{"id":106,"date":"2014-09-03T18:39:33","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=106"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:34:50","slug":"recycled-apple-tv-nixie-clock","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/?portfolio=recycled-apple-tv-nixie-clock","title":{"rendered":"Upcycled Apple TV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-1024x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-1536x611.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-500x199.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-800x318.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2-1280x509.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/567-edited-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">As Apple launched its redesigned Apple TV, many users began wondering what to do with their first-generation models.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">Daniel Kurth, designer of the Nixie Concrete Clock, came up with the idea of repurposing the original Apple TV to create the ATV 1 Nixie Clock.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">Kurth reused all the structural elements, incorporating a Nixie controller board and tube holders. He replaced the original acrylic top plate with a new CNC-routed plate through which the Z560M Nixie tubes emerge. The heavy-duty fabric cable serves as both the power cord and a string for wall mounting.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">As with the Nixie Concrete Clock, the rearranged tubes allow users to enjoy the playful interaction between the six digits.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">All the electronic components of this fully functional clock are assembled by hand.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">Kurth will provide the CNC files for the tube holders and cover plate free of charge upon request.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"x12ofw9d\">The ATV 1 Nixie Clock was featured on Behance in the Industrial Design category.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/565-928x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/565-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/565-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/565-535x589.jpg 535w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/565-400x441.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/565.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564-780x567.jpg 780w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564-535x389.jpg 535w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564-400x291.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kurth.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/564.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Apple launched its redesigned Apple TV, many users began wondering what to do with their first-generation models. Daniel Kurth, designer of the Nixie Concrete Clock, came up with the idea of repurposing the original Apple TV to create the ATV 1 Nixie Clock. Kurth reused all the structural elements, incorporating a Nixie controller board [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[8],"portfolio_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-product"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1331,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/106\/revisions\/1331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fportfolio_category&post=106"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kurth.lu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fportfolio_tag&post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}