The oldest alarm clock ever is the sun, but antiques dealers and clock historians keep saying that the sun “doesn’t count”.  Apparently this is because you can’t put the sun under any kind of value guide.  But alarm clocks have existed long before the idea of buying and selling antiques.  Here is a look at [...]

When traveling, it is nice to be able to take an alarm clock with you. Sure, the hotel will probably have one, but they are often difficult to set. And the “wake up service” they provide can have its problems – which you won’t know until after you aren’t woken up in time for your [...]

What is an atomic digital wall clock? How does it work? How accurate would it be? These are questions most of us have had – let’s take a look at the answers.
What is an atomic digital wall clock?
An atomic clock is one that uses an atomic resonance frequency standard for its timekeeping element. This [...]

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if one could travel to different parts of the world and still have a clock around that will give you the exact time down to the nearest split-second? With the advent of the world atomic clock, such a facility has now become available to everyone and even if you travel to [...]

When one is out traveling, one of the most important considerations is being able to stick to tight schedules which means that without having an accurate travel clock to remind you of important meetings or flight timings, you could easily end up missing appointments and flights and thus get no joy from your travels. No [...]

The main distinguishing feature of an atomic clock is its use of atomic resonance frequency standard to make up its counter. There is however, a notable difference between such clocks and conventional clocks in terms of time base being used since the former uses transition of atoms in various states of energy to keep track [...]

It’s unlikely that the digital clock radio will go away anytime soon. People have been using digital clock radios for a long time. There used to only be those wind up clocks that you had to set and they would ring with a bell the next morning. They were difficult to read and they certainly [...]

You have all your favorite music on CDs and you used to love listening to them on your CD clock radio. Today, however, not many people have CDs anymore. Most people copy their CDs onto their computer so that they can listen to them with their MP3 players. That means that not many people have [...]

First off, you don’t need to be scared of atomic travel alarm clocks in the way you need to be scared of atomic bombs.  You won’t be in any danger of radiation exposure with an atomic travel alarm clock.  You also won’t be in any danger of being invaded by an army because President Bush [...]

There are many wall clocks that are on the market today.  Some of the more traditional and yet unique wall clocks are the cuckoo clocks.  On the hour, the cuckoo clock allows the resident cuckoo to come out through the doors and announce the time of the day through the appropriate number of cuckoos.  Other [...]