EDN

Digital countdown timer may never need battery replacement

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 ...
UPI

NASA installs new digital countdown clock

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 ...
CNET

NASA gets fancy digital countdown display, retires Apollo clock

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 ...
Gizmodo

The History of NASA’s Iconic Countdown Clock (And a Look at the New One)

A few days ago every space enthusiast got sentimental when, after 45 years of operation, the iconic countdown clock at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site was disassembled for removal. Perhaps ...
Variety

Turner Tests TV Commercials With On-Screen Timer That Ticks Down Seconds Until Program Returns

TV viewers, generally speaking, hate ads. Now Turner Broadcasting — hoping to deter audiences from skipping or tuning out commercials — has ripped a page from the online-video playbook with the test ...