Comments on: Home Away Dual Time Alarm Clock by Kit Men

By: asdfghjkl

asdfghjkl — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:31:14 +0000

Nope. The Emperor has a really nice clock. And you are an angry man.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:51:19 +0000

@asdfghjkl

It is not about hating, it is about critical sense.
You can buy in anything you wish, but the emperor is naked, once again.

By: Kaman

Kaman — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:19:41 +0000

guys, read the text first, “home” means local time here.

so this is a “LOCAL and AWAY” clock.

By: asdfghjkl

asdfghjkl — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:34:36 +0000

Fred fred fred…. alas… you missed the point and accidentally lumped yourself into Bodkin’s ‘Hater’s Bargain Bucket Basement’… it’s a dark place no windows and musty damp air… but fear not! There is no Design there for you to hate and stew over.

By: LL

LL — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:56:51 +0000

the idea behind the design is good, but i’m still not convinced that it is practical. Like another reader said, most people can set their laptops to 2 different times. With the cost of shipping luggage going up, most people are going to carry around their laptops and not want to take another item with them to tip that cost.

Keypadz…it looks backwards to me too.

By: daniel roney

daniel roney — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:24:02 +0000

As a dual time user, this is a really good “interaction” design, it solves my problem in the real world.

we don’t need another Rashid’s clock.

By: omar

omar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:42:02 +0000

the details are nicely managed, but its not a ‘design’ object. its two ikea clocks shoved together in a rendering. many people buy ikea, so it has merit, but i’ll reserve judgemnet till i see the product.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:12:14 +0000

-You see, I have got this fancy dual clock that gives the time of day in not one but two ! time zones.

-But knowing the time over there is just a matter of simple arithmetics, right ? The same kind that helps count the spare change in your pockets, or the number of fingers you have.

-Arithmetics ? What’s that ?

-hum… maybe mathematical illiteracy has become part of the new range of problems modern 21st century humanity has to face.

-err. yeah ! and if you call now you get the second half price, whatever that means…

By: Dianna Findlow

Dianna Findlow — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:50:57 +0000

This is great idea – we have all rung someone back home at the wrong time! I for one can never remember time differences and as an international writer find it tedious trying to remember who’s stil in bed and who’s gone to lunch.

By: asdfghjkl

asdfghjkl — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:58:16 +0000

This is really nice.