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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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Strange and gross: Ear Wax Camera/Cleaner

Jake — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:14:56 +0000

I’m not sure if this is a gadget or a gross cleaning device. It’s strange, but, I’ve got to admit: inventive. I for one am not going to put a camera in my ear, or in any other cavity.

Source: TechBlog

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The Neiman Marcus Underwater Wireless Speaker

Jake — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Summertime is here. Water related gadgets pop up all over the place. Here’s one you can use underwater.
“Can go up to nine feet (3 meters) underwater for up to 30 minutes.”

Use it in case you want to lure your pool fish with mesmerizing sounds (or stun them with heavy metal).

Source: Gadget Spy

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