Mechanical Engineering Student Designs Alarm Clock that Opens and Closes Bedroom Shades

Man’s quest for the perfect alarm clock has just received another uptick. Anupam Patahak, a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Michigan, has modified an alarm clock to silently (or noisily) open your shades to let sunlight in.

Is it An Alarm Clock? An iPod Speaker System? Or What?

Well, maybe it’s just both. The Logitech Pure-Fi Dream system, at $250, provides both (one assumes) decent sound–according to Logitech, "premium bedroom audio system" sound–via .75 inch tweeters and 3 inch woofers, and a fairly advanced (?) alarm clock. Along with the pedestrian specs of dual alarms, it does provide motion-sensitive controls to avoid the [...]

This LED Alarm Clock Just Wasn’t Meant to Be

Somewhere, some designer’s Karma just took a turn for the worse when he designed this LED alarm clock that can be arranged in any order. I mean, clocks are the definition of "order," and so making their display optional just violates so many of the Universe’s most important rules that I’m even afriad to write [...]

Train Schedules Alarm Clock

For those who live in a society based upon train travel, this gadget is mighty handy. Meet Japan’s Yamanote alarm clock which incorporates train schedules into its dial face.
With supporting chimes and sounds actually used at the said train stations, you’ll feel right at home - rushing to catch the beast to work. Except that [...]

Mustek Intros Digital Photo Frame for Traveling Salesmen

I’ve held positions where I’ve traveled extensively, and there are two things I can say. First, hotel room alarm clocks almost never function correctly. Second, I always miss my family. Mustek, bless their hearts, has release a portable digital picture frame/alarm clock combo that solves both problems. With a 1.5 inch, 128X128 CSTN LCD color [...]

Multipurpose USB Idea

The $15 Shenzhen Sunstars USB hub, doubles as a letter opener, and triples as an alarm clock. Do you really, really need one? Well, if you need a 4 hub device then you might as well get a fun one.
Finally a good idea! — but not for Windows Vista?

Features: 4 Port Hub, USB 2.0 [...]