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Laser Target Alarm Clock: There is No Way I'm Doing This in The Morning
Posted by Sean Fallon at 12:20 PM on January 17, 2008
The Gun Operated Alarm Clock was a good conceptual design, but the Laser Target Alarm Clock has two things that its predecessor lacks. First off, it is vastly more challenging (and therefore annoying). Second (and most importantly) this device is an actual product. As you might have guessed, in order to turn the alarm clock off in the morning, you have to hit the bullseye with the included handheld laser gun. F that S. [Product Page via TFTS]
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MagnoliaBoy
Posted 1:04 PM 17/1/08
Shoot to kill now, shoot to klll;
I keep a magnum in my trunk;
you better ask yourself do you feel lucky punk;
cause I'm trigger happy, trigger happy everyday;
@GumbyJump: That sure brought back some memories. Thanks for that. Surprised I can even remember the lyrics.
MagnoliaBoy
GumbyJump
Posted 1:04 PM 17/1/08
Sounds good to me. It'll train me to be able to pick off intruders if they break in while I'm sleeping.
Weird Al: "oh I'm praying someone tries to break in here tonight"
GumbyJump
rudeadly
Posted 2:04 PM 17/1/08
This trend of doing something annoying first thing in the morning to wake you up appears to wear thin pretty quickly...
rudeadly
badfad
Posted 2:04 PM 17/1/08
Having a gun handy when the alarm goes off in the morning actualy sounds like a good idea. But that kind of laser does not solve the real problem. Now only if it had a laser gun a la Star Wars.
badfad
Mandatory_Field
Posted 2:04 PM 17/1/08
There are tines when I would use a real gun to turn off my alarm, if I had one....
Mandatory_Field
monkeybars
Posted 2:04 PM 17/1/08
Yeah, F that S in the A.
monkeybars
Mandatory_Field
Posted 10:23 PM 16/1/08
@Mandatory_Field: I mean there are TIMES not TINES. Makes it sound like I am forked....
Mandatory_Field
Reilaos, Putting the 'Fun' in Dysfunction!
Posted 10:07 PM 16/1/08
Then you wake up only to realize that like every other remote control-like object you've owned to date, this too has been lost in the furniture-y abysses of yore.
Reilaos, Putting the 'Fun' in Dysfunction!
macbigot
Posted 5:04 PM 17/1/08
Yeah, I'm thinking I might need a case of these if I keep a habit of shooting with the wrong... er, tool.
macbigot
pevans34
Posted 5:04 PM 17/1/08
omg that would piss me off so much. i hit the snooze button like 5-8 times in the morning
pevans34
cheerfulcashew
Posted 5:04 PM 17/1/08
I envision much more...:
A laser activated microwave, a laser toaster, and a laser coffee machine, and what the heck, a laser operated toilet flushing mechanism all operated by the same laser gun that works with the clock. Get the kids up with a productive game of laser tag/cooking...sounds fun to me!
cheerfulcashew
benenglish
Posted 8:31 AM 17/1/08
One benefit is that if I accidentally pick up my Glock instead of the laser, I'll *really* wake myself up. And the rest of the family. And maybe the neighbors.
Phooey. I just wanna go back to sleep.
benenglish
goldplated_j
Posted 3:04 AM 18/1/08
you should be able to hurl the gun at the clock to shut it off, just like a dunk tank at your local county fair.
goldplated_j
OldPunk
Posted 12:45 PM 17/1/08
All those revolutionary alarm clocks (with propellers, robot heads, guns) lack one important thing - the clock design part. All the clock screens they have are cheap-looking ones that seem to come from the same company.
A little bit of design would be really appreciated!
OldPunk
chenry
Posted 7:04 AM 18/1/08
I can't even see in the morning
chenry
Out2gtcha
Posted 5:36 PM 17/1/08
Only if it reacts the same to me throwing a rock at it as it does to an IR light beam.
Out2gtcha
the choppa
Posted 10:39 PM 16/1/08
Endorsed by the NRA.
the choppa
xXCapto-ExsequorXx
Posted 1:11 AM 17/1/08
I want one. My alarm clock could wake the dead. It reaches into your soul and drags you violently from your sleep. I wake up every morning wondering where the fire is. I have no idea where my dad got this thing. I managed to convince one of my siblings to trade me clocks. But being a relatively light sleeper, it can wake me up from anywhere on the 1st floor. So, didn't help much...
The one i have would break that 1 while i sleep.
xXCapto-ExsequorXx
Edairu
Posted 10:20 PM 16/1/08
When I first saw the picture I thought that you would have to wave you hand through the laser to stop the alarm. Seems like a much better idea than finding your gun and shooting the target.
Edairu
kzooguy
Posted 12:55 PM 20/2/08
Ooh, you could have a laser-operated TV, too!
oh wait...
Shoot, lasers are still cool as hell.
Can you use that ultrapowerful laser?
kzooguy