By now we’ve seen an almost endless array of alarm clocks that take a new fangled approach on the tried and tested classic ringing bell version.  My favorite still has to be the Blowfly that went from concept to actual product thanks to gadget blogs like this.

Much like the Earthquake Alarm Clock from two years ago, the Shake N Wake Alarm clock vibrates to awaken you from your slumber at a preset time.  It also includes an audible alarm and a wrist strip.

Suprisingly it only costs £14.99 ($25 US).

[via Geeky-gadgets]

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What’s portable, cute and loves to listen to your every command?  If you said Moshi’s Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock, then you’re spot on.

I have yet to try out any of Moshi’s voice activated alarm clocks, but according to their press release with the push of button you can activate up to 9 settings simply by speaking a command(no programming required), which includes setting the time, alarm, snooze, and asking for the temperature.

The palm sized Moshi Travel Alarm Clock is available in pink, blue, white, and black at their website and will be available at select Bed Bath & Beyond stores come mid to late November. Price: $25.

Video demo after the ‘leap’

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Redefining quality Star Wars products seems to be a top priority these days for Marc Ecko.  The newest entry is his line of Star Wars inspired watches from Timex and they actually look pretty cool.

These pictures are merely serving as a teaser and pricing and availability has yet to be announced.  I’d expect that there are more pictures to surface soon, cuz you know there’s a hairy Chewbacca watch for sure.  An R2D2 would also be an easy one too.

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Alternative watches may soon become all the rage so it may be in your best interest to stay abreast of up and coming weird watch tech.  This one from Nooka is called ZAZ and takes a more simple approach to the alternative timepiece.  As you can see in the picture, hours are represented by blocks and minutes and seconds through stacked dashes with incremental indicators.

The face of the watch is silver but the bands can be of three different colors: black, white leather, or a silver mesh.  No word on price or release date.  Cool or not cool?

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Yamaha hasn’t exactly been knocking down doors when it comes to cool and noteworthy gadgets, but that is all about to change thanks to the TSX-W80.  At first glance it appears to be your standard bedside alarm clock, but stare a little closer and you’ll notice the built-in iPod dock.  But what’s even cooler is the included wireless dock that lets you stream your tunes sans wires to the system’s speaker system.  And of course you’ll also find an FM/AM radio with presets as well as digital clock and alarm.  There’s no word on a price but expect it sometime this December, that is if it ever comes out in the States.

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I’m not sure why you’d ever want a tiny spycam built into an equally tiny bedside clock–the less savory application would probably be too impractical as this is a VERY tiny clock–but just in case you’ve got an urge to keep a clock and a camera by your bedside, $47 will indulge your clock / camera desires with the Tiny Spy Camcorder Clock.

The internal Li-Battery will offer two hours of continuous use, and has four gig of built in memory.  It can also patch into your computer with an included USB cable so you can swap out data on the fly, clearing out the clock’s internal memory to continue recording.

If you’ve always wanted to watch yourself sleep, or just hope you can record something else, then the Tiny Spy Camcorder Clock is what you’re after.  Otherwise, I can’t imagine anyone either wanting or needing such a thing.

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Sure, I could use my iPhone’s calendar to plan my day, but that wouldn’t be nearly as fun as the Magnet Clock.  Just stick the clock to your fridge and arrange the iconic chips in accordance to what time you want to perform that activity.  I’m particularly fond of the humping stick figures.  What about you?

As of right now the Magnet Clock appears to be conceptual only, but hopefully its designer, Designplus, well send it to production.

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Sony is definitely telling me what time it is with this positively bodacious looking dock clock for the iPhone/iPod. Packed with some innovative features I desperately need a PR contact that deals with this product.

On the pricey side ($150),  the ICF-CL75iP will totally have one night stands rubber-necking the morning after.  Featuring a giant 7-inch 800×480 LCD screen, you can play movies (MP4, M-JPEG, and AVI files) and slide-show pictures from your phone or USB stick.  It also has 1GB of internal memory for storage of the above mentioned material.

Beyond the normal AM/FM and iPod alarm functions, you can also program a 10-second voice recording to help you get out of bed.  Whose voice would you use?

Not that I want to gripe about features, but it could have internet/WiFi connectivity for weather reports as well as a projected ceiling time display.

No word on release date but I’d love to get my hands on this thing.

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Why in the shape of a light bulb I don’t know, but from the design studios of Quirky I bring you the Watt Time alarm clock.  And yes, that is a horribly bad play on words, something I greatly appreciate in light (get it?) of the all too common bedside alarm clock.  The light bulb shaped alarm clock is crafted of high-gloss, hard plastic, which not only allows the the digital time display to shine through, but prevents you from smashing it to flesh tearing glass shards when you hammer down on the would be socket to activate the snooze – although that would be a killer wake up call.   And much like the Philips alarm clock we recently saw, you can wake to a gradually increasing glow of light.

You can pre-order the Watt Time alarm clock for $24.99 and hope it reaches it pre-sale goal, otherwise it will never see the light of day (yes, another one).

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In case you are one of those super heavy sleepers that would snooze through a house fire, this is the product for you.  The Fire Alarm Clock listens for the distress calls from other smoke detectors around the house.  If one or more goes off, the clock then signals you with a blaring 90 decibel siren that is sure to wake even the most sound sleepers.  If that doesn’t wake you up, the vibrating bed shaker tucked between your mattress and box spring will.  Priced at $180, I was hoping for some more features. For example:  The clock sends you a text message to your phone when a smoke alarm goes off.  That could be extremely helpful if you are away and have pets or children at home.

[via OhGizmo!]

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Growing up I had a clock that featured an orb of light (i.e. lamp) that as my alarm time approached it would get gradually brighter.  The theory was that your brain would sense the change in light and the whole waking up process would be more natural and less painful.  Philips HF3490 Wake-up Light alarm clock does the exact same thing, but features a detachable iPod dock and an optional FM radio with 4 nature sounds.  Unlike my childhood version, though, this one can also gradually dim to help you drift off to sleep.

You can pre-order the Philips HF3490 Wake-up Light alarm clock from Amazon for $200.

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Bang & Olufsen have long been known for their unconventional approach to product design, but no other product in the company’s history has been as unusual as the BeoTime.  Taking the shape of a flute, it features 3 monochrome displays that can be controlled by a square directional pad.  Function wise the BeoTime can be programmed to turn on and off your lights, TV and sound system at set times and also serve as a sleep timer for those that like to lull themselves to sleep with the sound of TV or radio.  Alternatively, the BeoTime also features a built-in chime to wake you up in the morning and a motion sensor that will not only activate its display when moved, but orientate the displays according to how it’s held.

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Still in search for a solid bedside alarm clock?  Well, if you don’t already own some sort of iPod dock enabled device then you might wanna take a look at the Satechi INSP3 WiFi Internet Radio.  There is built-in WiFi and UPnP, which means you can stream music from any where in your home from both the Internet and your PC and it supports a plethora of audio formats: AAC, AIFF, AU, M4A, MP3, OGG, Real Audio, WAV and WMA.  They’ve also tossed in a credit card sized remote and aesthetically I’m digging the shape and the display’s blue backlight.  You can grab one now for $100.

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Have you ever tried to fall asleep on a hot summers night while a mosquito buzzes above your head?  Yeah, it’s impossible.  So what better way to get your ass out of a slumber than with the Mosquito Alarm clock.  Combine this with the Blowfly alarm clock we saw a few years ago and you’ve got yourself a hands down winner.  The Animal Sound Alarm Clocks are also available in Cow and Rooster and cost $25.95 each.

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There is no limit to these cryptic alarm clocks.  The Finger Dance Alarm Clock will have you doing a Simon Says gig as soon as the alarm bells begin to blare.  Just in case you were born post Simon Says’ peak of popularity, it means you’ll have to push the buttons in the same sequence they light up.  Since I’m a repeat snoozer – I use my iPhone which takes one button mash – I should probably sign myself up for this.  They’re currently out of stock but you can eventually grab one for £9.99 ($16 US).

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For those of you who love pressing snooze for a good hour before rising but wish you had better willpower, enter the iLuv iMM153.  All the normal clock dock functions apply here with the exception of the bed shaker.  The product page doesn’t really divulge how it works exactly so I’ll go ahead and guess.  I bet it’s slightly weighted so it stays on your bed.  I bet it also acts as a snooze button, though you should be able to toggle that option on and off.  I also bet you are supposed to put it under your pillow for maximum vibration.  It would be cool if they came out with a giant subwoofer you could put under your bed that just vibrated you awake.  Insert awesome joke here “             “.  I like the idea and would love to give it a shot since I love to hate my snooze patterns.  On sale this July for $60.

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How would you like to wake up in pure serenity?  I know I would.  I’m not sure the Wind Chime Alarm Clock can fully deliver on that, but it’s doesn’t look too far off the mark, unless of course wind chimes just drive you nutty.  It features 12-hour and 24-hour clocks, the date, a stopwatch function, and a good old fashion beeping alarm.  Yours for $20.  Video below.

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Now that’s not to say modifications won’t be made.  This is that gift that fanboys will literally gush over.  Featuring an AM/FM radio, an Aux input for devices, and 3 different alarm noises, this will surely set your dreams off in a dark lord sort of way.  On sale now for $30, I can see “Die-Hards” buying a bunch of these just to have in every room and in the car, etc.  Made by Sakar International this wouldn’t even have to be a clock if it was a fleshlight.

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It seems like just about every company wants to make a crazy clock these days.  This one follows the theme of being mad at having to wake up and deactivates by being thrown against a wall.  Embracing the children’s book Mr. Men by  Roger Hargreaves, Mr. Bump will likely have a recurring bump on his head each morning.  Available for $15 and you can pre-order it on 4/24.  I still like the grenade alarm clock better.

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We’ve all got different sleeping habits and if my girlfriend isn’t the most aware of mine than I don’t know who is.  With that said, I don’t wanna be woken up at 8am when she arises for work, but yes, I inevitably do thanks to her ear blistering cell phone alarm.  The Vibrating Alarm isn’t exactly the hottest piece of gear to hit the bedroom scene, but it surely will be a welcome one for night owl junkies like me.  Just place the wire free vibrating pad under the pillow, set the alarm and your partner is awakened by a soft rattle to the dome.  And, since its wireless, with a 100 foot range, it can double as a silent timer that slips into your pocket, but that seems pretty useless given the advent of the iPhone and many other vibrating handsets with a timer function.

Yours for about $40.

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