllers and ethernet to do the... |
 | Dead Hard Drive Clock Project
Have an old hard drive that no longer works. As long as it still spins up chances are you could build a clock out of your old hard drive!
You will need some electronic knowledge, some common electronic components and a bit of patience. The clock... |
 | Hard to wake up? Build a water gun alarm clock
I am a very deep sleeper. I find it extremely hard to wake up in the mornings. I have a special morning ritual that I have been doing for some time that helps me out. I used to set my alarm to go off about an hour before I really have to get up. So... |
