Keeping time and the instruments that keep our time have long held fascination for scientists and design enthusiasts. Since the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei discovered that pendulums could ...

There are many modern reinventions of the traditional cuckoo clock. This one has the advantage of an off-switch that allows the user to mute the sound at night — so it doesn’t drive you cuckoo. It’s ...

The problem with traditional cuckoo clocks is that they’re usually ugly, gigantic, and will keep on chirping throughout the night when you’re trying to sleep. But that’s not the case with the Plex LED ...

Barbero Design has put a modern spin on the age-old cuckoo clock, and at least this bird knows when to shut-up. Thanks to an imbedded light sensor the clock will automatically turn off the sound if ...

The sandstone cliffs surrounding Triberg should have holes in them from which large wooden birds spring each hour, for the town is the heart of Germany’s cuckoo clock industry. Kate Hairsine ...