StopWatch activity

[Eben Eliason]

I thought about this a bit more, and think that there may be a valid
split between what might be called Clock and Time (currently
StopWatch) activities.

Clock's primary purpose would be to display a large clock.  It would
likely have digital and analog modes, but could probably choose one or
the other only to maximize the display size.  It would be used much
like a standard bedside clock, and would ideally have basic alarm
functionality built-in once that's possible.  It is for simply
displaying the current time, and could also be shared and integrate
the "world-clock" idea for an educational purpose.

Time, on the other hand, is about the act of actively timing things.
This would include the stopwatch functionality it already has, but
could also have an egg-timer countdown mode.  Both of these are short
term, in the moment activities which are more appropriate for
experiments and such. It is a much more active activity than Clock.

What do people think of this distinction?

- Eben

On Nov 14, 2007 1:38 PM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
>
> > While you're at it, how about integrating the camera activity with it,
> >  so it could be like Dick Tracy's 2-way wrist TV.
>
> > :-)
>
> The original message included "Obsessive accuracy", so maybe this option
> would be appropriate:
>
>   First Atomic Clock Wristwatch
>   http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/atomic-bill/
>
>
> Back to somewhat serious so this isn't pure clutter...  On the suggestion of
> combining StopWatch and Clock.  How about a button on the stopwatch to use
> its display to show the current time.
>
> Or maybe two buttons, one for local and one for UTC so kids learn about time
> zones.
>
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