Back in the 70’s, before telling time went digital, there was a vintage novelty called the flip clock. The flip clock was surely initially created to alleviate the lazy from having to learn how to tell time. Now the flip clock returns, but with text in lieu of numbers — so let’s hope whoever was […]
30
Jul
Flipping the script on the traditional flip clock
27
Aug
Crafted of surgical-grade stainless steel with LED time
Of course the ideal way to tell the time is with a Bell & Ross chronograph (in our little world, at least), but there are other options. Some prefer to simply use their iPhones as timekeepers. But where’s the style in that? If you want to elevate your clockwatching game to the next level, you […]
14
Dec
Keep it stupid, simple.
There was a time when I moved to Venice Beach in the 90s that life was super simple, like a Wu Tang track. I was dead broke, but rent was about $350 a month at the time which means you could probably scare it up in a couple days if you really put your hustle […]
10
Sep
Channel your dusty mixtapes directly onto your iPhone or iPod
You can always count on Hammacher Schlemmer to provide stuff that you never knew you wanted, but then realize you cannot live without (e.g. their Fighting Super Bionic Robots, “Thunderclap” Alarm Clock or Swiss Army Knife Chocolates). Such is the case with their Cassette To iPod Converter — a simple piece of digital magic that […]
9
Apr
Andrew Neyer’s Wall Clock "one size fits wall".
A simple, fairly obvious clock for your wall that looks like a giant watch. For artist and designer Andrew Neyer’s Wall Clock, “one size fits wall.” You get it? Get yours for $75.
2
Apr
FAKASAKA's high design bronze odes to life & death
Founded by Fernando Akasaka in 2006, FAKASAKA is dedicated to making innovative, conceptual and exclusive design objects for the home — the coolest being these stunning Frankie Skull Lamps. They look like they’d be perfectly at home in the living room of high-caliber mortality obsessed aesthetes like Alexander McQueen, Damien Hirst or Masaaki Homma (and […]
8
Sep
A small price to pay to be your own personal MacGruber
Last week it was the 113-Decibels, 3 Flashing LEDs & a Vibrating Tremor Pad Alarm Clock, and this week it’s the Defusable Alarm Clock. Every morning all you have to do to turn it off is diffuse the “bomb”, and the proper wire to cut changes every day. Of course, that means you have to […]
30
Aug
Hammacher Schlemmer's omnipotent "Thunderclap" Alarm Clock
Do you have a problem waking up via alarm clock? Is your first instinct to sleep right through its incessant ringing, if not smashing it against the wall with one potent Jonathan Papelbon-like fastball against the wall? Then you might be in the market for the Thunderclap Alarm Clock — a 113-decibel screamer that’s loud […]
