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posted by martyb on Thursday August 24 2017, @01:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-that-time-again dept.

I came across a wooden word watch on kickstarter. I like the concept and the approach this chap took (see also Imgur post on building this watch).

I have little more to add except that it felt like the kind of thing I'd love to see on SN, so here you go. I am not involved with this in any way and am (currently) not even backing this. But I just thought it was a cool story about engineering, and I figured it'd be appreciated. I am also kind of hoping some of the reactions will point out similarly cool small tech projects, so please do respond in the comments with your own SoyVertisements of cool, independent projects!


[Ed Note: We occasionally receive self-promoting story submissions. These are quickly noted as 'bin spam' and unceremoniously passed over for use on the site. (You can well imagine what would happen to the submissions queue were we to do otherwise!) This submission does not seem to fall into that category, but it does nudge up against it. The tipping point for my accepting this story is based on three factors. The submitter has been with the site since nearly its inception. (Submissions from ACs and newly-created-accounts just for submitting a self-promoting story will continue to be looked at very askance.) Another factor is the submitter receives no remuneration or benefit from the submission. Lastly, the item in question does look interesting to me and I think it would be of interest to the community. So, if you do [not] want to see more stories like this, on occasion, please indicate so in the comments. Also, any suggestions as to factors to use to assess these kinds of submissions for acceptance are also appreciated. --martyb]


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  • (Score: 2) by zocalo on Thursday August 24 2017, @07:01AM (4 children)

    by zocalo (302) on Thursday August 24 2017, @07:01AM (#558350)
    Looks the creator of this watch does semi-custom builds to support different languages and a limited amount of personalization, so if you don't like the idea of a watch maybe talk to him about making a bespoke desk or wall version for your home/office. It would be the same core electronics and code, so other than the additional materials, woodworking, and some larger lights it would probably not cost that much more and would make a really neat gift for the right person (or yourself).
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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Nuke on Thursday August 24 2017, @10:23AM (2 children)

    by Nuke (3162) on Thursday August 24 2017, @10:23AM (#558396)

    if you don't like the idea of a watch maybe talk to him about making a bespoke desk or wall version

    I'll talk to him about making me a 80x25 monitor for my PC. At the moment I'm still on a 20x4 character amber-on-black circular 6" CRT.

    • (Score: 2) by zocalo on Thursday August 24 2017, @11:44AM

      by zocalo (302) on Thursday August 24 2017, @11:44AM (#558408)
      If you're going for an upgrade but still want that retro look then an 80x25 array of Nixie tubes in a wooden case as a monitor would be rather cool. The Nixie watch has been done though (albeit not out of wood) - Steve Wozniak has one.
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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 24 2017, @03:31PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 24 2017, @03:31PM (#558466)

      I'll talk to him about making me a 80x25 monitor for my PC. At the moment I'm still on a 20x4 character amber-on-black circular 6" CRT.

      I'm selling a Lite Brite on eBay that would be perfect for you! The refresh speed is a little slow at first but it gets better the more you use it.

  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday August 24 2017, @02:24PM

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Thursday August 24 2017, @02:24PM (#558445) Homepage
    It's based on a wall-clock. I remember it doing the rounds a few years back. The novelty here is the miniturisation. (And the analogue mode.)
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