retro style digital alarm clocks

In a high-tech world, this retro toy entrepreneur is veering analog

“For example, by checking that morning's traffic, Oomi can determine if the user's commute will take longer than expected and automatically re-set their alarm clock to wake them up earlier so they are not late for work.” Fantem is running an Indiegogo ...

Exclusive: The New Owner of Norms Reveals His Plans For the Legendary Site

We're kind of retro cool and we think the googie architecture is a big part of the brand.” Developer Jason Illoulian of James Dean was a regular at the restaurant the architectural style was named after, the original Googie's on Sunset. Historian ...

When does daylight saving time begin?

The days are not only getting longer, daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks need to be turned an hour forward. Firefighters said it's also a good time to change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. “An alarming but ...

We Know How You Feel

Recently, researchers at the University of Southern California built a prototype “virtual human” named Ellie, a digital therapist that integrates an algorithm similar to Affdex with others that track gestures and vocal tonalities. One of its designers ...

1950s-style Swallow alarm clock

Colourful Sputnik-style chandelier lighting by Stimulight · Classic looks: Retro-style Nikon 1 J5 digital camera · Pinball wizard: Light Cube Bedside Table by Something or Other · Scandinavian-style Cuna lamp by Vita · Colourful fairground-style lamps ...

Work This Way: How Charlotte's savvy professionals get ahead

My alarm goes off at 6:52. I put my contacts in, brush my teeth, put on my clothes, open the door, 7 o'clock Angelo (the trainer) walks in.” Emails: About 1,500. “I leave it in my inbox until I've done it.” If only “While I wish I could power nap, I ...

Land Rover sends off the iconic Defender with three limited editions

The grille has a more retro-style feel to it, and it will be adorned with “HUE 116” graphics which is a callback to the registration plate worn by the original pre-production Land Rover. Although the Heritage edition is the true love letter to the ...

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Silver socks, electric lighters, a $179 3D printer

When one person’s alarm goes off, the person sleeping next to them has no choice but to wake up, too. Most alarm clocks have no way to selectively ... Tiko is a delta-style 3D printer, meaning it uses three vertically moving parallel motors to change ...

Big Ben goes DIGITAL: Tourism slump in capital means London needs a revamp

Instead of the clock chiming on the hour it will now let out a "beep" – in the style of a digital alarm clock. At 10pm every evening the clock will give a five-minute news bulletin which will be broadcast to within a 10-mile radius. The BBC is currently ...

Baselworld 2015: four key watch trends plus one we're over

Baselworld 2015, the world's largest watch fair held in the Swiss town of Basel, produced some incredible watches, both formal and sport, plus some downright ugly ones (and even a $35,000 robot-shaped clock ... that acts as a digital key to encrypted ...