ambient clock

25 October 2006

ambientclock.jpga new gadget designed by Ambient Devices, famous from the Ambient Orb & the weather forecasting umbrella. the clock's actual display is based on data from Google Calendar, so that events become intuitively glanceable. for instance, the background color changes depending on pending appointments, while the black bars on the outside signify scheduled activities & the small dots show the according 'drive-times'. as it is still only a concept today, the designers are requesting for (your) feedback.

[link: ambientclock.com|via engadget.com]

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It's georgeous, but the first qustions on my mind are "where can I get a display like that?" and "what's the os?"

Reminds me on the well thought out SpiraClock. Not as slick, but thoroughly designed. Take a look at
http://www.emn.fr/x-info/spiraclock/

Also check HeliCal, it's a new version of SpiraClock that works with Google Calendar.
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~dragice/helical/

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