> > But for sure a GPS module, a handful of buttons, 7 7-seg LEDs (I’d display a > 10 Hz digit), a little phototransistor dimming circuit and an ATMega… $99 > retail? Certainly doable.
Almost everyone one Earth already owns a GPS sync'd alarm clock. My iPhone does all I need, pretty decent sync to UTC, big numbers I can read without glasses and it makes noise when I need to get up. The iPhone sells for way over $100. But any cheap $99 android tablet can function as a digital clock. All You need is a stand. These phones has pretty much obsoleted alarm clocks, cameras, Dedicated GPS receivers for car navigation, and 100 other things Heat does have one product that will do well. A mod board for an older heath signal generator. It's about $30 and an easy retrofit. Digital clocks are just not the amazing technical wonders they once were. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.