Before LEDs became cheap enough to be ubiquitous, flip-card displays were about the only way to get a digital clock. These entirely electromechanical devices had their own charm, and they have a ...

Do you like buses, or do you just like the flippy-flappy displays they use to show route information? Either way, you’ll probably love the flip-disc clock created by [David Plass]. The build is based ...

IntroductionA flip clock is a mechanical clock that displays the time by flipping plates. In the past, flip-style displays ...

For those who are not morning people, probably their greatest enemy is the alarm clock or more specifically, the snooze button. Whether it’s on your phone or an actual clock on your bedside, it’s ...

Before LCDs and LEDs became cheap enough to add to nearly any device, mechanical flap displays were used in large-scale signage and bedside alarm clocks for improved legibility. Shinsaku Hiura has ...

I’ve been through a lot of time-telling devices in my years. My dad made sure I could read an analog watch as soon as I could put one on my wrist, and I think I’ll always have some sort of sentimental ...