Which Nixie tube clocks are best? Recently, using clocks that tell time using old-fashioned vacuum tubes (Nixie tubes) has become more popular. For anyone who loves to see the guts of technology, a ...
Kickstarter has a fever at the moment, and the only cure is more tube clocks. For those unaware of this type of gadget, a Nixie tube clock uses heated cathodes in a glass-encased gaseous mixture to ...
There are a few words in the electrical engineering lexicon that will perk any hardware hacker’s ears. The first of course is “Nixie tubes” with their warm cold war era ambiance and nostalgia inducing ...
I'm sure that you've seen those cool clocks made from Nixie tubes before. They look really cool, but unfortunately they're expensive and you run the risk of the vacuum tubes burning out, which can be ...
Cambridge-based electronics engineer Robin has created a new nixie tube clock called the IV3 Clock, which builds on previous designs and is now available in a black and gold edition finish. Features ...
If you’re a fan of things retro and an electronics do-it-youselfer, this might might be just the thing for you – it’s a kit that lets you built your own clock, that displays the time using wonderfully ...
Sydney-based designer Duncan Hellmers is using Kickstarter to fund his retro Blub Uno tube clock, and despite its somewhat muculent name, it looks pretty cool. The USB-powered clock is made of a ...
If like me you are a fan of Nixie tubes and Nixie tube clock’s you are sure to be interested in a new Kickstarter campaign launched this week. To raise pledges for the new modern take on the retro ...
First off a brief explanation of what a nixie tube is:<br><br>Nixie tubes are tube that were used in numeric displays in the 60's and 70's. They look like vacuum tubes but they are actually filled ...
Dropping $415 on a clock may not be the most prudent use of your hard-earned cash, but then again the Chronotronix V400 Nixie Tube Clock isn’t on the same playing field as the bed side device you bash ...
While the Nixie Machine II may use one of the oldest digital technologies around for displaying the time, the rest of the hardware is decidedly modern, with integrated Wi-Fi that allows the clock to ...
We don’t often get a Tips line submission where the “Subject” line auto-translates as “Yoshi Yoshi Yoshi”, linking to a short video by [Yasunari Industries] (embedded below). For many, it might be ...