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Time is an artificial construct, a sort of consensual hallucination. I think that might be the basic reason we can be so obsessed with it. It's not real and yet we believe that it is and we allow it to govern, even control our lives. Our fascination with time takes shape in the myriad of time keeping devices available. This list contains timekeeping devices I would like to own or think are just pretty darn neat.

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BIFORMETER AND LAND INSTRUMENT by Linde Werdelin

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Aluminium land instrument records body and environmental information thanks to integrated captors or wireless system, weather previsions for the next three hours, compass, thermometer, heart-rate monitor and altimeter.

Updated Jul 6, 2007

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eBay: NEW LIGHTING PRODUCT VISUAL VIRTUAL CLOCK ELECTRONIC

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High tech LED clock from ebay...crazy

Updated Jun 26, 2007

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Gear Flip Alarm Clock

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My fascination with odd clock design continues.

Updated Jun 26, 2007

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chrono_shredder

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4 people recommended this item

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Solves the ages old problem of what to do with those calender days once they've been used.

Updated Jun 20, 2007

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Audocron Audible Tone Clock

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A clock that doesn't look like a clock. Consider the Audocron a sleek, tabletop, futuristic version of your Grandfather clock without all that heirloom baggage.

Updated Jun 20, 2007

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The Shining Clock

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Based on that immortal scene from “The Shining”, every hour you’ll be greeted by Jacks head coming through the door uttering “Here’s Johnny” Designed by Chris Dimino, there’s no signs of licensing or production unfortunately.

Updated May 15, 2007

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Tubular Time: WORD CLOCK

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Time is displayed on the Tubular Time Clock in phrases such as “quarter past four” and “five minutes past six” instead of the pedestrian “4:15″ and “6:05.” The clock mounts to any wall, and runs on a single AA battery. It’s quite large, measuring in at 33″ wide and a 4.5″ diameter, so you’ll need some space to hang this sucker.

Updated May 4, 2007

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Shinshoku : uni-band style wristwatch

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Geek bling. The Shinshoku (Corrosion) is the newest watch released by TokyoFlash. It’s aiming for an industrial look; in fact, it’s basically a bracelet made out of an aluminium band with holes punched in it. Beneath 29 of these holes there are LEDs. You can choose between LEDs of different colors(red, green, yellow) or the same colors, which will make the watch even more cryptic, and also impractical in the dark, as only the shallow etching in the middle will have to be seen. The principle is rather simple. The red(left side) LEDs show the hour, the bottom right 3 LEDs (green) show elapsed 15 minutes-intervals, and the top right ones (yellow) shows single minutes past the last quarter hour.

Updated Apr 25, 2007

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Seiko Electronic Ink Watch for Women

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Seiko are releasing a limited edition futuristic watch for women that uses electronic paper to show the time. Only 1,000 of the bracelet-shaped titanium watches will be produced, which will weigh just 80 grams. The thin e-paper will allows numbers to be displayed in four different colours. Last year Seiko released their first e-paper watch, which was a limited edition for men. It proved so popular that the company wanted to develop one for women. The watch will be release in August for 500,000 yen ($4220.00).

Updated Apr 25, 2007

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Build Your Own Desktop Grandfather Clock

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Create a real working clock with this wooden model kit. Easy to follow instructions, with pre-punched pieces, will have you telling time in no time at all. Complete the assembly, stain, paint or varnish in your own choice of color or design, insert and tighten the clock mechanism and you have created a working clock! Glue and 1 "AA" battery are required, not included. Contains 35 pieces and measures 14" in diameter x 4" x 2 1/4".

Updated Apr 24, 2007