"Electric clock An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity, as opposed to a mechanical clock which is powered by a hanging weight or a mainspring. The term is often applied to the electrically powered mechanical clocks that were used before quartz clocks were introduced in the 1980s. The first experimental electric clocks were constructed around 1840, but they were not widely manufactured until mains electric power became available in the 1890s. In the 1930s the synchronous electric clock replaced mechanical clocks as the most widely used type of clock. Electric clocks can operate by several different"
"Speaking clock A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observatory, on 14 February 1933. The format of the service is similar to that of radio time signal services. At set intervals (""e.g"". ten seconds) a voice announces (for example) ""At the third stroke, the time will be twelve forty-six and ten seconds..."", with three beeps following. Some countries have sponsored time announcements and include the sponsor's name in the"
"rumors that other talking clocks may have been produced afterward, it is not until around 1910 that another talking clock was introduced, when Bernhard Hiller created a clock that used a belt with a recording on it to announce the time. However, these belts were often broken by the hand-tightening required, and all attempts to reproduce the celluloid ribbon have so far failed. In 1933, the first practical use of talking clocks was seen when Ernest Esclangon created a talking telephone time service in Paris, France. On its first day, February 14, 1933, more than 140,000 calls were received. London"
"mechanism to shift to the next minute. Every hour, the minute mechanism was reset (and every day the hour mechanism), the clock was accurate within one minute only. The female voice was provided by the then 24-year-old school teacher Cor Hoogendam, hence the machine was nicknamed ""Tante Cor"" (Aunt Cor). The speaking clock came into service at November 9, 1934 and could be reached by dialing 393131. The service became so popular, that in 1935 a second machine was ordered and built. In total F.H. Leeuwrik built 19 machines, one for each telephone district. Starting with the 's-Hertogenbosch exchange in"
"are available only in Malay language. On 1 October 1930, a system was installed in the Haarlem telephone exchange (automated in 1925) which indicated the time using series of tones, with number 15290. In 1934, electronic engineer and inventor F.H. Leeuwrik was requested to build a speaking clock for the municipal telephone service of The Hague. His experience with sound film made him decide to use optically recorded speech, looping on a large drum. There were loops for the hours and for the minutes, each one read with a photodetector. Every minute the clock gave an electric pulse, causing the"
"line. . Sky also have their own service accessible from dialling 123 from a Sky telephone line. A speaking clock service was first introduced in the United Kingdom on July 24, 1936. The mechanism used was an array of motors, glass discs, photocells and valves which took up the floorspace of a small room. The voice was that of London telephonist Ethel Jane Cain, who had won a prize of 10 guineas in a competition to find the right voice. Cain's voice was recorded optically onto the glass disks in a similar way to a film soundtrack. The service was"
"Experimental Talking Clock The Experimental Talking Clock was recorded c. 1878 by inventor Frank Lambert. It was long thought to be the world's oldest playable sound recording and is listed in both the Guinness Book of World Records and The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound as such; however, an older phonautogram recording from 1860 by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was reproduced for the first time in 2008 with the aid of modern technology. The talking clock is still the oldest recording that can be played back with its own mechanism, without the involvement of digital technology. The recording cylinder of the"
"the United States of America. To avoid disruption with devices that rely on the accurate timings and placement of the service tones from the radio, the voice recording is ""notched"" clear of some of the tones. Electronic speaking clocks and wristwatches are available, many marketed to the visually impaired. Many telephone answering machines and similar devices include a speaking clock capability so they can announce the time when a message was received. Speaking clock A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone"
"The speaking clock (, meaning ""Miss Clock"") in Norway was in service between 1932 and 15 January 2007 14h00 local time. The service could be reached by dialling 09170 ""(1999–2007),"" and 170 ""(until 1999)."" Among the women who contributed with their voices for the service were actress Randi Brennes (–1992) and Kristin Johnson (1992–2007). When the service ceased it still got about 2000–3000 calls per month. The speaking clock in Poland is known as ""Zegarynka"" which means ""the clock girl"". The service became first available in 1936 and it was using a device invented and patented in Poland. It was"
"certain points of recording. Experimental Talking Clock The Experimental Talking Clock was recorded c. 1878 by inventor Frank Lambert. It was long thought to be the world's oldest playable sound recording and is listed in both the Guinness Book of World Records and The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound as such; however, an older phonautogram recording from 1860 by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was reproduced for the first time in 2008 with the aid of modern technology. The talking clock is still the oldest recording that can be played back with its own mechanism, without the involvement of digital technology. The"
"1968. Several other clocks of this type followed, including one featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. One of the latest ones, the ""Talking Clever Clock"", includes a quiz button which asks questions such as ""What time is it?"", ""What time will it be in an hour?"", and ""How much time has passed between 1:00 and 2:30?"" Other educational talking clocks come in a kit designed to be assembled by children. Talking clocks can also be used with children whose learning disabilities may be partially offset by the reinforcement provided by hearing the time as well as seeing it. Talking clocks have"
"began a similar service three years later. This type of talking time service is still around, and more than a million calls per year are received for the NIST's Telephone Time-of-Day Service. In 1954, Ted Duncan, Inc., released the ""Hickory Dickory Clock"", a crank toy intended for children. This clock used a record, needle, and tone arm to produce its sound. In 1968, the first truly portable talking clock, the ""Mattel-a-Time"" Talking Clock, was released. In 1979 Sharp released the world first quartz-based talking clock, the ""Talking Time CT-660E"" (German version ""CT-660G""). Its silver transistor-radio-like case contained complex LSI circuitry"
"article of the ""Turun Sanomat"" newspaper that when the company started the service in 1938 it was used 352,310 times in its starting year compared to 1300 times in September 2006. In France, the speaking clock (""horloge parlante"") has been in service since 14 February 1933. It is available on 36.99 from within France, and was formerly available from overseas by dialing +33 8.36.99.xx.xx (where x could be anything). However, since September 2011 a call placed from outside France or its territories yields only a recording indicating that the number is no longer available. In Germany, the speaking clock from"
"1941, the number was gradually harmonized nationwide to 002 (or K 02) for all automated exchanges. Even during the Nazi occupation in World War II, the speaking clock was called over two million times a year. During World War II, 12 machines were destroyed and rebuilt after the War by the inventor himself. In 1969 this system was decommissioned and replaced by a machine that looked like a record player with three pick-up arms. The speaking clock was now much more accurate, telling the time at 10 second intervals followed by a beep, indicating the precise moment. The text was"
"Jane Cain Ethel Jane Cain (1 May 1909 – 19 September 1996) was a British telephonist and the original voice of the speaking clock in the United Kingdom. She was appointed in 1936 following a ""search for the girl with the golden voice"". Her voice was used from 1936 until 1963, when it was replaced by Pat Simmons. She also made a record for the GPO helping other staff improve their speaking voice and went on to become announcer for Henry Hall during one of his broadcast concerts. She was later offered a film part by Columbia Pictures under the"
"the speaking clock was due to be replaced in the mid-1980s, British Telecom (now BT plc) launched a search for a new voice from among its employees. More than 5,000 staff entered the ""Golden Voice"" competition, which ended on 5 December 1984 when Cobby, an assistant supervisor at a telephone exchange in Withdean, Brighton, was selected from 12 finalists. The selection was broadcast live on BBC ""Breakfast Time"" from the top of BT Tower. The speaking clock had been voiced by female employees since 1936, and the other 11 finalists were female. The new speaking clock was inaugurated on 2"
"at the bottom, thus people were supposed to always push its top to hear it talk, which is not very practical. Current talking clocks often include many more features than just giving the time; in these, the ability to speak the time is part of a wide range of voice capabilities, such as reading the weather and other information to the user. After the telephone time service, the next practical application of the talking clock was in the teaching of timetelling to children. The first talking clock to be used for this purpose was the Mattel ""Mattel-a-Time Talking Clock"" of"
"which can be reached by dialing 117 from a landline phone In the Czech Republic, the speaking clock can be reached by dialing 14112. The Danish telephone company KTAS introduced the automated time service ""Frøken Klokken"" (Miss Clock) in 1939, originally voiced by telephonist Anna Edith Sommer-Jensen (1918–2008). In 1970, a new system used the voice recordings of Marianne Germers. The service was digitised in 1993. The TDC Speaking Clock can be heard by calling +45 70 10 11 55 outside Denmark and on 70 10 11 55 within Denmark. In Finland the speaking clock service is known as ""Neiti"
"UTC+2 without any daylight saving time so the speaking clock is the same all over the country. In Spain, the speaking clock could be heard by calling 093. Sri Lanka Telecom provides a Speaking Clock service in three languages. More details can be found on SLT telephone directories. The speaking clock (, literally ""Miss Clock"") in Sweden has been in service since 6 October 1934, and can be reached by dialling 90510 (+46 33 90510 or +46 8 90510 from outside Sweden). Four women have contributed with their voices for the service: Eva Ulvby (1934–1956), Berit Hofling (1956–1968), Ebba Beckman"
"Telephone call A telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party.081823314 The first telephone call was made on March 10, 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. Bell demonstrated his ability to ""talk with electricity"" by transmitting a call to his assistant, Thomas Watson. The first words transmitted were ""Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you."" This event has been called Bell's ""greatest success"", as it demonstrated the first successful use of the telephone. Although it was his greatest success, he refused to have one in his own home because it"
"credited with small roles in the TV series ""Starr and Company"" (1958) and ""Thirty-Minute Theatre"" (1961). Her voice lives on as the voice of the virtual operator on C*NET, a worldwide network of old telephone exchanges preserved by collectors which uses a voice recognition system when '0' or '100' are dialled for the 'operator'. Jane Cain Ethel Jane Cain (1 May 1909 – 19 September 1996) was a British telephonist and the original voice of the speaking clock in the United Kingdom. She was appointed in 1936 following a ""search for the girl with the golden voice"". Her voice was"
"Talking clock A talking clock (also called a speaking clock and an auditory clock) is a timekeeping device that presents the time as sounds. It may present the time solely as sounds, such as a phone-based time service (see ""Speaking clock"") or a clock for the hearing impaired, or may have a sound feature in addition to an analog or digital face. Although they would not be considered to be speaking, clocks have incorporated noisemakers such as clangs, chimes, gongs, melodies, and the sounds of cuckoos or roosters from almost the beginning of the mechanical clock. Soon after Thomas Edison's"
"with 3 SMD ICs (likely clock CPU, speech CPU and sound IC), producing a Speak&Spell-like synthetic voice. At the front rim was a small LCD. The alarm spoke the time and also had a melody ""Boccherini's Minuet""; after 5 minutes the alarm repeated with the words ""Please hurry!"". It also had stopwatch and countdown timer modes. The tiny controls to turn off alarm or set functions are hard to reach under a small bottom lid. In 1984, the Hattori Seiko Co. released their famous pyramid-shaped talking clock, the ""Pyramid Talk"". As a futuristic design object even its LCD was hidden"
"special occasions, usually with BT donating the call fees collected to charity. The first automated time service in the United States began in Atlanta, Georgia in 1934 as a promotion for Tick Tock Ginger Ale. Company owner John Franklin modified Western Electric technology to create the machine that would become known as the Audichron. The Audichron Company became the chief supplier of talking clocks in the US, maintained by local businesses and, later, the regional Bell System companies. The service became typically known as the ""Time of Day"" service, with the term ""speaking clock"" never being used. Occasionally it would"
"had reported: ""It was also rumoured that English technicians to whom Manzetti illustrated his method for transmitting spoken words on the telegraph wire intended to apply the invention on several private telegraph lines in England."" Suggestions of the alleged intellectual property theft appear unsubstantiated, as there were no historical records of English technicians or companies implementing 'speaking telegraphs' in the U.K., or elsewhere, in that time period. The United Kingdom did not see its first telephone demonstrations until A.G. Bell demonstrated one of his early devices to Queen Victoria and others in 1877. Well documented sources record that Bell first"
"Telephone A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into electronic signals that are transmitted via cables and other communication channels to another telephone which reproduces the sound to the receiving user. In 1876, Scottish emigrant Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be granted a United States patent for a device that produced clearly intelligible replication of the human voice. This instrument was further developed by many others."
"Luther King, Jr. The wiretaps remained in place until April 1965 at his home and June 1966 at his office. The history of voice communication technology begins in 1876 with the invention of Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone. In the 1890s, “law enforcement agencies begin tapping wires on early telephone networks”. Remote voice communications “were carried almost exclusively by circuit-switched systems,” where telephone switches would connect wires to form a continuous circuit and disconnect the wires when the call ended). All other telephone services, such as call forwarding and message taking, were handled by human operators. However, the first computerized telephone"
"on talking clocks. The following list is not exhaustive, nor is it intended to be---The International Society of Talking Clocks Collectors (ISTCC)has a Museum collection of over 800 talking clocks. Talking clock A talking clock (also called a speaking clock and an auditory clock) is a timekeeping device that presents the time as sounds. It may present the time solely as sounds, such as a phone-based time service (see ""Speaking clock"") or a clock for the hearing impaired, or may have a sound feature in addition to an analog or digital face. Although they would not be considered to be"
"(1968–2000), Johanna Hermann Lundberg (2000-). The speaking clock can be reached under 161 and is bilingual in French and German with the voices alternating between the two languages, the time in German being announced at 0, 20 and 40 seconds and the time in French announced at 10, 30 and 50 seconds past the minute. In Taiwan, the speaking clock can be reached by dialing 117. To hear the local current time in Ukraine, a person can reach a service of the exact time by dialing 121 from any city in that country. In Thailand, the number of the speaking"
"dialing (+354) 155. All over the country, calling 20119 will connect people to the speaking clock in Persian language. The Eir speaking clock was permanently closed down on 27 August 2018. The standardised service, introduced in July 1970, ran for some 48 years. It was originally reached by dialling the short code 191, later changed to 1191. The format used was an announcement at 10 second intervals saying: ""At the signal it will be, HH:MM and XX seconds"" followed by a short high-pitched tone. All over the country calling 1455 will connect to the speaking clock in Hebrew or English"
"voice spoken into the mouthpiece. This telephone device weighed about twelve ounces and could be held in one hand when mounted on a handle. It reproduced voices better that the large box telephones made earlier and worked well over long circuits but with less volume. It did, however, serve as both transmitter and receiver and had to be moved from the mouth to the ear depending on whether the caller was speaking or listening. The handle telephone was embraced by Alexander Graham Bell and in June 1878 the Bell Telephone Company began production of its standard handheld model, combined with"
"the production of words, I would be able to transmit speech by telegraph"" (using the telephone's technical analog, the ""telegraph"", as the former name had not yet been adapted). On 26 July 1874 in their living room the younger Bell realized the technical principles of telephony, inventing the telecommunications device he is now closely identified with. Returning again to the Homestead the next summer in 1875 Bell wrote his first draft specifications of the telephone patent—commonly considered to be the most valuable patent in history—that September. He later built his first fully functional unit at Boston on 10 March 1876."
"with unmistakable distinctness by the then circular disc armature of just such another little electro-magnet as this I hold in my hand."" Only a few months after receiving U.S. Patent No. 174465 at the beginning of March 1876, Bell conducted three important tests of his new invention and the telephone technology after returning to his parents' home at Melville House (now the Bell Homestead National Historic Site) for the summer. In the first test call on August 3, 1876, Alexander Graham's uncle, Professor David Charles Bell, spoke to him from the Brantford telegraph office, reciting lines from Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" (""""To"