Damn that looks really sweet, i could make the numbers look much better if anybody could program it. Ive been playing with the idea of making realistic CGI nixie for a while.
On Jan 29, 9:15 pm, "Frank Bemelman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > Well, I am not so amazed that we have not seen > a similar design yet. Just too many problems for the > average guy. > > Did you ever see the ipod nano act as a nixie watch, here > is a picture...http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features.html#clock-gallery-13 > > All the best, > Frank > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > From: David Forbes > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Hello from Sydney > > Interesting work. The Nixie watch has amazed me in that no one has made > a similar design in the seven years since I made mine and published the > source code and schematics on the Web. > > I'm also working on a smaller Nixie watch. There are batteries made for > Bluetooth that work well for this job. Recharging is something that > people are used to these days, what with phones and iPods etc. > > I'm naturally driven by the Steve Jobs design ethic. Look up the iPod > aquarium story to see what I mean. > > I'm still figuring out the buttons and power nibs to charge the watch. > > We'll see what happens. A 3d printer figures in somehow. > > -- > David Forbes, Tucson AZ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
