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zeo personal sleep coach: helping rich people sleep better

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Zeo Inc.’s Personal Sleep Coach system consists of a headband, an alarm clock/bedside display, and personal coaching sessions. All of these are designed to help their clients sleep better, smug in the knowledge that they’re rich enough to afford a personal sleep coach.

The headband supposedly measures brainwave activity and sends the data it gathers to the display. The display…

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June 15th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology

weird gadget of the day: 1″ lcd fragrance releasing talking cat alarm clock with temperature display

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I couldn’t make this stuff up. Filling a niche that I’m pretty sure nobody needs filled, this weird alarm clock from China is definitely not something I had on my gadget wish list.

This cat-shaped alarm clock, and not only tells the time, but releases an unknown fragrance as it does its business. One can only hope it doesn’t smell…

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June 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful timepieces

digital clock needs 48 analog hands to tells time

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It took me a second to figure out what was going on when I first got a look at this table full of analog clocks. But once I stood back from my screen, I realized that none of the clocks have the correct time and the whole thing is a macro timepiece that tells the time using 24 individual clocks.…

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May 17th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design interactive timepieces

gear4 crg-60 ipod clock radio lets you choose how it will ruin your sleep

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Like many other iPod docks/alarm clocks, gear4’s latest iPod accessory can wake you up with music from your iPod. But the crg-60 can also be set to play music from the built-in FM radio or just do a good ol’ buzz to make you get out of bed. And when it’s time to sleep again, the crg-60’s LCD screen can…

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May 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets media players

sonoro stardust: now that’s what i call a crystal radio

sonoro stardust elements radio crystal swarovski clock

If you’re into sparkly things, this new radio from Sonoro is sure to catch your eye.

The top-of-the-line Elements Stardust clock radio is adorned with nearly 4,000 hand-placed Swarovski crystals, making the case sparkle and shine like diamonds. The Elements features a digital AM/FM tuner, alarm clock with a dimmable vacuum fluorescent display. And the backlit control dial is reminiscent…

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January 9th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design home entertainment timepieces

buzz zzz: vibrating pillows

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We’ve already featured a pillow that can wake you up using light and an alarm clock that has a vibrate option. Here’s a quirky yet functional combination of the two: Vessel’s vibrating alarm clock pillow.

Just set the time on the pillow’s built-in clock and it will wake you – and only you – with a few buzzes. Simple right?…

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January 1st, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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rocket launcher alarm clock blasts into orbit to wake you up

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Do you constantly oversleep? Does your snooze bar get a serious workout every morning? Here’s an alarm clock that should help you get your ass out of bed the next time your feel the urge to sleep in.

Instead of just beeping when it’s time to get up, the Rocket Launcher Alarm Clock offers up a vocal countdown every morning,…

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December 19th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun timepieces

time tuner clock: analog face, digital brain

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Istanbul-based Antrepo design industry took the classic analog radio tuner and gave it a sleek makeover with the time tuner alarm clock.

Instead of frequencies, the scale on the clock’s face has the hour marks arranged in a line. Keeping with the theme, the time tuner can also play music, as long as it’s in mp3 format. It has a…

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December 14th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets retro technology timepieces

r2-d2 projection alarm clock: it’s droid time

R2-D2 Projection Alarm Clock

R2-D2 is a master of product merchandising. The little droid’s likeness has appeared on everything from desktop speakers to USB hubs and salt and pepper shakers. Now you can take Artoo to bed with you every night with this new alarm clock.

This October, UK toy maker Wesco Limited will release these tabletop R2-D2 alarm clocks. While this pint-sized R2…

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August 8th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun timepieces

vibrating alarm clock wakes you with a cheap thrill

Karlsson Vibrating Alarm Clock

If the Screaming Meanie alarm clock had you grabbing your ears in pain, maybe this alarm will work better for you. Instead of waking you up with shrill beeps or buzzy klaxons, this new clock rouses you (or is that A-rouses you?) with gentle vibrations.

Just place the Karlsson vibrating alarm clock (£29.99/$59 USD) under your pillow (or wherever), and…

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August 5th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful timepieces

dumbbell alarm clock forces you to work out

Shape Up Alarm Clock by Fred

This new alarm clock makes you tone up when you wake up. By embedding a motion sensor into a dumbbell, this clever clock ensures you’ll work out every morning.

Designed by Yuk Wang for Fred Worldwide, the SHAPE UP! alarm clock makes you flex your arm for at least 30 reps before the alarm shuts off.

Just order two and…

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July 15th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

led alarm blocks deconstruct the time

LED Cube Alarm Clock by Seiji

Looking for something a little different to set on your bedside table? This new alarm clock tears apart the hours, minutes and seconds and places them on individual time-telling blocks.

Seiji’s LED block alarm clock are interconnected using ribbon cables with enough slack in them to let you stack them pretty much any way you like.

You can even arrange…

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July 8th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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screaming meanie alarm clock blows eardrums

Screaming Meanie 220 Loud Alarm Clock

I’m kind of an insomniac, so I don’t usually oversleep. But for those of you who like to hit the snooze bar 10 times before waking up, even though you’ve absolutely got to be awake on time, this super-loud alarm clock should do the trick.

The Screaming Meanie 220 portable alarm clock offers three settings: normal (75dB), loud (95dB), and…

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July 2nd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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led/lcd cat clock glares at you with glowing eyes

Cat Head Alarm Clock

Somewhere around 3 or 4 in the morning, at the deepest point of my R.E.M. sleep, my orange tabby insists on jumping into the bed, meowing incessantly, as he plots to claw my eyeballs out. Now I’ve got a whole different way for a cat to freak me out and jar me awake from my slumber.

The Multi Color Magic…

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June 6th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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rubik’s cube clock is unsolveable

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If you spent way too many hours of your childhood trying to solve that infuriating Rubik’s Cube, now you can have a constant reminder of your frustration every single morning when you wake up.

This Rubik’s-inspired clock takes the basic design concept of the classic cube puzzler, and turns it into an LCD digital alarm clock. Rest assured, that you’ll…

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May 17th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun timepieces

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