You've probably seen them at airports, the stock exchange, on buses and now you can purchase a modern version of electromagnetic dot matrix display for your home. A ...

Do you like buses, or do you just like the flippy-flappy displays they use to show route information? Either way, you’ll probably love the flip-disc clock created by [David Plass]. The build is based ...

Displays have come a long way in the last few decades, but none can deliver the mesmerizing visual and audio experience of a large flip dot display. Both old panels and new panels can be expensive and ...

The old-school mechanical displays you’d find at airports and train stations listing arrival and departure times have long since been replaced with flat screen TVs. They’re not gone forever, though, ...

A mechanical "flip-disc" sign tells a driver their $4.75 toll has been paid at a cash toll booth on the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 11 in Woodbridge. (Tony Kurdzuk | The Star-Ledger) Fifteen years ago ...