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Two days ago i found SnuzNLuz alarm clock on Neatorama and decided that now it’s time to share some of my links about time-showing devices i had stacked at my Del.icio.us. So, here you go - these are the ones that caught my attention throughout the last year and up till now:

SnuzNLuz alarm clock

The SnuzNLuz uses the very complex psychological phenomemon known as ‘HATRED’. Basically it’s human nature to wish harm upon your enemies. Similarly, it’s human nature not to give your enemies gobs of cash so that they can grow big and dominate the world with their totally wrong, stupid and invalid point of view. ThinkGeek realized that. That’s why everytime you hit the snooze button, the SnuzNLuz will donate a specified amount of your real money to a non-profit you hate. The problem of sleeping in is solved.

Robby the robot alarm clock

Cool Robby the Robot Alarm Clock beeps, lights, swivels at it’s hips and flashes to wake you up. Point the infrared remote control “gun” and shoot once for “snooze” and twice for “off.” Works up to 15 feet away. Includes talking time plus hourly chime sound effects.

Paper watch

E Ink Corporation, Seiko Epson Corporation, and Seiko Watch Corporation created the world’s first watch to utilize an electronic paper display. This ‘Future Now’ design incorporates an easy-to-read, ultra-thin, low-power display integrated into an eye-catching curved band.

BPM watch: for DJs and runners alike

This multipurpose timepiece dons a stainless steel face, spits out the time in digital fashion, keeps track of the date, and includes a “mini-torch” backlight to find your way to an empty seat when entering a theater seven minutes late. The standout feature, however, is the built-in beats-per-minute mode, which allows you to “tap the button to the rhythm of the beat” or monitor your current heart rate. Additionally, BPM mode brings out textual inspiration in the form of random DJ phrases that are presumably meant to get you even more amped up.

Clocky

The alarm clock that runs away and hides to get you out of bed. Clocky gives you one chance to get up. But if you snooze, Clocky will jump off your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide, beeping all the while. You’ll have to get out of bed to silence his alarm. Clocky is kind of like a misbehaving pet, only he will get up at the right time. Created by Nanda.

Time Sphere

Gideon Dagan’s new clock captures the essence of pure, minimalist design. A seemingly gravity-defying ball travels around the dial to mark the time, creating an eye-catching illusion.

Made in the USA of injection-molded ABS polymer, the clock features a high-torque, precision quartz movement.

Day and Night pair

The design represents a pair of 2-sided watches. One is for showing accurate time and the other side, being divided into 24 portions, is for showing the 24 hours.

When the “Day” and “Night” watches are placed together, you will see the digital screens joining together in 24 portions on the background. Each portion glows according to the actual time. For example, at 4pm, 16 sections will glow like a regular clock, as shown as in the diagram. The back of each watch is featured with an EL backlight screen to form the glowing portion. The front and back screens combined will present a full display of the time.

The “Day” and “Night” are also featured with rotational watchcases that can turn fully around to suit 4 ways of wearing. Created by Amie Lim.

The Da Vinci alarm clock

The Da Vinci Alarm Clock works on a very basic system. The Dot Matrix display will always show either Sleep or Awake. When the product is first switched on the display will immediately show the word Awake. This will continue to be displayed for 3 hours at 30 minutes.At this point the clock display will change to show the word Sleep and a high-pitched alarm will signal this change in state. This will continue to sound until the user presses the alarm-reset button. The word sleep will continue to be shown for the next 30 minutes, at which point the display will revert back to show the word awake, the alarm will also sound at this point to signal that a change in state has occurred.The 4-hour cycle will repeat itself six times over the course of a 24-hour period and will continue to do so until the clock is switched off. If the user follows the directions given by the clock then they will be able to enjoy the benefits of a 21-hour day, with little of the associated tiredness they would normally experience.

Sarah flower clock

Designer Jim Doan named this beautiful, graceful piece after his fiancée–just as he named his company after her. And what a compliment: with its flexible graphite stem and unmistakably botanical appearance, the Sarah Clock is like the one perfect flower that puts any bouquet to shame. Plus, it tells time.

AlarMe - the watch for hearing impaired

Designer Nikita Golovlev has created a watch for the hearing impaired. AlarMe is a very unique and stylish design that has the ability to alert those who cannot hear an audible alarm by vibration on the watch. The watch has two built in multidirectional microphones that measure the surrounding ambient sound levels. Once the sound changes frequency, the vibrating alarm alerts the user that there is a situation going on and they need to leave the area. The LED lights and face alert the user as to what the alarm is, and if it is a serious situation or one where only caution needs to be had.

TO:CA ‘wood’ LED clock by Kouji Iwasaki

These clever clocks have a very thin layer of veneer that permits the LEDs to shine through.

Available in two styles : a long version, ideal for use as a alarm clock for your nightstand; and a tall version, which is ideal for wall hanging or placement on a mantle.

Space Invaders alarm clock

The Space Invaders alarm clock actually forces you to play video games the second you wake up. Well, not really. But whatever time you set the alarm to, that’s when the little aliens start marching from side to side on the screen to the Space Invaders theme song. To turn it off, just bonk your blue-and-white alien on the head.

Carpet Alarm

In order to turn off the Carpet Alarm clock, you have to get up and step on it. If you really want to make it a challenge, place it far away from your bed. Of course it wouldn’t be a clock if it didn’t have and LCD screen to indicate time too.

Designer: Sofie Collin & Gustav Lanberg

Sleep Tracker watch

The SLEEPTRACKER watch is unique in that while it tells you the time and has a built-in alarm like every other digital watch, this one actually monitors your sleep and wakes you at the moment that your body would best adjust from moving from a sleeping state to being awake. I think it’s pretty useful for anyone who’s biorhythm-conscious. On the back there is an interesting chart that shows the typical adult sleep pattern.

Tempus fugit : the Flying alarm clock

The Flying Alarm Clock wakes you up with a loud shrieking alarm coupled with a little propeller-driven key that leaps off your nightstand. To turn off the horrible racket, you have to get out of bed and retrieve the key. The propeller flies the key high into the air and off into some dusty corner. You have to force your sleep addled brain into wakefulness, move your stiff legs and retrieve the key before the alarm goes off. By the time you’ve done so, you’re awake enough at least to go make a pot of coffee.

Pull-handle alarm clock

Designer Duck Young Kong is hoping his hip new concept clock’s pull-cord operation is charming enough to keep you from hucking it out the window. To set the alarm you simply pull the cord on the bottom of the unit until the numbers on the LCD screen reflect the time you wish to get up. The cord then slowly retracts into the clock as your awakening approaches, until it reaches the end and the alarm sounds.