Once upon a time, [Mike] bought an hourglass for his sister. He intended to build it into a clock and give it to her as a gift, but life and other projects got in the way. Fast forward a couple of … ...

Many an alarm clock have passed through these pages, and yet we've never seen one quite like the Digital Hourglass. Instead of conforming to society's notions of "time" and "schedules," this ...

What time is it? It’s half past coffee break. Or a few minutes after the morning run. I’m not entirely sure. Universal time is actually a fairly new idea. It wasn’t until the 19th century ...

With Mother's Day just around the corner, if you've worn out the flowers-and-candy thing, start thinking gadgets for mom: clocks, beautiful things, even ...

Quantum clocks, in particular, have pushed the boundaries by using the strange rules of quantum mechanics to achieve ...

After our big story on Napgrass yesterday, we’re back again today with this smokin’ digital hourglass project. The aim of this stunning product is to make a new kind of alarm clock, ...

Over the past decades, physicists have been trying to develop increasingly sophisticated and precise clocks to reliably measure the duration of physical processes that unfold over very short periods ...

Michael Tay, the group managing director of the luxury watch retailer the Hour Glass, which supports the contest, praised the ...