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Wanna to be pulled out of bed in a natural and mild way instead of the annoying digital alarm clocks? If so, Vera Wiedermann’s Water-powered Alarm Clock is rightly a good choice to you. The Dreamtime clock is made based on old tradition of balancing with water, and it offers a gentle chiming in the morning to make waking up an enjoyable thing. According to the time you’d like to sleep through, you can pour some amount of water into the glass bowl (something like setting the alarm time), which will then let water drip silently to another bowl during the night. As the top bowl gets lighter, it then rises and finally lets a hammer fall to create a smooth, singing chime – it’s the very time for you to get up!

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Annoying mornings again, with continuous cacophony of alarm clocks… Why couldn’t we wake up with something more intriguing? Such as the Guitar Alarm designed by Jamie McMahon. Handmade of birch plywood, walnut and stainless steel, the new alarm works in the same way as a musical instrument, sounding at the time set when powered. As it doesn’t show time at all, the piece can also be used as an artwork for home décor.

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Chirp is here to pull you up from your warm bed. The alarm clock comes with two separate parts, a pillowcase clip that wakes you up with gentle vibrations and a backup alarm that sounds if vibration doesn’t work. So will this new alarm be useful to you? Just have a try and let me know.

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Needing a simple and practical solution to keep tabs on your house? Have a look at this FireText Smoke Alarm then. It is an ingenious device that sends out warning texts to up to four different numbers so that the users can call the fire brigade before a fire destroys their home. I think everybody would need such an early-warning system to ensure their houses safe and it is especially useful for elderly people who live alone. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Earphone, also an alarm clock! Specially designed for music lovers who are used to wearing earphones to enjoy music before sleep, this Alarm Earphone is built with alarm, calendar, stopwatch and other functions, making it a most competitive earphone we’ve ever met. More importantly, it can set alarm clock automatically and alarms you up in the morning with required volume of music. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Alarm clocks are wonderful devices, and among them Oliver Sha’s IQ Alarm Clock is obviously the best. It has no snooze button, but instead you have two choices to make the clock stop ringing: one is to answer 1 to 3 questions, and the other is to press and hold the power button for 30 seconds. So what will your choose, the former method or the latter one? [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Edison Alarm Clock, although involves the great scientist Thomas A. Edison, actually is an innovative work by David Krawczyk. But the designer does have drawn some inspirations from Edison, and eventually he used electrical current to control the clock: the alarm will be turned on when you insert the bulbs into desired time slots, and the timepiece will be illuminated at the same time. Isn’t that fantastic? Edison will surely love the design too. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Even though we’ve already had cellphones with built-in alarms, we seldom have a watch that doubles an alarm. Except for the “An Alarm”. What makes the watch special is that it gives a vibration on the wrist instead of sound. Isn’t that cool? You’ll never miss any dates. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Another day waking up on the farmland, with the shrill cry of a cock… But actually I’m still lying in my bed, which is of course in my apartment located inside the city. So how could I wake up on a farmland? All the secret lies in the Farmland Alarm Clock, which uses moos, baas and clucks to make you back from the sweet dreams. And to have the alarm stop ringing, you’ll need to slot the corresponding animal in above the large LCD display. Just have a try. [Read the rest of this entry...]

From now on, the first thing you should do in the morning is to fully stretch yourselves, because only by that means you can turn off the sounding alarm! Designed by Seung-hee Ryu, the cute ‘Stretching’ is a clever combination of a soft pillow and a firm clock, which will do its best to pull the users out of their sweet dream by asking them to stretch their arms. Being a lazy person who cannot wake up from deep slumber, this clock I think would be perfect for me! [Read the rest of this entry...]

You like tuna? Try this then. Shaped like a tuna can, the “delicious” alarm clock will wake you up every morning, with its attractive taste. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I just didn’t hear them, though the telephone rings and rings, the doorbell rings and rings, and the alarm rings and rings…Please forgive me. So that’s what you usually do to explain why you missed important dates or kept honored guests waiting outside, just because you didn’t hear the bell ring? Then why not try the wrist bracelets, which remind you of all the information from the phone, alarm or the doorbell, via sensations in your skin? You’re sure to love it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Milky Way, as Henrik Amberla named his new design, is an innovative alarm clock that features a turning motion to trigger the snooze function. That means you no longer need to open your eyes and seek for buttons on an alarm. When Milky Way alarms, you only have to reverse it and then go on with your sweet dream. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Well… is Wake-Up Phone a phone that awakes me in the morning?! Come on, each phone now has emerged as a functional alarm clock! So what’s the peculiarity of this phone? Actually, it features a tilted display to give you a good view of the time as those traditional alarm clocks do. The Wake-Up Phone also comes integrated with a camera and a radio, which are controlled by the shortcut buttons.

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The mounting alarm clock is read in a different way, that is, sideways! It means that you needn’t have to roll over but stay in bed when you want to know the time. Actually, this clock couldn’t be regarded as an innovative product, but it is certainly a considerate one.

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The simple clock is actually an iTalk voice alarm clock. It will start to work as you say “Hello, iTalk” and can be set for certain times to alarm you when you say “set alarm” to it. Simply say “snooze”, the clock then stops ringing and you can go for more sleep.

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It’s a bitter experience for almost everyone to struggle to wake up in the noise of an alarm clock, even though we usually fail to catch the right bus on time. Well, why not try the finger dance alarm clock? Different from those alarm controlled by a button, this alarm won’t stop ringing unless your figures can hit the correct sequence on the touchpad.

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IPOD is always known for its unique design and this alarm clock is also worthy of the high reputation. As the alarm clock is compatible with the IPOD player and a built-in recorder, it can not only customize different ring tones to your preferences, but also get your player charged with it conveniently. So why not start a splendid new day with such a shinning photosphere alarm clock? Just try it.

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In order to stop the alarm, you have to remember the order of those four buttons with different colors. If you have a bad memory or if you’re color-blind, it is not suit for you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You won’t be happy after being waked up while sleeping. You want to smash it? OK, go ahead. But you’d better first make sure you’re using this smash clock. In order to stop the alarm, you have to kick it until there is a hollow on it.

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Although alarm clock usually wakes you up on time, many people still like to check out the real time before waking up and so you have to open your eyes. I bet you this kind of action will sure diminish your drowsiness. But this moving clock which comes with two triangles can tell you the time you can sleep. It they’re far apart, you have much time left to sleep, but if they’re close, you are gonna have to get up soon. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Escaping from fireplace is very important, but traditional Escaping from fireplace is very important, but traditional alarm light is not so good especially for those stick close to the floor.By using LED lights, halos are cast upon the floor indicating the direction in which the exit is located. Maybe a halo will save your life. [Read the rest of this entry...]

After a hard day’s work, especially sitting in front of your laptop, would you want just take a nap? Why not? However, without a soft pillow, you won’t have a good rest. So you need iSleep. It attaches to your computer’s exhaust vent, and uses the warm air to both inflate and heat itself. In order to make you more comfortable, it integrates a speaker for music. What’s more the built-in alarm clock will play an increasingly annoying tone when it’s time to wake up. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sure, most alarm clocks are annoying, but this one is more annoying! In addition to alarm, it also begins tapping your table to wake you up. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Morning exercise is a good for your health. But it seems that most people do not have time to do exercise in the morning. As soon as being waked up by alarm clock, we start working for money. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Alarm clock is full of innovation. We also have introduced so many creative alarm clocks. But all of them have the same genetic, which is to wake up you by disturbing yourself.

Unlike those clocks, this tyrant alarm designed by Alice Wang will not focus on the user but his contactors. It will actually hijack your cell phone and start calling random people in your phone book every three minutes until you wake up. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Different from conventional post-it not, this one features a built-in alarm. You can select time and date by sliding. When it’s time, it bleeps and the little thermo-chromic ink pad changes color. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Thanks to the L shape, this UMPC designed by Jean Hong, a France designer, can be used in either standing or laying position. After checking your email before sleeping, it can be transformed in to an alarm clock. [Read the rest of this entry...]

We’re always busy in working, so although we hate the alarm clock in the morning, we still have to enjoy it. This laser target alarm clock is a enjoyable alternative. It offers a little morning target practice while you just opened your sleepy eyes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Fire alarm is really a huge sound, but it is different for the hearing impaired. So, they need a better alarm device.

With a built-in detector, when the sound around the user changes frequency, this watch could alarm the user by vibrating. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Being a movie director is the dream of many people, but for most of them it is only a dream. Although we won’t have a big chance to be a real director, you still gonna find the feeling of director from some gadget like this.

Obviously, this alarm clock is shaped like a clapperboard and displays both time and date. What you should do to stop alarm is snapping the clapper. With the sound of this action in the morning, a brand-new day is starting, and you’re the very director of your own life. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is actually a two-in-one clock which could also be a alarm clock while adding USB port. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You know what is the most scared sound of thieves? Sure, it’s siren. But the dog bark could have the same function as siren.

In order to give a better alarm, this door guarder gonna start barking after detecting the door is pushed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This blender-shaped clock could wake you up by its odd noise. I don’t know whether it could be used for preparing breakfast. You can check it out by yourself. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This book is apparently could not be read. It is an alarm to display time and the page is actually a lamp with 74 LEDs. Plus, you could also plug your portable devices in the book for charging. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This C-Cap could alarm patient to inject insulin by visual and acoustical signal. By this kind of reminding way, patients gonna have a better care. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This unique design is actually a clock. You can know the approximate time by touching the distance between the ring and 12 hour Braille mark.

Plus, the secondary clear ring is your alarm, its distance from the upper ring tells you how much time you have left to sleep. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You could put this (or these) LED alarm(s) freely based on its separated design. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Attach the train schedule on the dial plate, you will receive extra remind. Plus, its alarm is really the same as the train’s siren. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wearing this ring while you’re sleeping, it will wake you up by vibrating. It’s gentler than standard sound alarm. You can put it on the base to change it after waking up. It has two rings, which could be adjusted to different sizes. [Read the rest of this entry...]