The design of the stock digital clock widget that came with Android’s 4.2 update was a hit or miss among users. While some lauded the new look of the clock widget, others just didn’t like the unevenly bolded font of the widget that can now be placed on the lock screen. If you are among [...]
Alarm clocks and kitchen timer apps are aplenty, but there are always new apps bringing a fresh spin to a core phone function. Wave Timer is an iPhone app that lets you turn off the alarm by just waving your hand. By using the phone’s proximity sensor, you won’t have to touch the phone to [...]
If you are looking for a dynamic clock to brighten your desktop, then you should check Aero Clock. This program lets you add a simple clock with alpha transparency on top of your wallpaper. Aero Clock lets you choose among different themes to match your Windows’ theme. You can configure the transparency, size, clock texture [...]
If you have ever scheduled an online meeting with somebody who lives abroad, you know that the first thing you need to do is clarify the time. You need to find out what time it is going to be at their end and then inform them of the meeting time. This can be quite time [...]
If you work in a business that deals with partners worldwide, there might have been times when you needed to figure out what time it was in other places of the world. To keep things in perspective, you could find out the time differences and then label the current times on a map across the [...]
Timers can serve a variety of purposes. You can use them for baking, for finishing a review, for timing a test, and numerous other tasks. If you are working on your computer and require the use of a timer, you should check out an app called Timer Pop. Timer Pop is a free to use [...]
Believe it or not, but there are plenty of people working long hours trying to figure out the best way to wake you up or otherwise notify you of something important. We’ve covered numerous alarms at MakeUseOf, but Alarmed, an app for iOS devices, has some unique features of its own which may interest a [...]
Does your work involve you checking the time of different regions in the world? If it does, then you probably find yourself adding and subtracting hours from your current time all the while. Here to help ease the task is a desktop application called Advanced World Clock. Advanced World Clock is a free to use [...]
Waking up to the same alarm clock tone is boring and encourages you to hit the snooze button. What you need is a fresh and relaxing alarm clock tone that changes every day. One app that offers this is called Uniqlo Wake Up. Uniqlo Wake Up is a smartphone application which is basically an alarm [...]
One of the coolest features of an Android device is the ability to customize all kinds of cool options regarding the appearance. You can make it your own with different wallpapers, designs and cool widgets. Well MakeUseOf Directory’s own Tehseen Baweja has created an incredibly beautiful and functional Android live wallpaper that features a wide [...]
Wave Alarm is a handy alarm clock application for iOS devices that uses a motion control technique to snooze or silence the alarm. Unlike usual alarm clocks, the user has to grab the device and click on the “Dismiss” or “Snooze” button to silence the alarm. Wave Alarm just requires the user to wave over [...]
To download a large file or for any other reason, have you ever had to keep your Mac on all night? If your computer will be on when you have to wake up, you might as well use it as an alarm clock. Here to help you do that is an app called Wake Up [...]
If you are looking for a simple way to set an alarm on your computer, you might want to check out Online Music Alarm. Unlike other websites, as you may have already noticed, Online Music Alarm allows users to choose their own favorite YouTube video to play as the alarm and not some annoying sound. [...]
If you are someone who has come across issues regarding the time in different countries, then check out TMZNS. TMZNS is a website related to timezones. You can easily enter a timezone for one country and find out what the time will be in the other country. For example, if it is 1.00pm in Lahore, [...]
iPadStopWatch is a simple web app that let’s you use a stopwatch or countdown timer from your iPad or a number of other devices right within the browser. The app works from any mobile or computer browser, but the best part is that it gets optimized for the device you are using it on so [...]
Wake Smarter is an iPhone application that takes the alarm clock to the next level. You can now forget those old, classical default alarm sounds. Wake Smarter is an alarm clock that can be configured according to your needs and requirements. You can not only set the ringtone of your choice, but you can also [...]
Many of us have extremely busy schedules and we need to get a lot done every day. But completing those tasks requires a level of motivation that not everybody has. If you are looking for a tool to help motivate you and quickly get the day’s work done, you should check out Eugene Baumstein’s 24-Hour [...]
For some people, the snooze button on alarm clocks is a useful feature. But for most people the snooze button is just another way of ignoring the alarm clock completely. Sleepy people keep hitting the snooze button and fail to wake up when they should. Here to discourage you from using the snooze button is [...]
The Internet has numerous web applications to offer that act as alarm clocks. These apps usually provide a list of predefined alarm music or sounds. But if you want your favorite podcast to play at a set alarm time, you should check out a podcast alarm clock called PodcastAlarm. Podcast Alarm is a free and [...]
There are several applications and websites that have time related functions but having all of them right from within your browser helps a lot. TimerTab is a Chrome extension that gives you a timer, stopwatch and alarm in a browser tab. You can start the alarm and timer with a single click and even pause [...]