Showing posts with label alarm clocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alarm clocks. Show all posts

Monday, March 15, 2010

Dumbbell Alarm Clock: Fitness wake-up gadget



Is it such a trouble for you getting up in the morning? Then surely you will find Dumbbell Alarm Clock to be the answer to such problem! Once it goes off beeping, it will not stop until you have curled it with the designated number of times you should. You might groan at first, but you will soon come to love and appreciate the feeling of starting your day early with a little exercise. Next thing you know, your up and ready and you have gotten rid of your drowsiness already! If you want to work out later in the day, the fitness mode is also available for you. Your lifts will electronically be tracked for you. For an even more intense morning routine, get yourself two of these!

The Dumbbell Alarm Clock features:

  • Size: 16.5 × 7.5 × 7.5cm (6.5 x 3 x 3")
  • Weight: 700g
  • Colors: red, black, white, or silver metallic
  • Modes: alarm, fitness
  • Power: 2 AAA batteries (not included)
  • Instructions: Japanese


Monday, February 22, 2010

Wake Up with a Danger Bomb Alarm Clock

Sleep apnea is a common problem these days but thanks to pills and some cool gadgets, we may yet find ourselves getting up and perform our daily chores. For some, sleep disorders may not necessarily be serious but if you don’t address it, it can balloon into one full blown issue that may yet leave you scratching your head.

There are a lot of common alarm clocks we have to date but for sure, they are not enough. Some people even go to the extent of being wacky, coming up with crazy alarm clocks like this Danger Bomb Alarm which seems more to be a design rather than a wake up device. Then again, if their features are to be considered, you may be surprised to find yourself getting up even before these things get the chance to go off.

Japan is one place that has a lot of origins. They have been known to be pioneers and as far as the sleep disorder category is concerned, they do have a lot of them around. Ranging from alarm clocks to memory foam pillows, you are bound to find one along the way that will help you sleep well without much effort. With that in mind, the only thing left is preference and selection of which sleeping gadgets would be neat to have and of course, helpful.

Alarm clocks have evolved throughout the years. They come in wind-ups and battery operated makes. To date, they have been also given alternative methods of soliciting power, some going to the extent of using hydrogen and solar powered devices that are ultimately useful. But the fact remains that regardless of make, color and technology, we still have to do our part. Laziness is not an excuse and to put our sleep gadgets to work, the need to exercise some effort on our end still exists.

In short, geeky alarm clocks do not aim to resolve your sleep problems or contribute in helping you avoid the pink slip in case you are one of the employees who have to deal with habitual tardiness. One of the leading problems that employees have to deal with is the fact that they do not get up early or on time to go to work and this could well be a tarnishing mark as far as your career and keeping your jobs is concerned.

But this one clock, the Danger Bomb Alarm clock seems interesting. In fact, it is bound to get you up and have you thinking. It is a puzzle of sorts that forces you to disconnect wires, similar to how bomb experts defuse a true-life bomb. Choose the wrong one and you are dead, technically speaking since you will find yourself up and about from all that thinking. Then again, you can always resort to the next best thing, taking out the batteries. But again, the effort there is bound to get some adrenalin flowing and leaving you no alternative but to get up, take a shower and eat your breakfast.

In summary, it all boils down to your own initiative. If you continue that practice, you may as well find yourself a hopeless case. Additionally, while you may treat it as a sleep disorder, perhaps it is a different kind of issue, a psychological disorder that only you can remedy.

The Danger Bomb Alarm clock is just one of the many sleep gadgets you can use to resolve your sleep disorder or insomnia problems. Alarm clocks can be a big help but in the end, it is all up to the person using them.