Hi,
I'd second what Jack offered - about necessity only I'd take this from
another angle - ease of use. Hear me out on this. We have 5 digital
clocks in our kitchen, not individually by choice. The stove, an under
the counter CD player, an under the counter TV/Weather radio, a
microwave, and a coffee maker. Now every time the power flickers for
more than 1/2 a second, I have to go reset each one back to the correct
time. And guess what? The UIs for setting the time on each device are
all different. Unfortunately the designer/mfr did not include a
battery/capacitor backup for carrying the clock chip through such brown
outs.
Trust me this is a pain. I think right now if I had to purchase another
appliance, I'd go out of my way to not get one with a clock. ;-}
No wonder so many households have the flashing "12:00"'s on their (old)
VCRs.
best,
'mark
Jack Moffett wrote:
Rob,
Pardon me for not addressing your question, but having just posted to
my blog about clocks on appliances
(http://designaday.tumblr.com/post/58432215/overclocked), I have to
ask. Is it really beneficial for this particular appliance to have a
clock, and is its use optional?
Best,
Jack
On Nov 10, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Rob Tannen wrote:
Looking for suggestions to avoid clock burn-in. This is a small
display on a consumer appliance that displays the time in digit or
analog format when not in use. We don't want the clock to move
around (like a screen-saver). What are alternate ways to deal with
this?
Jack L. Moffett
Interaction Designer
inmedius
412.459.0310 x219
http://www.inmedius.com
Things should be as simple as possible,
but no simpler.
- Albert Einstein
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