The earth is in the centre, represented by the fixed golden ball. The main (lower) dial of the clock is a working model of the solar system as understood in the 14th/15th centuries. Beneath the main dial are inscribed the words PEREUNT ET IMPUTANTUR which can be translated as ‘The hours pass and are reckoned to our account.’ Above the main dial is a smaller one with a single hand which indicates the minutes. It was thought that the main dial of the astronomical clock dates from 1484. The form of this clock is not known but was probably some type of water clock. There is no clue to the location, though Exeter Cathedral certainly does have a clock.Įxeter possessed some form of clock in 1284 when a record relating to Roger de Ropford and his family included a reference to them repairing the cathedral clock. No mention of a cat and the antics of the mouse are unremarkable. Hickory, dickory, dock." On first inspection it's difficult to see how the rhyme caught on at all. The clock struck one, the mouse ran down. The rhyme itself doesn't give much away: "Hickory, dickory, dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The timeless battle betwixt cat and mouse is said to have given rise to nursery rhyme. The tale goes that mice would climb the mechanism of a clock hanging on the wall only to meet their doom at the claws of the bishop's cat who would settle at the bottom waiting for them to come down. One theory is that the rodent-themed ode began life here in Devon beneath the cathedral's sacred vaulting and towers. By then the cathedral was already some 300 years old.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock can trace its origins back to Tudor times. The only possible redemption of this design decision would have been if the standalone Smart Clock 2 were to cost significantly less than its predecessor, and the dock bundle not be a considerable extra cost – but the Clock 2 by itself is $10 more (about £10, AU$20) than its predecessor, and we're yet to hear about pricing for the dock.The magnificent Exeter Cathedral holds many treasures and its walls many mysteries - but could it also be the inspiration by one of our most cherished and famous nursery rhymes.
The shifting of the USB-A charging output to the wireless charging dock accessory feels largely uncalled for in this instance and looks to us like a deliberate move to force customers into buying the bundle rather than the standalone product, resulting in a greater cost and bedside footprint.įor those users that possess their own wireless charging mat that would have plugged directly into the original Smart Clock, they'll now need to commit to the dock to achieve the same affect, forcing a redundancy.
Clock with moving dock Bluetooth#
We're never too thrilled to see popular, mainstay features of products get removed from newer iterations, only to be made accessible via a peripheral accessory – a prominent example being the wave of smartphones that removed the headphone jack and forced either a Bluetooth alternative or a dongle attachment. There's currently no word on pricing for the Smart Clock 2 bundle with the dock, and we've only seen information from the US version of Lenovo's website, so at this stage, consider availability in other regions as TBC. The singular USB-A port on the original Smart Clock is gone in this successor, meaning you'll need to fork out for the wireless charging dock bundle if you want to charge your other devices, as the latter includes both a USB-A port and a wireless charging mat.Īnother new feature that requires the dock to function is a built-in nightlight, which is "just bright enough to illuminate your way without bothering anyone else". The slightly taller design has allowed the integration of two front-firing 3W speakers and stereo audio – certainly an improvement on the predecessor's singular 3W speaker and mono playback, but we don't expect it'll bring up to the quality of dedicated smart speaker audio.
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