Pong Clock Plays With Itself

[HardOCP News]

I found my new clock. The minutes change when the clock “loses” and the hours change when the clock "wins." It is pretty damn cool in an old-school-pong kinda way. The bad part...the company that sells this thing is out of stock. Bummer.

 

[k1pp3r]

Thats actually pretty darn spiffy, i want one lol

 

[Azhar]

lol you said "plays with itself"

 

[Azhar]

Wow that's neat. I wouldn't mind having that clock for my desk at work.

The screen refresh seems horrible though.

 

[Azhar]

My kingdom for an edit button so I don't look like I'm spamming a forum page when I find new information :-P

You can buy that clock here.

 

[TheBluePill]

They offer the Software for it as a DIY Windows Screensaver for free on their site;

Sander Mulder Home Page;

http://www.sandermulder.com/pong_clock.html

Zip File of the Screen Saver;

http://www.sandermulder.com/zip/pong_clock.zip

 

[Wolfkin]

Now that's an EPIC WIN for us oldtimers.

 

[beowulf7]

The YT link isn't working.

 

[Rydawg5143]

kick fuckin ass

 

[Actuary]

"Plays with itself"? Sounds hawt.

 

[Mr. Bluntman]

Was I the only one that noticed that the clock stops at 4:20?

 

[larryBird44]

Was I the only one that noticed that the clock stops at 4:20?

Great observation mr BM

 

[00PS]

Was I the only one that noticed that the clock stops at 4:20?

lmao.

Cool clock...

 

[Exeodus]

But how do you get it to stop playing with itself?

 

[tubular]

is it wrong of me to feel badly for the left side for almost always losing?

 

[bbf]

The probably sold out minutes after being slashdotted on Feb 26.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/...Your-Own-Open-Source-Retro-Arcade-Style-Clock

Anyways, its open source hardware, one can get the plans for free and build one of oneself.
Your "haxxxxxors skilz" suck if you stoop as low as to "buy" one ready made.

 

[jwalk6]

I saw this before a few years ago but it was a Linux screensaver. No BS..

 

[srangara]

is it wrong of me to feel badly for the left side for almost always losing?

Yeah, the left side is only ahead for ~2.5 hours a day (~4.5 hours if it's a 24-hr clock).

 

[LOCO LAPTOP]

I want one. I might have to buy it. but $80... meh. If it was $50 il be all over it.

 

[Tolyngee]

lol you said "plays with itself"

What's a porn cock supposed to do?

Oh.... Pong Clock....

 

[nilepez]

The probably sold out minutes after being slashdotted on Feb 26.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/...Your-Own-Open-Source-Retro-Arcade-Style-Clock

Anyways, its open source hardware, one can get the plans for free and build one of oneself.
Your "haxxxxxors skilz" suck if you stoop as low as to "buy" one ready made.

That's just it....for $80.00 you still have to put the thing together. If it was fully assembled, it'd still be pretty pricey for what it is, but when the buyer has to solder, it's outrageously over-priced.

 

[krupted]

lol just buy a used netop and run the screensaver. about the same price and you can even look at porn along with pong.

 

[FatMagic]

This is the coolest clock I have ever seen - wow! Price isn't too bad.

 

[Exavior]

This is the coolest clock I have ever seen - wow! Price isn't too bad.

$80 for a box of parts?

 

[beowulf7]

$80 for a box of parts?

Yeah, seriously. It reminds me of the saying, "A fool and his money are soon parted."