deja-vu, all over again

I’ve got so used to my BlackBerry being my alarm clock I hardly hear it go off in the morning anymore, which causes me to sleep in until my bum actually hurts from lying in one place for too long. This means drastic action, to find me a super cool and hyper-technological alarm so I’ll never be late again.

1) EDIFIER IPOD ALARM CLOCK

This plastic looking contraption lets you play the music from your iPod as an alarm. Now i know what you’re thinking, yes Apple released their own ages ago, but these copies from Edifier actually look like alarm clocks and are considerably cheaper. The one hunch I have with them is that I dislike buying products that look too plastic, and these unfortunately do. Having a habit of dropping things, tacky plastic just doesn’t cut it for me and these look like they might be easily breakable. Putting that aside they still look pretty funky in a range of colours (including pink and white), with the speakers cleverly disguised as the bells giving 360° sound. Weirdly the snooze feature allows you to sleep for an extra 9 minutes rather than 5 or 10, but who are we to complain? So if you, like me, are sick to the gills of blips and beeps then this clock might be the option for you. Snap one up for £39.95 at Firebox.com as they’re selling like hot cakes.

2) CLOCKY

This little cutie is one alarm clock that you could never be mad at, unless you don’t like running around after it trying to switch it off in your birthday suit. For us that don’t mind a challenge first thing in the morning this might be the clock to get your pulses racing, ready for a brand new shiny day. Excited much? Affectionately known as ‘Clocky’, it lovingly welcomes you to a new morning and gives you one chance to get out of bed before it rolls off your bedside table and finds a hiding place, beeping persistently as it goes. Clever Clocky. A new hiding space every day makes sure you’re given a bit of cognitive training before you set off to work but something tells me it might set a new trend of exhaustion amongst the late risers. You have to get out of bed to turn it off, and I’m guessing by that time you’re too pissed off to get back into bed so you might as well go on your merry way. Nevertheless it’s very cute and you can even buy them with fur on, think mini Chewbacca, but be warned…it will not wait around for you. Get used to chasing it around, and try chasing them up at clocky.co.uk for £29.99, batteries not included.

3) RUBIK’S CUBE WITH THERMOMETER

Bring back the 80’s! You totally know you want to, and you should, because this clock is great when it comes to retro fun. Unlike the real Rubik’s cube, this one won’t take you most of your childhood to complete, and you even know the temperature whilst you’re figuring it out! What more can you possibly want?! Turning off the alarm only takes one simple twist, returning to clock mode, and you can go about your day knowing you’ve had your daily 80’s fix. It might not match your bedroom decor, but it’s cute enough to forgive…and at least this one stays sat on your bedside table. Fetch one for $22 at fredflare.com.

4) THE LIFE TIMER

This clock is the ultimate of all alarm clocks so I’ve saved it until last. It not only controls the time you get out of bed, but manages the most important days and times of your life. The usual Birthdays, Holidays, and events are saved into its memory but it also reminds you of the simple things, for example: How many hours are left until hometime, the last date you got a little bit of ‘cuddlingus’, and how long you’ve been with your shweetie-pie. The clock face is surrounded with little buttons, aptly pictured and related to different aspects of your life so all you need to do is press and find out how many minutes it is until you get to pour your break-time coffee down your neck. If later on in life you do manage to get lucky, just press the button according to your situation and re-set the dates so you can watch the days tick by again. Oh, such is life. Order it for £14.95 at iwantoneofthose.com

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