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Tokibots: Cute, Practical

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November 12th, 2008 by PhoneBoy

TOKYObay is promising an invasion of robots in the form of clocks–some with alarms, some without. They also have robots (without clocks) that hang on keychains.
The Tokibots are small, as you can see the one TOKYObay sent me standing next to the Nokia 6301 on my desk. They stand roughly 4 inches and are made [...]

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Timeband by Fairchild Model C-6110 Digital Alarm Clock

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September 12th, 2008 by PhoneBoy

As I ran across a rather ridiculously priced alarm clock not too long ago, I couldn’t help but think of my old, dead friend, the Timeband Model C-6110. It was made by the legendary Fairchild Semiconductor.
My mom bought this clock somewhere between 1976 and 1977–at least that’s when I first remember seeing it. I ended [...]

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