The Volt - A Retro Futurist Open Source Analog Clock

A project in Vancouver, Canada by Kyle Miller
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"The Volt" is an open hardware Arduino-based clock with an analog display. Available in 3 models and a DIY kit.
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Backers: 33
Average Pledge Per Backer: $285 CAD

Funded: $9,393 CAD of $9,000 CAD
Dates: Jun 28th -> Jul 28th (31 days)
Project By: Kyle Miller
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Latest News

48hrs to go and we're FUNDED! +Upgrade Reminder

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! Its coming right down to the wire but we're currently 101% funded for The Volt campaign!Both of the TGT Studios clock combo packages have now sold out so that helped a good deal down the stretch. Hopefully we'll pick up another couple of... (Read More)

Almost there! + TGT Studios Clock Bundle w/ Nixie MKII Added

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Big thanks to everyone who backed the project in the last couple of days, we're closing in our funding goal with half the campaign still left to go! A few more shares and hopefully another bit of blog coverage and we'll be in great... (Read More)

We're 3/4 of the way with 2 weeks to go!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! First let me say thanks to all of you backers that are switching from the DIY over to the DIY + Faceplate. The extra pledge amount has moved our total even closer to campaign goal! We're currently 70% with a little over two weeks to go,... (Read More)

Halfway There! Time To Push "The Volt" Over The Top!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! First, let me say thank you to everyone that has supported this project so far. I big shoutout to BoingBoing and @Doctorow for sharing the project online and giving us a big first week bump. We're not finished yet, and its going to take... (Read More)

Kickstarting open source steampunk clocks that use meters to tell the time

June 28th - via: boingboing.net
The Volt is a fully open source, arduino-based, handmade analog clock that tells time with meters. (Read More)

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