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 ...

Work from home is no less than a task, especially for people like me who are always on-the-move to test cameras, smartphones, and outdoor gadgets for a living. I have been working from home for 21-day ...

Using the Alexa Timer is so easy, it’s the first skill many Echo smart speaker owners try out. Just say, “Alexa, set a timer for 12 minutes,” to start a countdown. When we bought our first Echo Dot ...

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 ...

For one of my hobby projects, I needed to add a small countdown timer at an affordable cost. Fortunately, a DigiSpark Attiny85 development board was lying around on my workbench. The next component ...

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 ...