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Award-Winning Smoke Alarm Sounds Like A Bird

12:00AM Yesterday | Andrew Tarantola

Smoke alarms may be essential life-saving devices, but they aren’t exactly the most aesthetically pleasing electronics in your home. At least until now, that is. More »


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Sleep Through A Megaphone Alarm Clock? No

12:40PM January 29, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s not the first one to go the obnoxiously loud route, but since this clever Megaphone Alarm Clock is available from the Museum of Modern Art Store, it’s certainly the first to do it with a healthy dose of style. More »


Gadgets

Tell This Beautiful Braun Alarm Clock To Shut Up

1:00PM January 28, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

Alarm clocks — or alarm phones, if you wish — are a necessity, but that doesn’t make me hate them less. During the week, I live and die by a buzzer, but on the weekend, I don’t have to listen to no clock. More »


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Inductive-Charging Alarm Clock Gets Rid Of Unitaskers

2:15PM January 9, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Why would anyone want a mat that does nothing but charge phones? It’s dumb, ugly and takes up space. But an alarm clock that you just set your phone down on to charge it? Yes please. More »


Gadgets

Bum Bag Sets Off More Than Fashion Alarms

3:00AM October 12, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Bum bag technology has been stagnant for the past few decades. With the new iSafe personal alarm waist pack hitting the market soon, the official bag of summer camping trips is back on the fast track. More »


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Newest Sony Dash Is Still Just A Really Expensive Alarm Clock

11:56PM September 14, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The last Sony Dash was a $US200 alarm clock that also beamed in stock quotes, weather, news, and the like. The new Dash is a $US170 alarm clock that does the same thing. What’s changed? You probably need it less. More »


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Detroit Police Have Given Up On Burglar Alarms

11:40PM August 16, 2011 | Kwame Opam

The Detroit Police Department has had enough. After pouring so much money and manpower into responding to false alarms, they’re finally giving up. Before they come to your door to save you, you had better be able to verify a crime is in progress. More »


Software

Snooze For iPhone: Donate Money Every Time You Hit The Snooze Button

8:09AM August 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

RIINNNNGGGGGG. Ah, frack. Not again. It can’t be 7am already. I can’t get… SNOOZE… up. Repeat. Snooze. Repeat. How many times do you hit the snooze button on your alarm? Too many. With Snooze for iPhone, every time you hit snooze donates money to a non-profit. More »


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Lark Un-Alarm Clock Lightning Review: Don’t Wake Up Your Partner

4:30AM August 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

My iPhone’s alarm — which blares the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song — wakes up my girlfriend every morning (sorry honey!). Lark is a wristband alarm clock that won’t. In fact, it doesn’t even make a peep — it vibrates your wrist so it’s only you that gets up. More »


Software

SecureHome Turns Your Mac Into A Security Alarm

11:40PM July 27, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Mac OS X: SecureHome uses your Mac’s built-in microphone to listen to potential intruders and sound an alarm if any noise reaches a user-defined threshold. If an intruder is heard, the app can sound an alarm to try and scare them off and email an alert to your smartphone. More »