In an era when you might get chastised if your mobile phone is more than two years old, it’s easy to forget that hardware was not always meant to be a temporary commodity. We acknowledge a few ...

The purpose of a clock is to show the time, obviously. But if you’ve followed Hackaday for some time, you’ll know there are about a million different ways of achieving this. [illusionmanager] added ...

Slated to go on sale this fall for $50, the Smart Clock Essential is—essentially?—Lenovo’s take on Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo Dot with Clock, although the Smart Clock Essential’s four-inch LED ...

Check out this cool geek clock from Dutch designer Peter van der Jagt, which features 1500 red LEDs. The 1500 LED clock will show the current date, day and time using the red LED’s. Try to keep your ...

Have you ever looked at a clock and thought, “This could be so much more than just a way to tell time”? Imagine a timepiece that doubles as a modern art installation, a glowing hexagonal masterpiece ...

The Echo Dot is the perfect way to introduce a smart speaker into your home without much effort. Right now, both the new Echo Dot and the Echo Dot with the new LED clock have never been cheaper. Grab ...

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Aside from its new spherical design, the revamped Echo Dot with Clock doesn’t veer far from the original’s winning formula. Like chocolate-covered peanut butter or eggs served with bacon, an Amazon ...