Great Alarm Clocks

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 22, 2007, 12:55 pm

I need double alarms to get my ass out of bed in the morning with about 5 snoozes each. Somehow, hitting snooze every five minutes for an hour is still better than getting up.

Check out these alarms:

http://bestdesi.com/?p=3535

I like the puzzle alarm the best. That would annoy the shit out of me.

The Puzzle Alarm wakes you up by firing four puzzle pieces up in the air, then it is your mission to get the pieces and put them back in the alarm clock or it won’t turn off until then. Price:$52

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » January 22, 2007, 6:17 pm

I would say that Sylvos needs the puzzle alarm, except for the fact that he just wouldn't wake up - no matter how loud and annoying the alarm. As it is, it takes 2 alarms going off (mine and his), plus me yelling at him to get up for him to get out of bed in the morning. And he'll still oversleep. And when he does manage to get out of bed, he'll fall right back to sleep in the shower. Crazy.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » January 22, 2007, 6:21 pm

Yeah I was thinking the puzzle alarm would be good for me. As it stands, I have my main alarm clock go off on the other side of my room, then 3-4 more alarms set on my cell phone in 5 minute intervals, and half the time its the third or fourth alarm on my cell that gets me completely up.

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » January 22, 2007, 6:49 pm

Weird. This morning was the first morning in YEARS that I've used an alarm clock and here is this thread.

I work from home, so I don't have to get up real early, but my sleep schedule has been off the last couple days. Plus my sister got me a cute monkey alarm clock for XMas and I figured I'd try it out.

The sound is a screeching monkey. Its pretty disturbing, but it works well!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 22, 2007, 7:03 pm

I still think the best alarm I've read about was from a sci fi book. When it was time to get up, the bed would slowly get colder and colder...same idea as when the hot water runs out in the shower.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » January 22, 2007, 7:13 pm

Sirensa wrote:I would say that Sylvos needs the puzzle alarm, except for the fact that he just wouldn't wake up - no matter how loud and annoying the alarm. As it is, it takes 2 alarms going off (mine and his), plus me yelling at him to get up for him to get out of bed in the morning. And he'll still oversleep. And when he does manage to get out of bed, he'll fall right back to sleep in the shower. Crazy.

I'm the same way ><

I don't use snooze buttons. I just don't wake up. I currently have 4 alarms set a few minutes apart. The odd part is, that if one of them wakes me up, I am immediately up, alert, and moving quickly. But the problem is, I just flat out don't wake up sometimes. It scares me

I'm going to pick up one of the old style ones with the 2 bells that's loud as fuck this weekend. If that doesn't work, I'm going to have to hire a midget with a gong.

Even stranger, is that if my phone rings, regardless of time, I am instantly awake and have it answered by the second ring. I joked to someone the other day when we were chatting about this that someone should start an automated wake up call service. You just fill out your information on their website, and they use a computer and voip to call your house or cell phone at the time you entered. I would seriously pay for that service.

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 22, 2007, 7:47 pm

Truant wrote: You just fill out your information on their website, and they use a computer and voip to call your house or cell phone at the time you entered. I would seriously pay for that service.

http://www.wake123.com/ among others...

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » January 22, 2007, 8:38 pm

Snooze button is evil.

My favorite is Clocky:

The alarm clock that runs away and hides when you don't wake up. Clocky gives you one chance to get up. But if you snooze, Clocky will jump off of your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide. Clocky is kind of like a misbehaving pet, only he will get up at the right time.

Anyway.. Does anyone know of good simple PC alarm clocks? If I had to walk over to the computer, turn on the monitor, and login I'd probably not be so inclined to go back to sleep.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » January 22, 2007, 8:43 pm

Winnow wrote:I still think the best alarm I've read about was from a sci fi book. When it was time to get up, the bed would slowly get colder and colder...same idea as when the hot water runs out in the shower.

I had a waterbed heater burn out while I was sleeping in it, all that did was give me a chill on the kidneys and make me feel like shit for a couple of days. Slept soundly however.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » January 22, 2007, 8:46 pm

Aslanna wrote:Snooze button is evil.

My favorite is Clocky:

The alarm clock that runs away and hides when you don't wake up. Clocky gives you one chance to get up. But if you snooze, Clocky will jump off of your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide. Clocky is kind of like a misbehaving pet, only he will get up at the right time.
Anyway.. Does anyone know of good simple PC alarm clocks? If I had to walk over to the computer, turn on the monitor, and login I'd probably not be so inclined to go back to sleep.

I used to have a loop of a ringing telephone on the computer to wake me up in the morning... just through scheduled tasks. With the amount of times I was woken to a ringing telephone as a lad with a cranky boss wanting to know if I was working that day, it's the only thing that wakes me without fail *and* gives me an adrenaline boost as I panic ><

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » January 23, 2007, 1:55 pm

My father tried a nice idea once, since he is a VERY heavy sleeper.
He found an old air warning siren, and hooked it up to one of those timed clocks you can use to turn ligth on and off in a house to make it look like someone are home (this was in te mid-eighties, no fancy controls for stuff like that).
He woke when 6 angry neighbours were pounding on the door, he managed to wake everyone in the building but himself.

Asheran Mojomaster · Post by **Asheran Mojomaster** » January 23, 2007, 9:14 pm

I didnt look through that page, but my girlfriend has a great alarm. She is deaf, so no sounds will wake her up, but she has an alarm that pulses a strong vibration through the bed until you turn it off. Wakes me up every morning, and I sleep through all 3 of the alarms in my apartment.

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » January 23, 2007, 10:19 pm

You guys all either suck at waking up or exaggerate horribly. I use one alarm, I snooze once, then get up after the 9 extra minutes.

Every day.

I'm not a morning person either. I guess I'm just not a FAGGOT.

oooo

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » January 23, 2007, 11:09 pm

Leonaerd wrote:I'm not a morning person either. I guess I'm just not a FAGGOT.

oooo

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 25, 2007, 1:19 pm

Hmmm, this looks interesting:

http://www.sleeptracker.com/

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Worn like an everyday watch, SLEEPTRACKER® is ideal for anyone who wants to wake up alert and ready to start the day, such as frequent travelers across time zones, business people looking for an extra edge, students with fluctuating schedules, or busy moms who need to wake up easily.

Scam?

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What about the other 4 days?

laneela · Post by **laneela** » January 25, 2007, 3:24 pm

Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.

Xanupox · Post by **Xanupox** » January 26, 2007, 1:14 am

laneela wrote:Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.

Woman I bet too, just like my wife.

I get home from work around 0630, my wife's clock goes off at 0640, just as my head hits the pillow. I nudge her to get up and get ready...

0645, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0650, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0655, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0700, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0705, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0710, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0711 I scream :"GET THE FUCK UP AND SHUT THE FUCKING CLOCK OFF!!!!":

I am gonna fucking toss that clock onto the interstate soon and let some 18-wheelers run it over a million times. Why cant someone just wake the fuck up and get the fuck up, AT THE TIME, they specify!!!

I have been waking up for 14 years to a wrist watch alarm. It goes off ONE time, beep beep beep... BEEP BEEP BEEP. That's it.

Due to my wife's bullshit snooze habbits, I get home from work and in the bed and every damn time I fall asleep her alarm wakes the fuck out of me for over a half hour every 5 minutes, daily.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » January 26, 2007, 2:01 am

Do you ever learn?

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » January 29, 2007, 12:03 pm

laneela wrote:Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.

That is me too.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » January 29, 2007, 12:51 pm

I wake up at the first beep and jump out of bed

Doesn't matter if I only have an hour of sleep, I wake up immediately. Never understood snoozing, waste of time and it doesn't give you any more rest anyway.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » January 29, 2007, 1:06 pm

Xanupox wrote:
laneela wrote:Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.
Woman I bet too, just like my wife.

I get home from work around 0630, my wife's clock goes off at 0640, just as my head hits the pillow. I nudge her to get up and get ready...

0645, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0650, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0655, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0700, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0705, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0710, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0711 I scream :"GET THE FUCK UP AND SHUT THE FUCKING CLOCK OFF!!!!":

I am gonna fucking toss that clock onto the interstate soon and let some 18-wheelers run it over a million times. Why cant someone just wake the fuck up and get the fuck up, AT THE TIME, they specify!!!

I have been waking up for 14 years to a wrist watch alarm. It goes off ONE time, beep beep beep... BEEP BEEP BEEP. That's it.

Due to my wife's bullshit snooze habbits, I get home from work and in the bed and every damn time I fall asleep her alarm wakes the fuck out of me for over a half hour every 5 minutes, daily.

Maybe staying awake for an hour after you get home would work? Cook breakfast for your wife to help "convince" her to get out of bed on time!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 29, 2007, 2:50 pm

My natural sleep pattern is 6am-1pm. It hasn't changed in 20 years. Whenever I'm in a situation where I don't have required hours for work, etc, I fall right into the habit of staying up until 6am-ish. I have no trouble getting up if I have 6-8 hours of sleep. The trouble is, I get that maybe once or twice a week on the weekends.

Ya snooze, ya lose!

For me, "early bird gets the worm" means staying up until that worm comes out, eat it, then go to bed. This works great for day trading. Stay up all night, check out the premarket, make some opening bell trades, snooze through the market hours, wake up at close and make some more trades.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 10, 2007, 10:53 pm

Creative water clock...if it could be modified to dump a bucket of water on you at a set time, it would be a great alarm clock as well!

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/chro ... 234646.php

Sendarie · Post by **Sendarie** » February 11, 2007, 1:38 pm

I cant view the links here b/c of firewalls but I have a decent one finally.

Its designed with no snooze button. The snooze is a shock sensor so just pound the shit out of it and another 9 minutes of peace.

Just something very satisfying about it.
Was only like $20 too.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » February 11, 2007, 5:40 pm

have kids, that will render alarm clocks obsolete

Syenye · Post by **Syenye** » February 11, 2007, 8:14 pm

Laliana wrote:
laneela wrote:Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.
That is me too.

must be a girl thing, cause that's what i do too. except on the mornings when i scream 'fuck you' at the alarm clock and rip it out of the wall. that's why i have a clock that sets itself.

rhyae · Post by **rhyae** » February 12, 2007, 3:32 pm

I have dreams where the alarm clock going off actually becomes part of the dream I am having and I don't wake up. Makes for some really annoying dreams.

Post by **pyrella** » March 8, 2007, 5:14 pm

http://geekologie.com/2007/03/banclock_ ... u_to_s.php

Banclock is a cubic alarm clock from Japan that has no off switch or snooze button. The only way you can turn it off is by feeding it some coins every morning. It was designed to force you to save a little money every day, but it's constant beeping would only remind me of how poor I am. Every morning when I couldn't find any change to give it I'd just lie in bed crying, listening to the beeping of my own failure.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » March 8, 2007, 5:54 pm

Voronwë wrote:have kids, that will render alarm clocks obsolete

Yup.

Post by **Sylvus** » March 27, 2007, 10:49 pm

I've spent the last 15 minutes searching for a new alarm clock to no avail. Anone know a good place to look? I'm talking about for a real one, not one of these gimmicky ones. I want to be able to set at least 2 alarms, have one of the alarms be CD/MP3, and it'd be pretty sweet if it was one of those clocks that set itself. Oh I'd also like it to have the "nap" feature that my roommate's alarm has that lets you just hit one button and an alarm will go off in like 20 or 30 minutes (or multiples thereof). Anyone familiar with such a model?

I'm not interested in the Timex Nature Sounds one, as that is what I already have and there are a couple things about it that I don't like so much. Unfortunately that's like the only thing that comes up for any combination of search terms I try to google.

I'm picky when it comes to alarm clocks.

Avestan · Post by **Avestan** » March 28, 2007, 3:13 am

http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VI ... index&ck=0

Expensive, but I have used a variant of this thing through most of high school, college, 5 years of work, and now grad school. 2 alarms, cd, radio, and great sound. The buttons are also big enough to be easy to find in the dark once you get used to it. I have literally had mine for at least 12 years and it still works great (no cd player in mine though).

edit: looks like the ones they sell these days don't really have buttons. Thank the iPod for that I guess. Oh well, I am sure it still works fine.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » April 18, 2007, 2:35 am

http://www.nandahome.com/

We have a winner!

masteen · Post by **masteen** » April 19, 2007, 3:23 pm

http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html

Post by **pyrella** » April 19, 2007, 3:28 pm

Not an alarm clock, but still a pretty nifty time piece:

http://www.seikowatches.com/baselworld/ ... 12_11.html

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 19, 2007, 4:14 pm

That first one looks like some sort of collar!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 4, 2007, 12:04 am

Not an alarm clock but has to do with time!

http://blog.pixelbreaker.com/upload/pol ... clock.html

variant:

http://blog.pixelbreaker.com/upload/pol ... clock.html

another:

http://www.time-for-time.com/swf/myclox.swf

Check this one out...creative!

http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html

or this one:

http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » November 2, 2007, 1:43 pm

glo Pillow

The pillow uses an LED fabric substrate below the surface to wake the user using light. This substrate also functions as a display, showing the time on the pillows surface using the grid of LEDs below.

40 minutes before the pre-set alarm time the pillow begins to glow and gently brings the user out of sleep. This natural waking process helps to set the circadian rhythm or "body clock" and results in more healthy sleep/wake patterns.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » November 2, 2007, 2:00 pm

My wife wakes up earlier than me and her getting ready gets me semi-woken up, then by the time I'm ready to wake up I'm cool.

Which is good, because I haven't had to use an alarm clock for years except on business trips.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 2, 2007, 5:47 pm

Boogahz wrote:glo Pillow

The pillow uses an LED fabric substrate below the surface to wake the user using light. This substrate also functions as a display, showing the time on the pillows surface using the grid of LEDs below.

40 minutes before the pre-set alarm time the pillow begins to glow and gently brings the user out of sleep. This natural waking process helps to set the circadian rhythm or "body clock" and results in more healthy sleep/wake patterns.

That sounds pretty cool actually...although, he doesn't look too happy in this pic:

Wouldn't only half of your face/brain be awake?

This is me at work:

Getting sleep slobber all over the controls wouldn't be cool but it looks washable:

It says the glow starts 40 minutes before you're supposed to wake. How do yo uhit the snooze button if you don't want to see the glow...and if you snooze button too much, when it's getting close to the final time towak up, will it start strobing?

What's up with this guy's nose?

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 16, 2009, 5:49 pm

The Gun O Clock!

Shoot your alarm to turn it off. Nice!

We've seen no shortage of unorthodox alarm clocks, but Bandai's latest creation is nothing short of spectacular. Rather than making users defuse a bomb or catch a runaway helicopter, the appropriately named Gun O'clock actually forces heavy sleepers to aim a gun and successfully strike the bullseye to shut the undoubtedly obnoxious alarm up. Best of all, those who enjoy challenges can set it to "Hard" mode, requiring them to blast the center target no fewer than five times in order to hush it; after you're satisfactorily awake, you can utilize the game mode to work on your aim. This magnificent wonder is all set to launch in Japan next month for ¥4,095 ($41), but we don't see any obvious signs of it ever coming Stateside. Anyone feeling an online petition? We hear those work really well.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » February 17, 2009, 2:43 pm

Oh hell yeah! I am so buying that.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » February 17, 2009, 5:03 pm

Boogahz wrote:
Xanupox wrote:
laneela wrote:Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.
Woman I bet too, just like my wife.

I get home from work around 0630, my wife's clock goes off at 0640, just as my head hits the pillow. I nudge her to get up and get ready...

0645, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0650, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0655, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0700, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0705, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0710, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0711 I scream :"GET THE FUCK UP AND SHUT THE FUCKING CLOCK OFF!!!!":

I am gonna fucking toss that clock onto the interstate soon and let some 18-wheelers run it over a million times. Why cant someone just wake the fuck up and get the fuck up, AT THE TIME, they specify!!!

I have been waking up for 14 years to a wrist watch alarm. It goes off ONE time, beep beep beep... BEEP BEEP BEEP. That's it.

Due to my wife's bullshit snooze habbits, I get home from work and in the bed and every damn time I fall asleep her alarm wakes the fuck out of me for over a half hour every 5 minutes, daily.
Maybe staying awake for an hour after you get home would work? Cook breakfast for your wife to help "convince" her to get out of bed on time!

Dammit Boogs she is a woman, she should be cooking him eggs and blowing him at the same time to express her thankfulness for allowing her to be in his home.

Ashur · Post by **Ashur** » February 17, 2009, 5:50 pm

My wife's alarm clock is apparently Jabober the cat, who gets on top of her, meows and paws at her face until she wakes up

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » February 17, 2009, 9:11 pm

Tyek wrote:
Boogahz wrote:
Xanupox wrote:
laneela wrote:Every single one of those alarm clocks would wake me up shocked and in the worst mood ever. I rather just do what it is I do and set the alarm clock for 40 minutes earlier than I actually have to get up and hit snooze 6 times.
Woman I bet too, just like my wife.

I get home from work around 0630, my wife's clock goes off at 0640, just as my head hits the pillow. I nudge her to get up and get ready...

0645, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0650, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0655, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0700, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0705, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0710, Naaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant Naaaaant... fucking snoozes.

0711 I scream :"GET THE FUCK UP AND SHUT THE FUCKING CLOCK OFF!!!!":

I am gonna fucking toss that clock onto the interstate soon and let some 18-wheelers run it over a million times. Why cant someone just wake the fuck up and get the fuck up, AT THE TIME, they specify!!!

I have been waking up for 14 years to a wrist watch alarm. It goes off ONE time, beep beep beep... BEEP BEEP BEEP. That's it.

Due to my wife's bullshit snooze habbits, I get home from work and in the bed and every damn time I fall asleep her alarm wakes the fuck out of me for over a half hour every 5 minutes, daily.
Maybe staying awake for an hour after you get home would work? Cook breakfast for your wife to help "convince" her to get out of bed on time!
Dammit Boogs she is a woman, she should be cooking him eggs and blowing him at the same time to express her thankfulness for allowing her to be in his home.

I think he was referring to Xanupox, who is a. . . oh wait, nevermind! Carry on!

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » February 17, 2009, 9:14 pm

I haven't set an alarm in over 5 years and counting! I just get up when I wake up.

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