New Chronulator clock kit spawns cigar-box clock

ShareBrained Technology, makers of the wild and wooly Chronulator clock kit, have released a new version of their product. Chronulator is an electronics kit that lets you build arbitrarily weird electronic clocks, from TokyoFlash-style digital numbers to whacky analogue ones that use dials, wheels or other readouts to display the time. John Park from Make tested the kit by building this handsom little fella inside a Romeo and Julieta cigar box.

Chronulieta cigar box clock

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Anonymous

Seriously, don’t take that into Boston or the Boston airport.
Maxi Malone

Never underestimate the value of a cigar box. I used a piece of one to patch the ceiling in my bathroom.

May Your Glass Always Be Half Full
Vanguard3000

But… Now where will Mr. Park put his cigars?
Robbo

Ahhhh – Romeo y Julieta.

I’m more of a Monte Christo man, myself – but – mmmmmm.

And ctaching a tune at the same time – yeah baby!

Cheers.
Palilay

Looks like it came from the Guantanamo Bay yard sale.

Where do you attach the electrodes?
SamSam

Ha! I have several of those Romeo y Julieta boxes — I put dividers in them and made them my electronics storage bins. I hadn’t though of using them as a project case yet…
nanuq

You have to be careful where you keep that if you want to avoid a visit from the Bomb squad.
ScottTFrazer

I would totally not travel with that thing :-)
Anonymous

I’m guessing this isn’t something you pack in your carry-on luggage.
AirPillo

^^^

You know, joking about repressed rights and government surveilance was little more common in the Soviet Union than it is today in the US and the UK.

However!!!

Back on subject: I think it probably would have been more handsome with the circuitry concealed within, and just a few arches of wire poking through the case.

A pair of toggle switches would kick this up a notch, as well, Emeril Lagasse style.
jboone

Hi from Jared @ ShareBrained. Apropos of the prior Gitmo/travel comments, I thought everybody would enjoy a Chronulator made by the guy who originally gave me the idea. Witness, the BOMBULATOR!

http://www.sharebrained.com/chronulator/gallery/

(It’s the second one on the page — be sure to scroll down a bit.)

Thanks for the post, Cory!