Developed by NewMediology (Danqing Shi), Last clock is a clock app that uses popular slit scan technique to keep you in factual time, human time and remote time. Just like any other analog clock, the app has three hands: one for seconds, minutes and hours. The hands, however, are made of a slice of live video that gets scanned to the clockface. With different refresh rate for the three hands, the three time circles reflect the rhythms of the space at different temporal resolutions. The app also allows you to stream the last clock camera feed over the internet.

13:56:02 Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (above)

15:08:42 Ylivieska, Finland

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Circlo is an experimental clock with generative ambient music. The soundtrack by Hannu Kuosmanen changes depending on what time of day it is while the circles on the screen pulsate gently. The music is at its calmest around 1 am/pm, and gets more intense until the clock strikes 1 again.

Created without any external gfx frameworks or even images, it’s all UIKit, Core Graphics, and Core Animation. CocosDenshion was used for playing audio…

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Thermochromic Clock by CW&T is a 4-digit 7-segment timepiece. Each segment in the display is made with a length of nichrome wire and then covered by a thick layer of black thermochromic paint. Time is displayed by applying voltage to the nichrome wire. As the wire sustains an electric current, it heats up the surrounding thermochromic paint, causing it to become transparent.

See also their wonderful Pen Type-A : A minimal pen on Kickstarter + the 1Bit 1Hz CPU project.

CW&T are Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy. CW&T creates multidisciplinary work that leverages technology to reconsider the ways we keep time, construct and interact with space. We are artists, architects, programmers, industrial designers, hackers and engineers packed in a small and efficient bundle.

Created by Roger Ibars (2002–2011), Hard-wired devices combines game controllers and alarm clocks. Daniel puts it beautifully “frees the controller from it’s console and lets the beauty of it’s interface to sing”.

Each item includes manufacturer, designer, serial number, newly mapped control details and much more..

rogeribars.com

In July 2003 Roger Ibars graduated with a Master in Interaction Design from the Royal College of Art in London. Here he initiates a research interest in how objects would be loosing interest in interacting with the users. He illustrated this research in the book “Self-made objects”, a collection of daily objects that experience their functions. These objects investigate a new area for interaction design where things take control of their functions and therefore use themselves.more..

/via danielrehn, retrothing.com

We are happy to announce that after only 2 day review at Apple, new CAN app is now available in the AppStore. Created in collaboration with Francis Lam aka dbdbking, Voidie is an abstract depiction of the Great Void which uses a sound reactive particle system illustrating the activity around it. The app also functions as an audio visualizer and a clock. Double tap to toggle the Clock interface displayed using beautiful particle clusters. Use the multi-touch interface you can create your own audiovisual expressions or just position your iPad or iPhone near the speaker to see visuals come alive.

Francis Lam aka dbdbking was blogged on CAN a number of times. We first got to know his work through Bitboxland, half soundtoy, half game, it is a a unique and joyful audiovisual playground. Cloudie was the follow up, one again a simple beatbox game inspired by the little clouds at the corner of db-db.com. We also loved Goldfish Music Box, inspired by his own art installation that tracks movement of fish and turns them into sound, this app was the iPhone version that allows you to converts color into music. How could we also forget the range of apps inspired by Francis’ web art project nudemessenger.com including AskNumen, Numen Camera and Tap Numen. Many inspiring apps and we are very happy to have him onboard.

To see more apps by CAN, visit apps.creativeapplications.net

Platform: iPhone / iPad (Universal)
Version: 1.0
Cost: $1.99
Developer: CreativeApplications.Net

Inspired by Kazimir Malevich’s legendary painting “Black Square” (wiki), Quadratime is an abstract media artwork and experimental time display created by Carrois Type Design. Quadratime explores an alternative perception of time playing with the idea that the impression of time “passing by” is manmade. Quadratime distances itself from a purely linear perception of time and allows the user to perceive time as an area or a picture.

Quadratime translates a static picture into an endless abstract film. Emanating from Kazimir Malevich’s legendary painting “Black Square”, the film generates perpetual movement through a sequence of individual pictures. The degree of abstraction reached by Malevich is brought into the present using technical possibilities. Furthermore, the basic square form corresponds exactly to the smallest digital unit of image representation, the pixel, while the contrast between black and white is a direct translation of the binary foundation of digital technology. Quadratime’s basic time unit is predictable and alike for all people; the day. The black square area represents the duration of one day. All other units result as a division of the basic square into four equal square parts. The white square area denotes the present quarter of the day. In the first quarter of the day the white square is to the upper left, in the second quarter to the upper right, in the third to the lower right and in the fourth quarter of the day to the lower left. Thus a tangible image.

Quadratime’s fractal system is expandable into smaller or larger time periods. Using the iPhone zoom function, the day can be zoomed into or out of. The minimum time period available is 1/1.048.576 of a day, which roughly equates to a second. The maximum time period available for the QT1.0 version is 1.048.576, or about 2873 years. The fictional starting point of Quadratime is at 0.00 (Petrograd time) on the 19th December, 1915, as a reference to Malevich and the time and place of the exhibition opening in which Black Square was first presented.

Quadratime was first presented in 2004 at the “Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie” in Karlsruhe as part of the exhibition “Algorithmic Revolution – on the History of Interactive Art”. There are four differing tailor made special editions of Quadratime and one exclusive edition, that each can only be bought once.

Platform: iPhone/iPad (Universal)
Version: 1.0
Cost: $0.99
Developer: Carrois Type Design

Created by Andrey Yazev (the389), Nlug is a simple, beautiful and extremely addictive clock app made using openFrameworks. Included is a digital clock made of particles controlled by a physics engine. When the time changes particles explode and transform into new digits. You can control particles using your fingers as retractors. Up to five simultaneous touches are supported and their behaviour is based on Newton’s laws of motion and gravity.

See also the wonderful app site, created using html5 canvas.

In case you haven’t seen Andrey’s work before, the389 site is a must!

Platform: iPhone/iPad
Version: 1.0
Cost: $1.99
Developer: the389

Designed by Mike Tucker, PopClock is a fun new clock app created using the Cocos2d framework. Time is laid out in the circles which from time to time ‘pop’ resulting in various collisions amongst other circles. Double tapping changes the colour of the clock and you can fully interact with the circles by touch and grab or tilt the device to move them up and down the screen – It’s kind of like an hourglass…except with multitouch, and maybe some electromagnetism thrown in there.

Mike explains:
PopClock is intended to be what i call a ‘passive’ app. It’s something that can be left on your iPad or iPhone while its sitting in the dock. It’ll tell the time in it’s own special way, and doesn’t really try to be anything more than that. For development, Cocos2d was used which simplifies a number of fairly annoying aspects of OpenGL development, few being the use of fonts, image loading, audio loading and playback. Cocos2d also provides a very easy way to implement box2d into your project, an open source 2D physics engine for games. All in all, cocos2d makes for a painless experience and having never used it before, the entire production process only took about 20 hours to complete.

We are very fond of Mike’s work here at CAN. Not so long ago we asked Mike to work together on one of his apps and the result was RetroScreen. If you haven’t tried it yet, see this post or download directly from the AppStore.

See also: Untitled [iPhone, Games, oF] an upcoming iPhone game by Mike.

Platform: iPad/iPhone
Version: 1.0
Cost: $0.99
Developer: Mike Tucker

Once again we are back with the collection of most wonderful and creative clocks now available in the AppStore. They are simple to understand, not too hard to program and fun to play with. Most probably more “useful” once iPhone OS4 is out (background process), nevetheless always beautiful to play with. My favorite, this time around, would be Analog Digital Clock and Alice Clock. Which one is your favorite?

(image above: Exquisite Clock in the making at the recent Decode exhibition at the V&A)

If you missed previous clock apps mentioned on CAN, you can see them all here.
See also It’s About Time – Volume 1

Analog Digital Clock

This is an iPhone app designed by Maarten Baas. Actually, it’s just the iPhone version of one of his Real Time clocks which he presented during last years Salone del Mobile in Milan. The clock is actually a film, you can see an actor painting the segments of a giant digital clock black and then wiping them clean again. (via Today and Tomorrow)

Price: $0.99

CloqWork

..is a beautifuly animated clock by Akio Nagano (penqe) for iPhone and iPad (universal). Petals are emitted from flowers to combine into digital clock digits. Wonderful.

Price: $0.99

Wink Target Clock

..is based on a physical watch designed by the Timefoundry LLC that uses a system of rotating disks to generate compositions of color and form with the process entirely mechanical. iPad version >> currently free.

Price: $0.99

DragTimer

Not really a clock app but a time and nevertheless wonderfully minimal and useful. If you have been looking for an alternative for apple’s built in timer, this is the one to have. Created by kobalt sixty.

Price: $0.99

KEI 2010

KEI 2010 is an alarm clock with voice control. Just touch to start and you can control the dialogue.
“Hello! Kei (Hello! K)” and calls please! Controls include Time, Today’s Date, Alarm, Set Alarm, Alarm Sound, Alarm Reset, Help and Reset. You can use controls both in English and Japanese. Created by studioheat.

Price: $1.99

ColorMyDay

Created by Vormplus, a small design studio from Ghent Belgium, ColorMyDay is a designer clock for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can change the way ColorMyDay looks. Change the size or pick one of the five different overlays. Overlays are available in black and white. For some reason the ver 1 was rejected from the appstore. The team is working on the update and we hope it will be available soon.

Exquisite Clock

We’ve already covered exquisite clock in a separate post but it deserves another mention considering the recent updates and exhibitions. In a nutshell, Exquisite Clock is a clock made of numbers taken from everyday life as seen, captured and uploaded by people from all over the world. This project was created and developed Joao Henrique Wilbert at FABRICA in 2008. Creative Direction: Andy Cameron. Read more bout here + see the behind the scenes info at the recent Decode exhibition at the V&A.

Price: Free

Dot Clock

App by Poppy, uses a physical engine to break down digits of a digital clock. When the time changes, the dots start moving to display the new time. When the a dot collides with another dot, it bounces off each other. You can also get dots to move by shaking iPhone/iPod. You can display the app both vertically and horizontally.

Price: $0.99

Clockus

Clockus is a simple but beautiful clock application, which uses unique algorithm to draw LED-style digits. Each of them is formed by 12 arrows situated in 6 points. These arrows are rotating to display numbers when seconds, minutes or hours change. Created by Timebom + available for both iPad and iPhone.

Price: $0.99

Alice Clock

…is an animated clock that plays with the idea of Alice in Wonderland, having her assemble the digital clock by putting part of each digit in place. You can customise the colour of the digits and recently included alarm feature. Created by Noriaki Kayanuma.

Price: $0.99

As most of us already know and those who don’t are not from this planet, the iPad is launching in the US tomorrow. With all the excitement and hype we thought we’d collect the most exciting, well designed and impactful apps we came across for your new object of affection. Many of the reviews and hit lists we have seen are the usual suspects and although they fill the roles of getting things done, we at app.itize.us and CreativeApplications.Net like to look at things slightly different. This post is a showcase of some of the most inspiring, beautiful, challenging and most exciting apps out there at the time of the iPad release. Of course, we look forward to what is yet to come, as we are as excited about iPad as everyone else. Enjoy.

Granimator™

A free-form, immersive touch and sound experience that allows you to become the artist using noted designers and artists special ‘design’ packs including signature elements, shapes and backgrounds to play with.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: Free
Developer: ustwo™

Chirp Frame

Turn your iPad into a simple and elegant twitter picture frame. there are 3 different stylized graphic themes to fit you and your own personal taste (black&white, western and nature). you can also respond to tweets in the app.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $0.99
Developer: work in progress

Touch OSC

TouchOSC is an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad application that lets you send and receive Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol. Whilst this does not mean much for many, the usage of this app has no limits. Say you are a musician and want to control your Pro-Tools from your iPad or what if you have built an arduino robot you want to control from your iPad, well this is the way to do it. This is a must in the area of custom hardware software using OSC networks. Check it out even if you have no use for it today you may tomorrow..

Platform: iPad/iPhone
Version: 1.5
Cost: $4.99
Developer:  Hexler

Raindrops for iPad

Touch the screen and trigger pleasant musical sounds to your own beat. record your compositions and share with others online. you don’t need any previous musical knowledge to enjoy this.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $1.99
Developer: Masayuki Akamatsu , Yusuke Kawabata , Junpei Wada

C64 Paint XL

This is THE paint program from 1984. a retro pixel art inspired app that lets you paint on a canvas up to 160 by 200 pixels with all the 16 colors of the classic 8-bit computer of the 1980s, the Commodore 64. It has both square pixels and non-square pixels to replicate the way the C64 and other 8-bit computers really looked on a TV screen.

Platform: iPhone/iPad
Version: 1.0
Cost: $2.99
Developer: Felt Tip Inc

Thicket

An audio-visual mix and manipulation of texture, movement, line and tone. by drawing on the screen with your fingers, you create dense, mesmerizing sonic and visual patterns within a space of warm, bright, rhythmic sound design and constantly evolving, bending, elegant scrawls.

Platform: iPhone/iPad
Version: 1.0
Cost: $2.99
Developer: Interval Studios Inc

Kaleidescope X Pad

Much more than just a traditional kaleidoscope, this app is a creative tool for producing beautiful moving mirrored images… its literally an interactive work of art. comes standard with all the features you would expect in a digital kaleidoscope, but adds an impressive collection of features incl. a STEREOSCOPIC 3-D mirror and the amazing IMAGE SYNTHESIZER which creates image variations on the fly.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $0.99
Developer: Gritless Digital

Zen Bound 2

Amazing graphics and sound set the atmosphere for this zen inspiring puzzle app. you need to wrap a length of rope around various sized and stylized wooden sculptures. takes full advantage of tilt and multi-touch so you will not only need to use your fingers to wrap and twist the shapes, but also tilt your iPad to solve the puzzles.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $7.99
Developer: Secret Exit Ltd

The Elements: A Visual Exploration

This is one of the most amazing digital experiences i have seen. not only an amazing resource to provide context to the periodic table, but, also takes full advantage of the tablet based interface of the iPad. over 500 examples of the chemical elements in virtual form and every one can be spun around a complete circle with the touch of your finger. you can even view them in stereo 3D using glasses available from the publisher.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $13.99
Developer: Element Collection

Depict HD

This app was recommended to me by my good friend lopetz at büro destruct. an amazing pixel art game which you draw a picture and others across the internet (via openfeint) try to guess the image or take part and guess yourself. a unique take on pictionary, but with pixels. fantasitic idea and addicting to play. this version for iPad takes it to a whole new level.

Platform: iPad/iPhone
Version: 1.0
Cost: $1.99
Developer: Makeshift Games

Intellivision

This one brings back memories of me playing intellivision at my friends house after school on his families walnut cabinet tv set. the app has a selection of vintage titles for you to take you back in time. the visual design of the app and its various menus is spot on, down to the paddle controller and the pixelated graphics of the games. def one to get for the nostalgic values alone.

Platform: iPad only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $2.99
Developer: VH1 and MTV Networks

TiltShift Generator

my favourite photo manipulation app on the face of the earth has now come to the iPad. they have totally reformatted the controls specially for the tablet. amazing photo manipulations to make your photos look like they are shots with miniatures, toy camera images and fake DSLR. just stunning results from this app.

Platform: iPad/iPhone
Version: 1.0
Cost: $2.99
Developer: Takayuki Fukatsu & Takuma Mori

Noby Noby Boy

a fantastic port of the recent iPhone release from Keita Takahashi to the iPad. takes full advantage of the new screen size and has some enhancements as well. you can now paint on the background and save them as well. also, the controls are made much larger and easy for smaller fingers (and kids). just too insane to explain, so go get it!

Platform: iPad/iPhone
Version: 1.1.0
Cost: $1.99
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games

IQ mirror X

This app is deceptively hard, you need to replicate the randomly created dot pattern displayed in the mirrored pattern below it. use your fingers to change the sizes of the spheres to match the ones above, but, its not that easy, you have a time limit as well.

Platform: iPad/iPhone
Version: 1.0
Cost: $2.99
Developer: Studio Loupe

Ludo Board Game

This board game app is a result of the evolution of the well known ancient game Ludo (Latin: I Play) that we all played as kids. the board game itself has a very simple concept so it is suitable for anyone from 4 to 99 years. you can play solo against the computer intelligence or mix computer vs human to add an extra dimension of challenge. the graphics are elegant and colorful and represent the original with a twist.

Platform: iPad Only
Version: 1.0
Cost: $3.99
Developer: SIS software