January 14, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO build a “Fire Alarm” Alarm Clock
Wow, this has to be the loudest and best solution for you doozers. Ever sleep-in because your alarm clock wasn’t loud enough? With this design that is guaranteed not to happen! This hack takes a standard cheap alarm clock, some interface components and a fire alarm bell to get the job done right. Normally these small alarm clocks use a piezo buz ... More
October 31, 2007
The blender alarm clock
This is going to be one of the noisiest ways of being woken up, imagine that you are in a nice deep sleep and all of a sudden this happens to turn on, do you think that it would wake you? Features: Powered by USB port Powered by Batteries Funky and retro design Time, date and alarm clock LCD display 4 different melodies with balls rotation Shred ... More
October 12, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your GIANT Blue LED Alarm Clock!
Check out this cool GIANT Blue LED Alarm Clock you can make! I started by buying the LEDs and the alarm clocks. I cut the tops off of the LEDs and filed them so that they would be diffused. (pic) Using a home made blade I cut out the segments after marking them out with a stencil. (pic 1, pic 2, pic 3) A piece of copper pipe to cut out the circle ... More
September 13, 2007
Try taking this on vacation
The Japanese have some funny ideas about what cool and what not, but maybe they have gone just a little too far with this one. The grenade alarm clock is very exciting way to get started in the morning, and all you have to do is throw it at a hard surface; a wall would do, in order to switch it off. No prices yet, although I do not expect it to b ... More
October 6, 2006
Philips Smart Light Alarm Clock
Cool light, I need this since I cannot get up easily and can get very cranky in the mornings… You may still be reeling from that jarring alarm that scared you out of bed this morning, so here’s a concept from Philips that could change all that, an alarm clock with a soft light that fades up over a half an hour. You can adjust its ulti ... More
August 29, 2006
Chumby Open Source Wi-Fi Touch Screen Device
Wow, check out these chumbies, wifi enabled touch screen. Hmmm. If they came out with a Chumby phone, I’d get one. “chumby is a small, wifi enabled, touch screen information device. When you take it out of the box and plug it in it is essentially a glorified alarm clock. But when you take a moment and register your particular Chumby at ... More
