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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.]]>

rise and shine alarm clock 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. The device uses the natural light of the sun to wake you up. A novel idea, to be sure. Click here for Anupam’s engineering diary and a video of the device in motion.

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