diff --git a/i3status/entry.go b/i3status/entry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf27ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3status/entry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package i3status
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+type Entry struct {
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	Instance string `json:"instance"`
+	Button   int    `json:"button"`
+	X        int    `json:"x"`
+	Y        int    `json:"y"`
+}
+
+func NewEntry(str string) *Entry {
+	var e Entry
+	json.Unmarshal([]byte(str), &e)
+	return &e
+}
diff --git a/i3status/on_off.go b/i3status/on_off.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d9ee7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3status/on_off.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package i3status
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type OnOffWidget struct {
+	BaseWidget
+	Input chan Entry
+}
+
+func NewOnOffWidget(output chan Message, input chan Entry) *OnOffWidget {
+	instanceCount++
+	w := OnOffWidget{
+		BaseWidget{
+			output,
+			1000,
+			instanceCount,
+		},
+		input,
+	}
+	return &w
+}
+
+func (w *OnOffWidget) basicLoop() {
+	msg := NewMessage()
+	msg.Name = "Date"
+	msg.Color = "#ffffff"
+	msg.Instance = strconv.Itoa(w.Instance)
+	for {
+		msg.FullText = fmt.Sprintf("%s", time.Now())
+		w.Output <- *msg
+		time.Sleep(w.Refresh * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+func (w *OnOffWidget) Start() {
+	go w.basicLoop()
+}
diff --git a/test/entry_test.go b/test/entry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c9e2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/entry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package i3status_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ghedamat/go-i3status/i3status"
+	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	Convey("Given a json string", t, func() {
+		str := `{
+      "name": "ethernet",
+      "instance": "eth0",
+      "button": 1,
+      "x": 1320,
+      "y": 1400
+    }`
+		Convey("When NewEntry is called", func() {
+			e := i3status.NewEntry(str)
+			Convey("a new Entry is created", func() {
+				So(e.Name, ShouldEqual, "ethernet")
+				So(e.Instance, ShouldEqual, "eth0")
+				So(e.Button, ShouldEqual, 1)
+			})
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/test/on_off_test.go b/test/on_off_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b7393c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/on_off_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package i3status_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ghedamat/go-i3status/i3status"
+	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestOnOffWidgetConstructor(t *testing.T) {
+	Convey("Given an input and an output channel", t, func() {
+		c := make(chan i3status.Message)
+		i := make(chan i3status.Entry)
+		Convey("When OnOff is created", func() {
+			w := i3status.NewOnOffWidget(c, i)
+			Convey("input and output channel are available", func() {
+				So(w.Input, ShouldEqual, i)
+				So(w.Output, ShouldEqual, c)
+			})
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/test/test.test b/test/test.test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1c4db2e
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/test.test differ
diff --git a/test/widget_test.go b/test/widget_test.go
index 692cd24..2d93439 100644
--- a/test/widget_test.go
+++ b/test/widget_test.go
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestWidgetConstructor(t *testing.T) {
-	Convey("Given a widget", t, func() {
-		Convey("When it is created", func() {
-			Convey("a channel for incoming events is returned", func() {
-				So("", ShouldEqual, "implement me")
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
 	Convey("Given a Message channel", t, func() {
 		c := make(chan i3status.Message)
 		Convey("When a widget is created and a channel is passed", func() {