If you've ever visited Switzerland, you've no doubt noticed an iconic piece of design that graces all their train stations. The Swiss national railway (SBB) clock is a famous piece of industrial design, made and sold by Mondaine. It's also a design that Apple used without permission in the iPad … [Read more...]
The iOS 6 update just released today includes a new Clock app for the iPad. For some odd reason, the iPad never had a clock app, which always struck me as odd. Thankfully, that's been rectified with iOS 6 and the new clock app. This video will provide you with preview of what you can expect. You're … [Read more...]
The first time I saw Google Earth was a bit of a wow moment. This was merely for the fact that I was able to interact with the globe as a three dimensional image within a two dimensional space. Sure it had been done before, but for some reason when it’s a globe, it’s all the more … [Read more...]
Nightstand Central for iPad is an excellent way to get rid of an alarm clock and replace it with none other than your nice big iPad screen. Adjustable settings, flexibility in common alarm clock functionality like music, snoozes, and schedules make this the top alarm clock option for all of your … [Read more...]
Upon wandering around the virtual shelves of the App Store, you’ll notice there are no shortage of clock apps. Sure the iPhone comes with a fairly decent clock app, there are an assortment of clocks that offer an expanded feature set, different clock faces and everything you’d want from a clock. … [Read more...]
There are no shortage of docks for the iPhone, a good number of which help double as speaker systems, in addition to charging your iPhone. These are great if you enjoy waking up to music from your iPod or using it as a stereo somewhere in your home. For travelers who need a simple nightstand clock … [Read more...]
Last year iOS had a rather nasty problem where after daylight savings repeating alarms were completely non-functional — and then something similar raised its head on January 3rd, earlier this year. Daylight savings kicks in again bright and early tomorrow morning, and we don't know if either form … [Read more...]
We first heard word of the daylight savings time alarm bug with New Zealand and Australia, a bug that Apple promised to fix with iOS 4.1.1. Now Europe has changed their clocks by an hour, and the alarm clock problem is hitting them, too. The problem is that even though the clock adjusts properly … [Read more...]
