Clever Clock Design Uses Batteries as Hands

[Guest]

Batteries were never so useful.

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[geossj5]

first!
and.. clever as it may be
its still ugly

 

[eklipz330]

there have been a few minimalistic clocks shown on this site that i really like

 

[Supertrek32]

Ugly, inefficient, and not much of a conversation piece. Not thanks.

"Woah... That's a weird clock!"
"Yeah, the batteries are hands."
"Cool."
"Yeah..."
"..."

 

[kinggraves]

Should've made the hour hand a AAA, thus making it a smaller hand.

 

[someguynamedmatt]

Firstly, I agree with everyone that posted before me.

Secondly... Having a slow news day, Tom's? You just put up an article about a new clock design...

Oh, and what meathead forgets which hand is hours and which is minutes?...

 

[Pei-chen]

Is there a counter weight on the other side? It sounds like the batteries will be the heaviest part on the clock.

 

[mlopinto2k1]

[citation][nom]supertrek32[/nom]Ugly, inefficient, and not much of a conversation piece. Not thanks."Woah... That's a weird clock!""Yeah, the batteries are hands.""Cool.""Yeah...""..."[/citation]Yeah, because everyone purchases a clock to have conversations about. At least this one will PROVOKE a conversation. It's a pretty neat design. For one, it cut's down on the amount of parts needed. For two, it's clean. It wont be inefficient. What, you think they didn't counter-balance the batteries so it doesn't have to struggle to move the hands?

 

[haunted one]

I like its futuristic look

 

[Kelavarus]

Yours, for only $2000! Remember people, minimalist is more!

 

[ta152h]

This is idiotic. Moving the batteries will shorten the battery life. Moving more weight than necessary is idiotic.

 

[ehanger]

eww...looks like an apple product

 

[eric_son]

If the battery on the minute hand dies, will the hour hand continue running? 😀

 

[archange]

Consider covering batteries in black duct tape. Or leave their real colors / markings exposed xD

 

[whitecrowro]

where can I find those black batteries?

 

[zmbcat]

Looks good if you ask me, but im used too much to digital clocks🙁

 

[warezme]

well at least you don't have to take it off the wall to change the batteries

 

[virustwin]

won't look so pretty with a couple of duracell's or eveready's in there..

 

[Guest]

seems like a very unergonomic device!
Instead of a clockwork pushing a 2 times a 1 gram strip to point the hour and the minute, now the clock and the ring are rotating.
Not only that, but the batteries too.

On top of that, the clock seems to use AA or AAA batteries, that when used will most likely last for only a few months; not even a year. When using rechargeable batteries, they can run out within a year without doing anything at all.

It's not my piece of pie. Just give me a regular LED clock!

 

[andyviant]

[citation][nom]ProDigit80[/nom]seems like a very unergonomic device!Instead of a clockwork pushing a 2 times a 1 gram strip to point the hour and the minute, now the clock and the ring are rotating.Not only that, but the batteries to😵n top of that, the clock seems to use AA or AAA batteries, that when used will most likely last for only a few months; not even a year. When using rechargeable batteries, they can run out within a year without doing anything at all.It's not my piece of pie. Just give me a regular LED clock![/citation]
Ergonomics is how well devices "work" with our bodies - their comfort. Efficiency is how well a device does its duty. Inefficient.

Although if they counter balance it, it could be just as efficient, but you'd have to account for the different mass of various companies batteries with some moving ballast. I doubt they took it that far.