When all other alarm clocks fail, a specially made one may do the trick. And mind you, it may not be just in the type of alarm that the alarm clock would belch out with reference to the usual chimes or irritating alarms that go off to try and pull you out of bed.

The Slick Voice Recognition Alarm Clock may do the trick. While it does come with the usual features you would find from standard alarm clocks like the snooze, radio and so on, it is the human voice usage which may somehow get you up better and save your neck at times.

The alarm clock is available from Amazon.com for about $28, not a bad price tag in exchange for getting out of trouble when you have to get up.

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Back in the good old days, people didn’t have the luxury of easily buying a radio due to cost. Also unlike today, the manufacturers were not as rampant. But thanks to some courses, people were able to come up with radios on their own, assembling them using discarded wood and putting their electronic engineering to good use just to be able to listen to news and/or music.

Today this may be a rarity but for some people, the practice lives on. And such has produced this Steampunk Cigar Box Digital Alarm clock with a lamp as well, all made from repurposed materials, including a cigar box. Other features include a 40W bulb which are controlled by a full-range center-mounted dimmer control, allowing you to use this as either a soft night-time reading lamp or a nightlight at your bedside.

The digital alarm clock is embedded and are operated by controls you will find on top of it. The clock controls are acorn nuts, used to set the time/alarm minutes and seconds, and a toggle switch to enable/disable the alarm. Instructions for use come with the piece.

The Steampunk Cigar Box Digital Alarm Clock with Lamp is available over at Etsy for about $100.

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GEAR4 has announced that they will be coming out with a new iOS accessory called the Renew SleepClock in the U.S. by March, 2012. And while the price tag of $199 seems a bit steep, wait until you check out the features it comes with which should make it a whole lot reasonable.

This includes two sensors that will monitor breathing and movement which should help log sleep cycles for people who want to monitor their sleep.

The monitoring is done through a non-contact sensor which aside from monitoring will also determine when users are asleep to wake up people at the right time. Other features include a fading playlist, multiple alarm chime settings and an app that will monitor a person’s sleep patterns. With sounds from the radio, iPod playlists, or even gentle and calming sounds are all available.

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Here is something that should wake you up in a different way. The Alternative Clock is another ingenious creation that can wake you up using appliances that you choose to plug in. This was all made possible for the clock with its two outlets situated on top of it.

Apparently, you can plug in your blender, radio or even your television on to it which goes off once the set time to wake up has been reached. The Alternative Alarm Clock allows people to pick the sanest possible appliance or electronically plugged in device to wake you up over the traditional ringing or gongs that standard alarm clocks render.

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Making use of iPods or MP3 Players as alternative alarm clocks is nothing new. However, the manner on how you would be woken up does have its differences. Such is the case for the Yamaha TSX-140 iPod Audio System which boasts of its patented IntelliAlarm feature.

The IntelliAlarm feature allow users to be awoken by music on their iPod. However, rather than blasting firmly at 11 when the clock strikes way-too-early, it gradually ups the volume until your brain is alert enough to obliterate the snooze button.

Aside from that, the device has an iPod Dock on the top and a USB port too. A pair of 3.5” ported bass reflex speakers are responsible for the delivery of audio. In addition to the illuminated buttons on the top panel, three front panel controls give access to source, volume, radio presets, alarm clock and equalizer functions.

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What you see now is not a clock but actually a radio. Antrepo Designs unveils a clock-like looking radio, which features numbers and two hands. One hand controls the tuning and the other hand controls the volume.

This is one deceivingly looking gadget to have in any home, something that will surely throw you off guard if you don’t actually know that it is a clock in disguise.

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After eight reported infant deaths due to unsafe environment, the city of Milwaukee has decided to start a Safe Sleep Campaign through radio and television ads. The ads are reminders for the elders that proper attention and care should be done for their children. This includes telling parents that babies should sleep in their own crib or bed with no pillows. Apparently this has to do something with SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

SIDS is nothing new. It is a dreaded issue that parents have to deal with as far as sleeping alongside their children. However, with the proper precautionary measures, parents may yet understand the proper directives to make sure that they are safeguarding their child as well.

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The name of this product says it all. Alarm clocks have been peculiarly known to be one reason why people report late for work or at least become the easy way out when excuses are made. But the Neverlate Executive alarm clock aims to erase all that through its array of alarms and features that are sure to get you out of bed asap.

It comes with two separate 7-day alarm schedules – and each of those 14 alarms can be set to a different time and ringtone. And if you get bored of the radio, you can plug in your MP3 player and listen through the clock’s killer speaker and charge your MP3 player with the Executive Neverlate’s USB port.

This truly is the alarm clock to end all alarm clocks.

Price: $59.99

(Source) ThinkGeek

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For people who want a handy phone in their homes, here is one that comes packaged with caller ID along with programmable snooze options and a radio. They are familiar in the bedroom setting and can really save you a lot of money as far as gadget and electrical accessories for the bedroom is concerned.

Aside from the Caller ID, it also comes with a 99 name number memory-display. It has a backlit LCD with adjustable contrast which should not pose as a problem as far as visibility is concerned. A perfect addition for people who likewise need an alarm clock in their rooms.

Price: $29.93

(Source) Amazon

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When it comes to sleep and taking naps, the right pillow is the best way to get it done. And fortunately, there is a great pillow that you can try out over the traditional ones. It is called the Sound Asleep Pillow.

The Sound Asleep Pillow is a great invention which if you enjoy listening to music and also sleeping then you will really enjoy this. The Sound Asleep Pillow has a built in speaker which you can connect to your iPod, other MP3 players, CD players and most radios.

With this you get surround sound music straight to your ears whilst you drift off to sleep or even just while you rest your eyes. If you find it hard to get to sleep this could really help having some low level music or a sound of your choice playing in the background. Another plus to this great gadget is that if you want to listen to music or the radio you can without disturbing your partner when they are asleep.

The Sound Asleep Pillow is a lot easier to get to sleep with than trying to listen with earphones in which tend to be very uncomfortable. If you would like to purchase the Sound Asleep Pillow you can now for £19.95.

(Source) Tech Styling

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For the people who want to wake up on the right side of bed, here is a great new iPod clock that you can check out. This Swiss made EWOO eFizz home dock and sound system boasts 70 watts of power and is now shipping in the US.

It boasts great sound and a great look sure, but the really interesting thing about this one is the 2-way radio remote that allows you to control your entire iPod, iPhone or iTouch through the remote. What you see on your iPod, you will also see right on the remotes 1.8″ screen, even cover art.

Price: $499.99

(Source) Ewoo

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