Users of the iPhone can select from a range of sounds, from crickets to barking dogs.Īn 18-year-old freshman at Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, Fla., relies on the Sonic Alert's Skull and its vibrating "bone crusher" attachment. Some "smart phones" can morph into alarm clocks, indicating a clock face on the screen when placed on a charging stand. Increasingly, people turn to a cellphone or other mobile device for the functions of an alarm clock.Ī London-based technology researcher for consultants Gartner Inc., says user surveys indicate the alarm clock on mobile devices is one of the most popular functions. Princess International's flying alarm clock. Nanda came out with the "Tocky," an escaping clock with a touch interface, similar to an iPhone.) While she was a grad student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, jumps off the nightstand and rolls around the room, beeping all the while.
To make it stop, someone has to place it back on its stand. The Flying Alarm Clock, made by Princess International Inc., of Brooklyn, N.Y., has a propeller and flies into the air when the alarm rings-making a whirring sound similar to a helicopter's. Other alarm clocks-made for snooze-button abusers-actually escape from the nightstand, forcing a person out of bed to turn them off. (If that proves to be too soothing, you can choose to hear a beeping sound as well.) At 30 minutes before wake-up, the clock's light illuminates, warming the aroma beads and releasing the scent. The "Peaceful Progression Wake Up Clock," from Hammacher Schlemmer & Co., comes with aromatherapy beads in a variety of scents ("energy," "morning café," "stress relief" and "lavender").
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Spokeswoman for Full Spectrum Solutions Inc., of Jackson, Mich. Sales rise in the approach to winter, says "Dawn simulators" mimic the way early-morning light shines. Sonic Alert's 113- decibel alarm clock shakes the bed, flashes a red light. People might listen to an alarm "anywhere from one second to one minute," says Amplicom's Ms. Exposure of more than a minute to noise levels greater than 112 decibels can cause hearing loss, saysĪn associate director at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Rockville, Md. Edlund looks at their underlying sleep patterns and says he finds, in most cases, "there's something wrong with the sleep quality." For a 22-year-old, that might mean too many nights spent at bars until 2 am for others, it's a snoring spouse.Įither way, medical experts say an ear-splitting burst of noise may not be the healthiest way to wake up. When patients complain about difficulty getting up in the morning, Dr. "It means alarm, emergency, something out of the ordinary, and that's what the brain responds to." "We call them alarm clocks for a reason," he says.
Sound-particularly an annoying sound-will stimulate auditory nerves and send a message to the brain's emergency circuits, which then stimulate production of adrenaline, akin to a fight-or-flight response, Dr. Looking for a dock that plays music and acts as an alarm - without losing the snooze button? WSJ's Jonnelle Marte reviews the iLuv App Station, an iPhone dock that allows your phone to double as an alarm clock, to determine if it's worth the $80.
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