Oregon Scientific Crystal Weather Station brings some flair to the forecast
By Nilay Patel 
posted June 16th 2007 5:51AM
posted June 16th 2007 5:51AM
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A radio controlled atomic clock?! In the base?! I didn't realise they'd gotten so small, cheap and needed to be radio controlled!
@Andy
Oregon Scientific have been pumping out radio controlled atomic alarm clocks and weather stations for years, all of which are small and reasonably priced.
Radio controlled? Yes. Reasonably priced? If you like. Atomic? really? Doubtful!
I think what you're meaning is the radio signal is from an atomic clock, but the clock in these things certainly won't be.
Something interesting though on the subject of consumer atomic clocks from Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_clock ).
"In August 2004, NIST scientists demonstrated a chip-scaled atomic clock. According to the researchers, the clock was believed to be one hundredth the size of any other. It was also claimed that it requires just 75 mW, making it suitable for battery-driven applications. This device could conceivably become a consumer product. It will presumably be much smaller, much less power-thirsty, and much cheaper to make than the traditional cesium-fountain clocks used by NIST and USNO as reference clocks."
No sources though.
I guess you could always say the clock is MADE of atoms and is therefore atomic :)
Ah yes, tis rather ambigious. But in theory, if the unit updates its time every 24 hours with an atomic clock then it is pretty damn close to been an atomic clock. But yes, I agree that that wont be an actual atomic clock in the unit itself (I mis-understood your initial comment - sorry).
Andy's point, I believe, is that this is not a "radio controlled atomic clock". It is a clock which is radio controlled by a signal referenced _from_ an atomic clock. Atomic clocks are big.
are you guys kidding? talking about if its an atomic clock or not. shure it won't be. but what's really cool about this, is the design. i really like it!
i cant find the clock on their website. can anyone help?
@Greg
Click the "Read" link.
I'll be getting one come christmas, looks really nice and excellent for those days the curtains stay closed :)
Eh it's almost 2 years that model hit the shelves here in europe
I hope it won't end up the price it is here, over £110 (that's about $220 buckeroos) according to Froogle :|
I really like this design, however the site is Australian and I am not seeing one listed on their American site, I imagine it will appear when they release it in America.
If it's labeled with 'Oregon' the rain icon is almost always accurate!
I saw this one in Oregon Shop Hong Kong
Wow, not a bad price for something so nifty. I might just pick one up.
i'll check the price tmr @Oregon Hong Kong flagship ;)
This clock is available in Paris at "NATURE ET DÉCOUVERTES" in the shopping mall Les Halles for 129 Euros.
since when did Oregon sell their overpriced clocks for $60