The DT-1704 VFD as seen the 1976 Radio Shack Catalog. The “A” version has no substrate, making the VFD fully clear for added effect. When you have a small stock of vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) ...

Unique clocks are a mainstay around here, and while plenty are “human readable” without any instruction, there are a few that take a bit of practice before someone can glean the current time from them ...

Google, Amazon, Facebook, and the like want to convince you that you need a smart display. But as we’ve explored in previous reviews, most smart displays are luxury versions of their screen-less ...

Earlier this week, the latest firmware update rolled out to the Nest Hub and other Smart Displays. Besides adding a Routines shortcut to Home View, the Google Assistant devices gain two new Ambient ...

Sometimes less is more, and that may be what Apple was thinking when they came up with the StandBy feature in iOS 17. It turns your iPhone into a clock. Yes, you read that correctly. A clock. While ...

The Ambient Clock Google Gadget ties into your Google Calendar and displays events coming up as well as how much time it will take to get there. Enter an event and location (like Lunch at Nati's at ...

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