Powers of 2 BCD Clock

Cheap Powers of 2 BCD Clock Review

This is a great little clock. The blue LED's have three brightness settings and I'm running them at the lowest setting which is plenty bright enough even for my old eyes.

I'm running in BCD 12-hour mode. There is also a BCD 24-hour mode and a true binary mode. In the true binary mode, the top three LED's are not used. Personally, I tried the true binary mode and found it more difficult to read, but that's just me.

Another reviewer complained that this is a very small clock. It is. It measures 3.5" wide x
3.75" high x 1.75" deep, but this is just perfect for me and my "busy" computer workspace. It would not make an impressive mantlepiece or credenza accessory in your home.

I work in database application development and I've already had other IT-type folks stop by my office, see it, and say, "what's that thing?" So it's also turned out to be a good ice-breaker (along with my USB Missle Defense System, but that's another review).

If you're reading this, you already know that there are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

Powers of 2 BCD Clock Feature

• Unique binary time display is easy to look at even if it is hard to read-until you know the trick
• The perfect gift for the binary freak or computer geek in your life
• Two modes available for twice the confusion; "BCD" mode and "True Binary" mode
• Once you know the secret, you'll have to work hard not to give it away
• Dimmer switch to cool the blue even cooler-if, that is, you think it is possible to get cooler than this

Powers of 2 BCD Clock Overview

If you liked the original black and red version of the Powers of Two Clock - you are going to go bi-serk with this fresh reimaging of this binary time machine. -- Six rows of bright crystal blue LEDs are inlaid in a chrome body. The lights display hour, minute and second in binary code - the language of computers. Display can be in 12 or 24 hour modes. -- Once you understand the basics and after only a few moments of practice, you will have no trouble at all "decoding" the time by adding the values of LEDs in each column. -- When tired of watching the clock, you can just watch the constantly changing light display that creates thousands of unique mesmerizing patterns. -- Measures 3.5" x 3.5" x 2", weighs 10 oz. and comes with 120V adapter and instructions.



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