Gadgets That Suck » alarm clock

The iPhone WakeMate

Jake — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:28:34 +0000

“The WakeMate will analyze your sleep to find the optimal time for you to wake up.”

Will it also make phone calls to reschedule appointments in case you’ve to sleep a bit longer to reach the ‘optimal time to wake up’?

Source: WakeMate

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New Philips Wake-up Light: will it suck too?

Jake — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:38:24 +0000

The problem with all alarm clocks that try to wake you gentle by using light that gets brighter is that none of them work!

Example from the seventies

More recent alarm clock that failed

The ‘old’ Philips Wake-up Light always woke me like a regular alarm clock: instantly. Another problem was that the buttons used to set the (alarm &) time made a lot of noise, so you’d wake your already deeply asleep partner.

The new Philips Wake-up Light looks promising: slick design and is has an iPhone dock for the heavy sleepers. Furthermore it comes with 20 brightness settings.

The new Philips Wake-up Light

Source: Philips

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Pillow alarm clock

Jake — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:14:20 +0000

Manufacturers know that it is sometimes hard to get out of bed. They also think that special kind of alarm ‘clocks’ will make it easier. They are wrong. (Philips however comes close with the wake up light.)

The wake up pillow will not work. It is most likely more annoying than a traditional alarm clock. When it’s time to get up it vibrates so your head will shake and you’re in a bad mood instantly. It might be a solution for the hearing-impaired though.

Source: Amazon Japan

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Running Alarm Clock

Jake — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:08:32 +0000

“The alarm clock that runs away and hides to get you out of bed.”

If there’s one thing you don’t want in the morning is run around to shut up your alarm clock. Nice gift though if you hate somebody.

Source: The Gadget Spot

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SleepTracker

Jake — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:12:27 +0000

“SLEEPTRACKER® finds your best waking moments, so that waking up has never been easier.”

My question: is the watch going to call the office if it thinks it’s better to sleep in? On the other hand… Dr. Phil seems to like it, so there has got to be something good about this, right? Right??

Source: SleepTracker

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