Comprising a microprocessor, an LCD, a 32.768-kHz crystal, and little else, the basic countdown-timer circuit in Figure 1 operates from a commonly available CR2032 lithium-coin-cell battery. Based on ...

Work from home is no less than a task, especially for people like me who are always on-the-move to test cameras, smartphones, and outdoor gadgets for a living. I have been working from home for 21-day ...

This reader wants to know if there's a digital countdown timer for the computer that can replace his trusty cooking timer. By Rick Maybury 06 June 2012 • 7:00am With the grandchildren arguing over the ...

Amazon dropped the price for the Echo Wall Clock, the extremely helpful visible countdown display for the Alexa timer Amazon Alexa’s voice-controlled timer is the most useful out-of-the-box feature of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) --Partner let me upgrade you. NASA has taken some of Beyonce's words to heart, finally deciding to retire its analog blastoff countdown clock and replace it with a ...

NASA's new countdown clock for space missions is a lot like a football stadium display and way more advanced than the old analog one it's replacing. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

For one of my hobby projects, I needed to add a small countdown timer at an affordable cost. Fortunately, a DigiSpark Attiny85 development board was lying around on my workbench. The next component ...

This is where traffic-light countdown timers help. They are digital displays that show the number of seconds remaining before ...