We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The cuckoo clock — the kind where something cute or amusing comes out to mark a new hour — has largely fallen out of fashion. Analog clocks in ...

Today we bring the latest in our ongoing series of animals who laid down their lives (and dignity) for the betterment of gadgets. We've seen a nice beaver, a mouse and a frog. The Cuckoo Clock, ...

There are few better ways of asserting your independent spirit as a hardware hacker than by creating your own special timepiece. Even more so if the timepiece is a watch, particularly in this era of ...

Japanese brand Nendo has designed three unusual variations of the traditional cuckoo clock, including one that doubles up as a bookend, and one that naturally rests on its roof. Each of the three ...

For many of us, cuckoo clocks are something quaint that we remember from our grandparents' homes. Nonetheless, Amazon is now looking at giving the device a 21st Century makeover with its Smart Cuckoo ...

In the the world’s largest cuckoo clock, found in Triberg, Germany, the cuckoo bird alone is 14 feet long and weighs 330 pounds. The whole thing is based on a much smaller cuckoo clock that is about ...

In thinking about cuckoo clocks, one might conjure images of elaborate wood timepieces inside bucolic cabins in forests or sleepy chalets on mountainsides. Once an hour, or perhaps every half, they ...

It is one of the most popular souvenirs from Germany: the cuckoo clock. In the Black Forest you can find the largest specimen in the world — as big as a two-story house. This is part five in our ...

My husband refuses to let me buy a cuckoo clock on our Germany vacation next week! I am not so into the looks of them but more the novelty and enjoying them as a child--and thought it would be fun for ...