Anelace Powers of Two BCD Clock Crystal Blue

by Anelace, Inc.

• LED lights displays time using a binary pattern
• Display can be set to 12 or 24 hour models
• 3.5" x 3.5" x 2", weighs 10 oz
• Includes 120V adapter

Product Description

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 re-imaging 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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift August 31, 2005

By Dollar

Great gift and conversation piece.

Pros: Small desktop device that catches the attention of everyone passing by. A fun challenge for the non-computer/math person.

Cons: It is sometimes difficult to read the time in low light as the positions of the LEDS are hard to identify (the illuminated LEDs are easily seen.) It could use a backup battery (although setting the time is easy)

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Gift December 24, 2004

By deepsoul13

I've seen this clock on display at the Discovery Channel Store and at first it looks like a little box with flashing lights. A sales associate explained to me how to read the clock and it actually makes sense. It's a perfect gift for someone who likes unusual things or for a computer geek. The Discovery Store use to sell this same model, but it doesn't sell it anymore so Amazon is the only place to get this model.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars True binary mode March 10, 2008

By A. Pico

This is a great product for computer science students or CS geeks in general. Note that it has a "true" binary mode where each row is used to represent hours, minutes and seconds (top row is ignored). The alternative mode uses vertical binary read-outs to represent individual digits of a traditional digital clock = lame. Other clocks only have this lame mode, so beware!

My girlfriend immediately (well, pretty quickly) picked up the binary system with this clock and now is eager to tell me the time, saying aloud "1, 2, 4, 8, 16... 16 + 2 + 1... it's 19 after the hour!" Very cute :)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars People in my office love it... July 8, 2007

By Emre Insel

It works in 12 hour and 24 hour mode. It can also work in sideways arrangement. The lights are really bright and they look cool.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful gift January 7, 2008

By J80Young

I purchased this as a christmas gift and he loved it. He took it to work and had to show it off. It is the hit of the office.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected. May 31, 2011

By Grizz

Amazon Verified Purchase

Great Quality, Quite a conversation maker. My wife hates it( can't read it ) and my kid loves it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty neat! May 26, 2011

By Jane

Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this for my math dork husband per his request. We plugged it in and he easily set it, but I'll admit that I had to look up instructions on how to read it. However, the learning curve is pretty short because now it just takes a glance for me to figure it out. As a bonus, we amuse ourselves by "seeing" different shapes as the lights change. As other customers noted, it is super bright. We have a pet hedgehog (who is nocturnal) and we ended up moving it so the room wouldn't be as lit for her. It's now on the other side of our rather large den, but even with my non-stellar eyesight, I can easily tell the time. We are very happy with this clock!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great buy! February 18, 2012

By melanie

Amazon Verified Purchase

i bought this for a friend as a christmas present because the watches were out of my budget. it shipped and arrived fast, was packaged well, and he loved it! it worked straight out of the box without any problems. It doesnt look cheap. I searched the internet for quite a while and this was the best looking and the best price (in my opinion)