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LEDs, lots and lots of LEDs

BEST OF BREED

vil Mad Scientist wants to make

telling time a unique experience,

and it has definitely achieved that

goal with its Bulbdial Clock kit. The

original concept for the clock was by

David Friedman of Ironic Sans. It was

an idea of an electric sundial clock, where the LEDs

replace the sun and can accurately display the time

of day. No need for hands, just shadows cast from a

centre peg.

Dreaming up such a clock is one thing; making it

a manufacturable product is a whole other exercise

in product development. That’s where Evil Mad

Scientist steps in and makes the concept a reality. In

typical Evil Mad Scientist form, the kit is exquisite in

execution. You have a choice of buying just the clock

components in kit form, or you can add one of several

different cases. If accuracy is really your thing, there

is also the option to add an external higher-accuracy

quartz crystal oscillator, which has the added benefit

of being a battery backup.

E

BULBDIAL CLOCK $65 shop.evilmadscientist.com

Bulbdial Clock –

monochrome kit

A sundial that works indoors

A truly unique

timekeeping

experience.

VERDICT

9 / 10

Dreaming up such a clock

is one thing; making it a

manufacturable product is

a whole other exercise in

product development

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This clock has no

physical hands,

just shadows cast

from LEDs