Hackaday

Split-Flap Clock Flutters Its Way To Displaying Time Without Numbers

Here’s a design for a split-flap clock that doesn’t do it the usual way. Instead of the flaps showing numbers , Klapklok has a bit more in common with flip-dot displays. Klapklok updates every 2.5 ...
The Verge

Miniot’s split-flap clock is what nostalgia sounds like

Klapklok makes paying more for less resolution justifiable. Klapklok makes paying more for less resolution justifiable. is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, ...
Hackaday

Non-Split-Flap Clock Does It With Fewer Flaps

As cool as split-flap clocks and displays are, they do have a few disadvantages. The mechanism sticks out on the side, and the whole thing relies on gravity. Some people don’t care for the visual ...
Gizmodo

3D-Printed Playing Card Clock Gives Vegas Spin to Old-School Flip Clocks

Before LCDs and LEDs became cheap enough to add to nearly any device, mechanical flap displays were used in large-scale signage and bedside alarm clocks for improved legibility. Shinsaku Hiura has ...