A clock limited only by imagination or 135x240 pixels.
Today I’m looking at a customisable clock. A clock with a face that could be an actual face or anything else you prefer. All will be explained in the video. Here’s the link https://youtu.be/ygjonCPPcGM
In other news. I’m working on my positivity at the moment. I think a year stuck inside the house has taken a toll. So there will be no more rants about seemingly unnecessary car features - just upbeatery (that’s not a word - but it is now). That said, I’m not sure how I’d put a positive spin on my first attempt to charge the electric car away from home. That was an 'interesting' afternoon. I may share the video I shot in an update.
It’s snowing outside now…how long have I been sat here?
Take care.
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I’m glad it worked out in the end.
Hi Matt, interesting to see this again on Kickstarter this week. I had remembered your review, and had to come back and check. Sure enough! Remarkably similar, and in Honk Kong dollars. I don't think this is the same company? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rotrics/nextube-a-retro-nixie-clock-inspired-modern-display
I bought one of these on eBay from "thefineshop" and they seem to be scamming me - initially they asked for more money for shipping which I refused and today a parcel with the tracking number they gave me arrived and it only contains a cheap plastic "chinese knot" not the real clock. I've requested a refund but please be very careful!
One person told me that they had received a gift like that and then a few days later the clock arrived separately.
We bought one of these it arrived this week 👍🏻
Brilliant! You could please us trusty patrons with a bespoke Techmoan number set. That's the way to build a cult following. :-)
If I were more artistic I’d definitely do something like that.
Some of those options are cool, but if has to pretend to be a nixie, that price is close to the real thing. There is this british company called PV Electronics that I bought my nixie clock from and some models are not extremely expensive. Then I'm not really a nixie clock reviewer, i can say that my clock works fine, if only there was a Youtuber with a big experience in nixie clocks and retro tech reviews...
I’ve got a PV electronics one somewhere but the it was so complicated that someone else had to make it up for me. He was an electronics whizz and said it was a heck of a thing to do.
Thanks for the video. A very nice clock.
Clever, cool, and, in reality, pointless. But I like it, especially the custom photo numbers.
This is SO FREAKING AWESOME! Well I see myself buying yet ANOTHER clock! You’re gonna’ be getting some commission off me!
Just noticed the grilled cheese logo in the corner. Nice!
A rant is a rant. If you're objectively pointing out flaws in a product or support for that product, constructive criticism is just fine. Interesting look at some custom alternatives.
Very interesting clock or whatever it is. I had made a similar thing with a cassette recorder, where in place of the cassette there is a screen reproducing a cassette or any kind of thing you want.
It sneezed when I tried saying anything. I wonder whether it just needs a bit more sunshine... And sorry, stupid of me, forgot to check the links on YouTube. Should have been the first place I should have looked...
What a fantastically cool thing! Getting distracted from a constantly sneezing cat (I think it cought a cold, poor thing). So, after the portable new reel-to-reel, looks like something else I really want. Okay, perhaps I got back into cassettes after a video of a certain someone and tried Minidisc for the first time after videos from this same person.. Really cool once again! And it's snowing? Cool! It rains here. For days on end now.. I am also really interested about your experiences with electric cars since you're not really a car person, so usually pretty bloody honest ;) But where did you actually buy it? On AliExpress?
Send my best to the cat. Probably sniffed up a dandelion or something. I bought mine via Banggood - but I’m not recommending them as the delivery took months not weeks. There are alternative links in the video description on YouTube.
What a cool clock! Is it noticeably brighter than the Gixie clock, I wonder? If so, that would be a good reason for me to get one. Great video, as always Mat - thank you!
Yes it’s definitely brighter. Perfectly viewable in a well lit room.
There probably isn't room in the flash ram for it, but I would love to be able to make a static or even animated background across all digits.
Perhaps an option for a future version. There’s a flip-clock type ‘font’ in the options, but without the almost imperceptible fraction of second flip animation it really doesn’t look right.
Fascinating! You really have to stop featuring things I need to buy! 😊
Third party EV chargers are impressively awful. And it's not just in the UK, it's the same here in the US. I know Tesla cars aren't for everyone, but there's something to be said for the supercharger network, which by comparison is just magic. Plug it in, it starts charging, and that's literally it.
That is a massive selling points for them - and one that only grows in significance as alternative charging networks proliferate. You’d have to sign up to half a dozen or more schemes to ensure you could charge anywhere.
Well there’s another thing I now want.
Very cool! I’ve learned so much from watching your videos Matt. Thank you!
It is terrific looking! I think I still want a real nixie though.
This is exactly what I want: a nixie-style clock that isn't either tiny or grotesquely expensive, that I can keep running without worrying about what the hell I do if and when one of the tubes stops working. I'd have ordered one midway through the video if I hadn't already spent my mad money for the month. When I do get it, I want to create custom digits to mimic some of the terrific vintage display tech Franlab has been showing off on her channel.
Yes I think it's the closest any of us could get to a six digit Nimo tube clock. Creating believable looking digits might take some effort & skill though.
Do what you need to get through this; being out in the midsts of it is not all it was built up to be.
Well that really is very cute. If they produced an SDK (software developer's kit) there are so many cool things immediately spring to mind one could do with this.. And if it had on-board wifi and a web developer's API, I could see a worthy competitor to the LaMetric clock emerging..
Sooo much to play with. An SDK would be wild. The really cool things are the individual displays.
That's a really cool clock!
I have to agree. very cool!
Your pandemic lock-down angst is very relatable. As I told my wife "life kinda feels like job now."
That clock looks really cool , it's great that you can customise the numbers
Smart, if they make a wall-mounted version I would be interested.
Get yourself a 3D printer or a friend with one and you're sorted
The second custom display photoshoot made me smile and reading afterwords that you were working on your positivity checks out. You look like you really had fun with this.
Those sunny shots were taken at 6pm in the back garden yesterday. Today there’s been snow instead, so I’m glad I took them while I could.
The "Techmoan Zero" graphic somehow reminds me of Big Brother from Nineteen Eighty-Four, which I'm finding quite startling.
Or can I say "Techmoan Nought" ?
I’ve always treated any kind of digital clock with disdain. Give me an antique wind up clock any time. Then, as I watched this and thought, “pretty neat,” I realized that all the clocks I actually use are digital.
for the positivity, I would suggest talking to a doctor about a possible medication change. I know it's antidotal, but it has helped a lot for myself. cheers!
I don’t believe I take any medication that could affect mood, however diabetes’ effect on blood sugar has a big impact on how I feel day to day, hour to hour.
This one i really like. It could have been better with the things you mentioned. But i also think it would bee 🐝 nice if it had also functioned as a graphic equalizer. Maybe also VU and DB measurements ❤️❤️❤️
I’d be interested to see what else they use these panels in. Seems a shame just to use them in this one clock.
It look pretty neat. I always get lost in setting things up but this one looks simple. All I need to find is an version with a single click to add or subtract an hour. I find it irritating going around changing clocks when the seasons change.
I think one of these with either WiFi for NTP or with a radio-signal controled time would be great.
Interesting, the case shows a tie-in with the 10th anniversary of the Steins;Gate TV series and the characters shown at 4:50 in the video are from that show. The show is about alternate timelines and they use a nixie display to show how far they are off the "true" timeline. https://steins-gate.fandom.com/wiki/Divergence_Meter
I purposefully skirted around mentioning it - because with comic/anime fans - there’s always the chance that if I mispronounced or misspoke about any detail, I’d end up on a hit list.
Now my Gixie Clock looks outdated :-P But cool, I'll keep it in mind! Here the sun is out now, before it will start snowing again next week...
I want one of these, but even more than that I want those TechMoan themes for it!
Personally, I enjoyed the rant about car features and was amused, and I do like some of your "moans" (sorry, yes, I know, but it's true). However, I get where you are coming from as not everyone is amused by these things and you, yourself, will probably feel better when not thinking about things you don't like.
I think that a lot of it is cultural. Try telling an American that a Tesla Model 3 isn't particularly small or that 200BHP isn't low powered. Commenting about economy I once got told that my Golf MK7 is a very small car.
Watching the old Nixie tube video and get a Patreon notification and a new one! Sweet:). Even the wife went “oooh!”. She’s getting into retro now also and wants a visualiser now lol
I know what you mean about positivity, but I've never found any of your videos to be negative for the sake of it. You've always been thoughtful and fairly restricted in your criticism. And while being negative all the time is actually bad for you, some negativity, when justified and in context, is healthy and to be encouraged :)
It works, I'm dumb
It's the internet. Aren't we all?
Is it not possible to download movies videos for offline viewing from YouTube If you have YouTube Red? I think I have to wait until it's available publicly
If you screen record you can save it for later :)