Retro Pixel Alarm Clock
A desk clock built to look like a computer from 1984, down to the beige and the pixel LCD.
Retro Pixel Alarm Clock
A desk clock built to look like a 1984 computer, pixel LCD and all. Pure nostalgia, at a price that quietly assumes you have some.
What it actually is
A small desk clock in the shape of an 80s personal computer, with a monochrome pixel LCD "screen", USB power and several configurable alarms. It is an ornament that happens to tell the time, rather than a clock that happens to look nice.
Who it's for
People assembling a desk they actually enjoy sitting at. It sits alongside the mechanical keyboard and the CRT-filter wallpaper crowd, and it is a genuinely good gift for anyone who says the words "retro computing" unprompted.
The honest downside
The price is the problem, and it is worth saying plainly: this is well over three thousand rupees for a clock. It is USB-powered, so it needs a cable running to it and it is not going anywhere without a socket. The pixel display is small, and it is not backlit on every variant — check before you assume you can read it at night.
Check these before you buy
- Whether the display is backlit, which decides if it works as a bedside clock
- Cable type and length, since it lives wherever the socket is
- How the alarms are set — some variants need a fiddly button sequence
- Dimensions, because photos consistently make it look bigger than it is
Verdict
An ornament first and a clock second. Buy it on that basis and it is lovely.