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Irritating alarm clock ensures you always get out of the wrong side!

September 22, 2008, 4:38 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: alarm, clock, decibel, snooze, wake

We haven’t yet been privvy to the decibel level of this mean green early morning machine but after several reads of its description online at the purveyors of the questionable, Hammacher Schlemmer we assume the worst.

Wakey Wakey rise and reps

September 19, 2008, 4:30 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: alarm, exercise, Gadgets, reps

It’s an interesting idea and one that we’re drawn towards, as it seems to offer exercise whilst remaining horizontal. Double entendres aside, this dumb-bell alarm clock could well be the early morning mechanism to give us that early morning shift.

Chocolate cuckoo clock

August 20, 2008, 10:00 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Toys Tags: alarm, chocolate, clocks, delivery, diet, hour, sweets, time, Toys

An alarm clock designed with the weak willed in mind, this time-sensitive treat delivery system is perfect for those who, left to their own devices, could easily devour a family pack of sugary snacks in a single sitting!

Turn your home PC into a super-smart burglar alarm

May 28, 2008, 9:55 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Desktop computers Tags: alarm, burglar, home, motion, PC, webcam

Got a PC? Got a webcam? Then you can turn your computer into a burglar-beating surveillance system.

AlertMe - the wireless guard dog

May 23, 2008, 12:22 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Wireless Tags: alarm, AlertMe, security, Wireless

Even more reliable than a ‘beware of the dog’ sticker is AlertMe’s wireless home security system. The whole kit costs little more than an actual guard dog and unlike Rover, AlertMe will text you and send an email the moment it detects any smoke or intruders back at your pad.