Finally an alternative to the discontinued TIX (we do repairs) (aka The Random Pattern Clock).

The Ultimate in Contemporary Clocks Established 1971

Time^Cubed
A Playful Digital Art Clock –– at a Great Price

Size: As shown with case 5.25" X 5.3" X 1.5"

Designed for your desk or end table.

Time^Cubed on my desk, shown in Dark Mode at 11:24 (and old case no longer available).

Read on to discover Time^Cubed

Now shipping. Two versions, either with laminated frame or without the frame/case.

PayPal ordering button on home/index page. Chonoart.com

Art for your desk.

Laminated case version is $129 plus shipping

Shipping is $10.95 total via Priority Mail for orders for 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 (et cetera) –– when sent to the same address.

If you would like to read about its development click here.

The Design Goal

The most important design goal for Time^Cubed was to offer more fun than just random patterns.

So Time^Cubed does both Random Pattern & Random Color with a more artful look.

And I liked the idea of a clock that displayed the time using fives and ones. For example if you see a nickel and three pennies you just think 8 cents, you just know it, you don't really even count. Read on to see how this is used.

Here is how you read the time

After a day or two it becomes very fast to read.Some examples:

Front view, of the version without case. See more pictures below.

Here is what it does.

The display sequences a new random pattern of lit positions and colors every 10 seconds.

First a new hour pattern & color, then one second later, a new 10's of minutes pattern & color,

then one second later, the minutes. Holds that display for 7 seconds and starts over.

What my customers have loved in all my designs.
Playful.

A puzzle, if you don't know how to read it, but easy if you do.

A conversation piece.

A great gift for either the artful, playful, or technical personality in so many of us.

Useful.

Has an optional hourly chime as a pleasant, sweet reminder of the hour.

The face pattern does a playful, count-up dance synchronized to the "sweet dings". Great fun!

Sadly, it is very hard to make an acceptable video of this charming feature.

The old (not laminated) case is a matte finish flat black acrylic.

Selectable Features:

You can turn the Hourly Chime sound, ON/OFF, or soft (lower volume).

You can choose to either have the non time telling segments on each face lit White or off (called Dark Mode). It is a little easier to read the time from a distance in the Dark Mode. I like both modes.

If your would like a pdf of the TimeCubed Instructions

Other Features:

You can adjust the brightness of the display. Mainly useful for a bright office or in a dark bedroom.

For very short power outages it loses the time it was off. So you may want to advance the time on the next 0 seconds. For longer power outages you will have to reset the time.

Should not gain or lose time as long as power is on.

The features you have chosen are stored in Flash memory. So if you have a power failure, when it restarts, it will remember those modes, so all you have to do is set the time.

Size:

5.25" X 5.3" X 1.5"

Power:

Less than 2 Watts, 120 VAC transformer at end of power cord.

I plan a version for 240VAC 50 Hz for Europe.

Warranty:

One year on parts and labor.

Price

Old customers call me, Barry, at 707-795-1895 or email me at chronart@sonic.net

How long will it be in production?

Years, I hope.

How long will I offer repair services?

I am still repairing the clocks I sold in 1971, but who really knows.

To order:

PayPal order buttons on home page. Most customers just call me,

Barry, at 707-795-1895, M-F, before 5 PM Pacific Time, No Weekends Please. Thank you.

Time^Cubed

Shown here without the case $99 version.

Face Segments protrude 1/8" adding a 3 dimensionality look to the cube

The process & persistence that realizes dreams.

Barry Gamble – The Playful Horologist