If you don’t have The Screensaver, you’ve definitely seen it. The most aesthetic screensaver ever is a simple flip clock-like display that tells the time, flipping with each changing minute. It’s all ...

Flip digit clocks are a prized piece of consumer electrical ephemera, providing as they do a digital display without significant electronics. Making your own flip digit display involves some drudgery ...

A digital clock based on seven-segment displays? Not exciting. A digital clock with seven-segment displays that’s really big and can be read across a football field? That’s a little more interesting.

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 ...