12-hour world clock; phone analog clock skins

The12-hourworldclock
(akatheRotating-citiesworldclock)
Highlights:
-worldtimeataglance
-stylishclockskinsforyourAndroidphoneandtablet:BigBenclock,religiousclock(christian,islamicandbuddhist),flowerclock,kittiesclock,zodiacclock,snakesclock
-theappthatturnsyourAndroidphoneintoabeautifulpocketwatch
(andyourAndroidtabletintoabeautifuldeskclock)
-fornowtheappisinEnglishonly
-optionallyshownontheAndroidlockscreen(recommended;notethatit'snotalockscreenwallpaper,it'sanappthat'soverthelockscreen,whichmeansyoucancombineitwithawallpaperofyourchoice)
-easiestwaytopersonalizeyourphoneortablet,havesomevariety:justgotoClockappearanceandchangetheclockstyle,andyou'redone
-theappthatwillmakeyouthinkofallyourfriendsaroundtheglobe
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Thisappismainlyashortcuttoasitethatprovidesa12-hourworldclock.
Thisisanoriginaldesignforaworldclock,thatfeaturessome50citynameswrittenonanormal(analog)12-hourclockface,basedontheirtimeatanygivenmoment.Whenthehourchanges,thepositionofthetownsontheclockfacechangesaccordingly.Thus,thepositionontheclockfacegivesthetimeforeachcity.TodistinguishbetweenAMandPMtime,asimplecolorschemeisused.
Thefactthattheclockfaceisaregular12-houroneisthenoveltyelement.Uptothisapptherewere(andstillare)24-hourworldclocksinuse,butobviouslythey'remuchmorecumbersome.
Seetheonlinehelphttp://intelnav.50webs.com/help.htmlforadetailedexplanationofhowitworks.
Thetimeshownbytheclockisbasedonthesystemtimeandthetimezonesettings,whichhavetobegivenbytheuseronthesite(andarestoredincookiesintheuser'sbrowser).
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Thisappisespeciallyhandyforseeingtheworldtimeonmobiledevices,firstofallsmartphonesandtablets.Youdon'tneedtowritethenameofyourchosencityinordertosearchforitinalengthylist.Justtapontheappandyouseetheclockwiththeworld'smostrepresentative50citiesonit.Evenifyourdisplayisabitsmall,youcanstillratherquicklychoosethezoneontheclockfacewhereyourtownofinterestislocated,andenlargeittoseethenamesatapropersize.
Ofcourse,therewillbetimeswhenyou'renotsurewhattimezoneyourplaceofinterestbelongsto.Tomakethingseasy,thisappprovidestimezonessupport,whichconsistsofexplanationsandmaps.
Bottomline,onceyougetaccustomedtothemethod,youwillmostlikelyfindithandierthananyotherworldclockapp,especiallyonamobiledevice.Nottomentionitlooksgoodtoo.
Besides,itwillmakeyouthinkofyourfriendsallaroundtheworldeverytimeyoucheckyourpocketwatch.
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Inadditiontothemainfunctionasaworldclock,theappalsoaimstoofferafewdesignstoturnanAndroidphoneintoabeautifulpocketwatch(andanAndroidtabletintoabeautifuldeskclock).Looksmatter.
Thereare2BigBen-basedstyles,azodiacstyle,2beautifulflowerstyles,3religiousones(christian,islamicandbuddhist),onewithsnakes,onewithkittiesandthesimplestandardone.Formostofthemthere'sadarkfaceandalightfaceversion.
ProbablythebestwaytousethesiteasapocketwatchordesktopclockonAndroidistodisplayitonthelockscreen(onlypossiblefromtheapp).Seetheonlinehelpfordirectionsonhowtodothat.