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By Andrew Liszewski

While this cooking timer from Amadana isn’t exactly new, I do like the falling blocks mode where each block represents a second that has passed, kind of like sand falling through an hour glass, though far more accurate. On the other hand, cooking timers are supposed to be a set it and forget it type device, so who wants to stop what they’re doing to count a pile of tiny blocks at the bottom of the screen? Thankfully there’s also a standard digital clock face that can be easily read from a distance, and like an hour glass, this timer can be stopped and started by simply flipping it over. Clever, but not $55 (5,000 yen) clever.

[ Amadana Cooking Timer ]

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By Andrew Liszewski

Like Star Wars, The Simpsons is probably one of the most heavily marketed TV shows of all time. And while things aren’t as bad as when the show first hit the airwaves, there’s still a steady stream of Simpsons related crap merchandise flooding onto the market.

This particular item is your run-of-the-mill analog wall clock that ups the ante with a Duff beer bottle attached to the second hand which Homer’s eyes will follow as it makes its way around the clock face. You can hang one at work to countdown to when it’s time to head to the pub, or hang one over your TV at home to countdown to when the show becomes funny again. (Exact date to be determined.)

Drinkstuff.com’s got it for about $21.

[ Homer Simpson Rotating Eyes Wall Clock ] VIA [ 7 Gadgets ]

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By Andrew Liszewski

It’s just over 13 hours into the new year where I’m at, and it seems as good a time as any to post our first ‘form over function’ alarm clock for 2009. The Time Tuner was created by Istanbul-based Antrepo Design Industry, and instead of using a traditional easy-to-read digital clock face, it features an analog style that looks like the horizontal tuner on an analog radio.

The individual numbers along the dial light-up to indicate the current hour, while an illuminated vertical red line slowly moves across the dial indicating the minute. With only about an inch of space between each hour number, using the vertical minute line to tell the exact time will take some approximation, and you’ll probably have to account for a give or take of about a couple of minutes. But that inconvenience aside, the Time Tuner would definitely look slick sitting on my bedside table… my bedside cardboard shipping box… on the floor next to my bed.

Pictured above is the ‘Pure Black’ model, but they’re also available in ‘Clean White’ and ‘Strong Metal’ finishes, and if you’re interested in purchasing one you’ll have to contact the Antrepo Design Industry via email since online ordering or pricing info is not available on their website. (In other words, be prepared to empty your wallet.)

[ Time Tuner ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]

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