alarm-clock

Pneumatic alarm-clock that wakes you by bouncing the bed up and down

Boing Boing 2009

The tin alarm-clock on the table ticked on, but Martin Eden, his face buried on his arms, did not hear it.

Chapter 15 2010

Its pared-down, old-school controls avert modern alarm-clock fiascoes: leaving the volume too low or on vibrate or setting the alarm for p.m. instead of a.m.

Back in Time 2011

The alarm-clock went off, jerking Martin out of sleep with a suddenness that would have given headache to one with less splendid constitution.

Chapter 16 2010

During my five weeks of what I've dubbed "sleep therapy," I'll wear a silent alarm-clock wristband that vibrates me awake in the morning and tracks how many hours I sleep, how many times I wake up through the night and how long it actually takes to fall asleep.

Laura Schocker: The Great Wake-Up Program: Reflections On My Last Week As A Night Owl Laura Schocker 2011

I wish the video was embeddable, as this has to be seen to be believed: the alarm-clock is attached to a pneumatic gas-lift under a bed that picks it up and bounces it up and down like a lowrider car:

Boing Boing 2009

“The center dial represents Kairos—real time, of pure numbers with no measurement,” Verne explained, “while the outer dial represents Chronos, which is ordinary wristwatch, alarm-clock time.”

The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010

“The center dial represents Kairos—real time, of pure numbers with no measurement,” Verne explained, “while the outer dial represents Chronos, which is ordinary wristwatch, alarm-clock time.”

The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010

“The center dial represents Kairos—real time, of pure numbers with no measurement,” Verne explained, “while the outer dial represents Chronos, which is ordinary wristwatch, alarm-clock time.”

The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010

Some people might like the Dash for its fancy alarm-clock capabilities.

Sony Bets on a Countertop View of the Web 2010