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Apple TV clock mod makes up for the lack of an iPad clock

by Steven Sande Jan 21st 2011 at 8:30AM

Do you have an old first-generation Apple TV lying around collecting dust? Would you like to turn it into something useful and attractive?

TUAW reader Antonio Worrall had purchased a second-generation Apple TV, and his old unit had gone to "join the choir invisible," so he decided to put the deceased box to good use. It was his first mod, and we think it looks pretty good. And of course, it makes up for the lack of a native clock app on the iPad...

You can view some other snaps of the Apple TV clock on Antonio's iDisk here. I'm just glad that I finally have a use for my old Apple TV, too.



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Dan Peterson

A working 1st gen Apple TV makes a great Boxee. Much better than drilling a hole through it.

January 22 2011 at 11:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
raleedy

That's odd. My iPad has a clock. So do all the others I've looked at.

January 21 2011 at 12:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Stephen

Clock, yes. Clock App with alarms and such, no.

January 21 2011 at 3:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sr87

@ Stephen. My favorite iPad Clock App has alarms. They work perfectly even when the app is not open. Classic Clock HD. I do think there are others as well that do this. - www.ClassicClockHD.com

January 22 2011 at 4:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
berclese

Senseless sacrilege.

January 21 2011 at 11:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mikull

"Do you have an old first-generation Apple TV lying around collecting dust?" ... no, mine works, so I use it. If it broke, I would throw it away. Since you asked.

January 21 2011 at 10:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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TheCastro

Don't throw it away, send it to me, I'd pay for shipping.

Then as all other projects I'd claim I'm making it into a clock or something and never actually get around to doing it.

Would have been cooler if dude made a coo-coo clock with an old ipod or something popping out of it. Hmmm...

January 21 2011 at 11:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben

Really?

"Man drills hole through Apple product and puts quartz mechanism in" still makes the "news"?

This is nearly as bad as the "Man puts G4 outside - invents table" post.

January 21 2011 at 9:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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