Tag: alarm-clock
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iA5 Alarm Clock iPhone Dock Goes The Extra Mile With Its Own App
By Andrew Liszewski Alarm clocks with iPhone docks are a dime a dozen (well maybe not that cheap just yet) but the uninspiringly named iA5 from iHome manages to stand out in a very crowded market with its own custom app. In fact my eyes usually glaze over when I read about these types of…
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Darth Vader Japanese Desk Clock With What Has To Be The Smallest LCD Clock Ever Created
By Andrew Liszewski If someone had a gun pointed at my head, demanding to know the time, and the only methods I had at my disposal were reading it off this Darth Vader Japanese Desk Clock, or somehow gauging it from the position of the sun and other stars in the sky, I’d definitely be…
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Sundial Cannon Could Be Most Effective Alarm Clock In History
By Evan Ackerman This is what’s called a sundial cannon, or a noon cannon. Assuming the weather cooperates, at noon exactly the lens on the sundial focuses sunlight onto a pan filled with gunpowder, setting off the cannon to mark the time. Generally, the cannons weren’t loaded with shot, but with all of the novelty…
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Emily Wall Mounted Alarm Clock
By Andrew Liszewski Since most alarm clocks are designed to sit on a bedside table, mankind has developed the unique ability to read the time at a 90 degree angle while laying in bed. It’s yet another skill that separates us from the animals, but it looks like someone is trying to change that. Designed…
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Is Your Alarm Too Quiet? Hook Up A Pair Of 140-Decibel Horns!
By Chris Scott Barr I used to have issues with my alarm clocks. I wouldn’t sleep through them per se, rather I would wake up just enough to turn it off and go back to sleep. I eventually outgrew it, as I haven’t done that since my high school days. Plenty of other people have…
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Oregon Scientific USB Hub And World Travel Clock
By Andrew Liszewski Hmmm… I’m still trying to decide if this USB hub/world time travel clock is useful or not. It’s your basic compact alarm clock (with an eye-catching inverted LCD display) that’s also world time-friendly thanks to presets for 25 different cities. But it’s also got a series of 4 USB ports up front,…
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LEGO Clock Radio Disappoints
By Andrew Liszewski There’s been a lot of LEGO this and LEGO that on OhGizmo! recently, and instead of giving you a break, I figured I’d just keep it coming. I mean is there anyone on Earth who actually dislikes LEGO? The obvious answer is no, but I have to say I’m less than impressed…
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Mosquito Sound Alarm Clock Is Cruel And Unusual Punishment
By Andrew Liszewski The thing I enjoy most about camping is the sounds of birds and other wildlife at the crack of dawn. Conversely, the thing I hate most about camping is the quiet drone of a single mosquito in your tent while you’re trying to fall asleep. It’s almost impossible to figure out where…
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Finger Dance Alarm Clock
By Andrew Liszewski Yep, another day, another novelty alarm clock. This time it’s a miniature version of DDR that requires you to follow the pattern of the light-up dance pads with your fingers! So if finding the snooze button is a monumental task for you every morning, there’s probably no chance you’ll be able to…
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iLuv iPod Alarm Clock Shakes Sleepy Heads Out of Bed
By Shane McGlaun The iPod is the most successful and popular digital music player by a huge margin. With the raging popularity of the iPod a world of accessories are available from speaker systems to car chargers and all sorts of gear in between. iLuv is one of the makers of many accessories for the…