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Open source Arduino clock

Well, the title alone shouldn’t surprise you.  I love startups.  I love open source, and I really love clocks.  So, when I found the ClockOS project on Kickstarter, I had to take a look.  It is a clock made out of 180 surface mount LED’s.  It may not be as practical as the designers say it is [...]

The Four Letter Word Machine Review

Let’s start with a story.  The Four Letter Word machine was invented in 1973 by Raymond Weisling.  The device was simple – it used 4x B7971 tubes to display random for letter words.  Of course, the draw to a device like this is that occasionally, one of the results would appeal to the prurient interests [...]

Adafruit Infinity Commercial Cameo

Here is something that you’ll appreciate.  It is an Infinity commercial that has a cameo by the Adafruit Ice Tube Clock (in addition to a bunch of other cool clocks).

Did I mention that I like clocks?

This is a work-in-progress video of my collection.  The final version will have several more clocks, titles for each device, and more information.  All of these clocks are hand made even if they don’t look like it.  I did not include my mass produced clocks from Think Geek or other vendors (even if they are really cool…) [...]

Mod_6 7971

I just finished a review for my latest nixie clock – the MOD_6 7971.  It is currently the largest in my collection with 6 B7971 tubes.  Watch the video below or see the full review here.

IN-16 Nixie Clock

Today I have a cool from a fellow Minnesotan – the company is called Cold War Creations and the clock is called the “Glass Clock #3.”  Watch the video below and read the full review here.

NixieKits.eu IN-16 Review

Here is a video review of the NixeKits.eu IN16 clock.  See the full review here and buy the clock here.

Turbo Hobby IV-18 Video Mini-review

Full review here: http://www.tubeclockdb.com/

TurboHobby IV-18 clock

Here is just a quick video I made of my new Turbo Hobby IV-18 clock.  3 Word review: I like it.  I should have a more in depth review soon, but in the mean time, see what he has for sale here: http://shop.ebay.com/turbo_hobby/m.html

NixieKits.eu IN-12 Review

I just finished a review of the NixieKits.eu IN-12 clock for TubeClockDB.com.  You can read the full review here or you can just buy the clock here Jürgen Grau is the deigned behind this device  and he sells this clock as both a kit and fully assembled. The kit costs €149 and the fully assembled [...]