Projection Clocks

[clubcar98]

I am not sure if someone else has commented or not. And I honestly won't read through /all/ the comments. But I was looking through some radio shack catalogs to help date some things I own, and I saw these in the 1985 catalog. Retailing for $34.95 back in the day!

So I remembered this video, and said, what the hell I will go back and comment!

[Juggla17]

They still make those today, use to sell them when I worked the night shift at CVS.

~fin~

[MrMoterKid]

I've seen a few of those down in my local store, I would've bought one but the price put me off. Those look interesting though, the one on the right looks in great shape for being 20 years old, or thats what it looks like anyway.

[Lachlant1984]

Do these clocks use LEDs, or are they based on standard light bulbs?

[Lachlant1984]

Those clocks look to be very old, I'm guessing mid 80's, right? I thought prujection clocks were quite a recent thing, I have an Oregon Scientific projection alarm clock radio that i bought new in 2004, I really like it, it's very reliable and works well, it also displays indoor temperature. Like your clocks if you want constant projection you need to use the AC Adaptor, but the projector will run for about 5 seconds on batteries if you press the Snooze button, or if the alarm goes off.

[gameboy1984]

Mine looks a lot like this one But I've have mine about 5 years. /watch?v=oICheg6WAsE&feature=r­elated

[gameboy1984]

haha cool I have a projection atomic clock that i never have to set the time on just plug it in and every 2 am it makes sure the time is right.

I keep it on the floor to get the biggest display possible.

It's made by La Crosse Technology.

[mgospeed31]

I have never seen anything like this! And the weird thing is, even with the little bit of light they put out, clocks do bug me when I am trying to sleep!

[uxwbill]

I've had that problem. What solved it for me was to get an alarm clock with thin-walled red digits. (Hard to believe that anyone could care about this, but...)

I found a Sony Dream Machine at a garage sale that fit the bill. The human eye is least sensitive to red, and it seems to make a difference. The thin digits help too, as less light comes out. I've had clocks with blue and green numbers (and thicker digits) that are much more visible.

[Righty736]

I remember having a hoyle card shuffler.

[Ronsky89]

pretty cool. didnt think anyone else had one of these. my friend had a projection clock, kind of a more recent one than what you have. the projector part was moveable so you could point the time anywhere. in one way its kinda scary hehe, waking up to see numbers on the wall or ceiling

[MrMoterKid]

I've never seen a clock like that before. Looks cool!

[HDXFH]

thats a pretty cool little clock especially for a bedroom, it saves getting up and looking at the time on the display

[vwestlife]

Neat! It would a useful little project to retrofit in an LED in place the original light bulb.

[uxwbill]

That's a good idea! I'm sure the LED could produce a brighter display and there would be much less heat output.

It turns out that the projection function *can* run with batteries if the SNOOZE button is held down while on battery power. A display backlight and the projection will appear as long as the button is held down.

[GtotheC88]

that's cool i collect old clocks

[CWM480]

OH SWEET!

I wished I could find one of those

I find it weird, that it shines RED in projection mode.

[themaritimeman]

Those are neat clocks! Especially since they use a krypton bulb to project unlike the "laser-like" LEDs that today's projection clocks use.

Is it a red color-LCD display inside that is being projected?

Great video!

[uxwbill]

@themaritimeman It's really supposed to be a blue background with off-white lettering. The camera could barely pick it up, and it took some fiddling around to make it work. (You'd have to see the setup I used to fully appreciate what went into it!)

[SpeedSwordCarbon]

i used to one a projection clock

it Display green  but then somked rolled from it

[ihatesmellysocks1234]

haha lol i got one of these from lidl not that long ago btw i live in the uk and lidl is a shop ::P

[MAG315]

Great job bringing these old clocks back to life. I hate to see perfectly good stuff thrown away.

[portugal0are0da0best]

pretty sweet clocks

[cbhonda90]

very cool clocks.......................

[IHMan1066]

my grandparents have a projection clock of a newer style

[kajeevandev]

fantastic!

[Ajaces]

I am amazed and want to find one.

[Intellmac]

Cool clock!

[jefferyb304]

I can remember those advertisements in magazines ect. in recent years that had clocks like this with a different time on the clock compared to what was being projected. lol

[uxwbill]

Yes, those were really great for a laugh.

Sometimes you wonder how much the people putting those together care--or even how much attention they really pay. I also find it interesting when objects have "interesting" uses in print and other media as well.

[JeffN727]

I have a projection clock that also has a thermometer with an outdoor radio-controlled sensor, so you have both the outdoor and indoor temp. The only problem with it is it don't project anymore. Going to have to crack it open and find out why. Chinese junk!

[uxwbill]

I think I've got something similar. It's a kind of weather station. I've never tried to use the projection feature of it, since I didn't get a power adapter and felt insufficiently motivated to find one. :-)

Someone got a little rambunctious with the projection barrel on mine, so I had to find a way to stick it back on. It no longer rotates, but at least it doesn't hang by the wires.

Hopefully the bulb in yours is replaceable and not annoying, as a soldered grain of sand bulb would be!

[xScHwInNBMXx]

thats awesome! I didnt think that they had those back in the 80s! I first saw something like that in 2005 and thought it was brand new! LOL

[JakeDaSnakeFilms]

I've never heard of those... nifty!

[Evmoy15]

thats pretty sweet