clocks

Desktop Clock-7 from Style-7 is a free analog desktop clock. It's a very simple program that displays only the system's time settings, not the time in world cities nor the temperature nor. It's just a good, old, round clock face with hour, minute, and second hands and a central date display that can show a custom text logo instead. Desktop Clock-7's chief advantage is its stylishness, with clean black-and-white graphics and highlights and shadows that give the clock face a realistic look.

Desktop Clock-7 opened in the lower right-hand corner of our desktop with a compact … Read more

For true-blue audiophiles, McIntosh (not related to Apple Macintosh) is a well-recognized hi-fi maker renowned for its retro styling, sweet sound, and hefty price tags. Notable design elements are the analog power meter, classy piano black finish, and aluminum trimmings.

If you've got $2,000 in loose change, the firm is now offering a similarly styled wall clock with gauges customized to show time. The attention to detail is superb right down to the authentic blue blacklight and chunky knobs, though this timepiece is going to be a hard sell due to the premium. Of course, there are always … Read more

LAS VEGAS--The new iHome iA63 speaker dock and alarm clock makes it easy to switch your iPhone or iPod from vertical to landscape mode. With the touch of a button, the dock rotates your device with a snazzy spin so you can watch your movies and view images in wide-screen video mode.

The iA63 is iHome's newest addition to its line of alarm clocks, so it's compatible with the iHome+Sleep and Home+Radio apps with additional access to six customizable FM radio presets.

The iHome iA63 motorized alarm clock will be available soon for $99.

Since prehistoric times when Fred and Barney bashed stone tablets, punching a time clock has changed very little--until software made things "easy," that is. Redcort's Virtual TimeClock Basic Edition is a single-PC time clock program that is designed to turn back the clock for small business owners with just a few employees to keep track of and no time to waste doing it. Yes, it helps you manage time, attendance, and payrolls, but its biggest advantage may be this: it's actually easy enough for the Flintstones to use.

Virtual TimeClock's Welcome dialog lets you create, … Read more

We're not going to expend too many words on this one because it's not worth our time, but let's welcome the Blabber Meter to the holiday gift-gag fray. Yes, it's a desktop clock that "tallies the dollars spent in long meeting, useless conversations, marital sermons, and even never-ending phone calls."

Here's an idea: Dole it out to the senior executive team at your company and watch your salary get reduced to zero. Or perhaps you'd like a divorce. It will only cost you $24.95.

Analog clocks are an endangered species, some say, but they're still the best way to tell time at a glance and from a distance. Style-7's Analog Clock-7 is a free screensaver that places a customizable analog clock face on your desktop. It includes a digital display for up close and to display the current time for the analog-challenged.

Analog Clock-7 will install itself as your default screensaver unless you uncheck a box on the installer. We chose to uncheck this box and activate the screensaver the usual way, via the Windows 7 Personalize desktop customization interface. We selected … Read more

Some people enjoy screensavers that feature photo slideshows or simulate nature scenes, while others prefer something a little more sedate. Roman Clock-VII is a classy screensaver option that displays an attractive, customizable clock. It's not exciting, but it is a nice way to keep an eye on the time when you're not busy at the computer.

Once installed, the program appears in Windows Display Properties along with all other installed screensavers. Although it really doesn't do anything but display a clock with Roman numerals, it offers a surprising number of options. You can set the color of … Read more

Some European iPhone owners rolled into work late this morning due to a bug in the phone's operating system that reportedly caused its alarm clock to go off an hour late, as Europe switched from daylight saving time back to GMT.

While the phone's clock changed over correctly, the bug in iOS 4.1 reportedly affected those who had set their alarms to go off at the same time every weekday. "Stupid iPhone's alarm woke me up one hour later today," wrote one Twitter user based in London. "Apparently I wasn't the only … Read more

Panasonic makes some of the best cordless phones we've reviewed, and now the company is offering Crave readers the chance to win one of its latest models. The Panasonic KX-TG6582 is a two-handset system that offers the latest DECT 6.0 Plus wireless for optimal interference-free reception over the longest distances possible. In addition to its built-in answering machine and easy-to-see high contrast screen, the KX-TG6582 also features "Link-to-Cell" support, which means you can use its built-in Bluetooth radio to make or receive calls from your cell phone via these home phones. While we haven't reviewed … Read more