Issue Seven - Conversations on Technology, Business and Society

WHAT’S NEW
GADGETS, TECHNOLOGY
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New Tech Gadgets and
concepts.
Flying alarm clock
Do you usually need some extra help
getting out of bed? Yup, waking up sucks.
The flying Alarm Clock will do the trick!
When the alarm sounds the propeller is
launched up into the air & flies around the
room. To turn off the alarm you’ll have to
get up, find it & return it to the base.
This digital Flying alarm clock launches a
rotor into the air that flies around the room
as the alarm sounds, flying up to 9” in the
air, this flying alarm clock will not cease
ringing until the rotor is returned to the flying
alarm clock base! Gone are the days of
silencing your alarm with a tap of the button,
you’ll have to catch the rotor and put it
back on the base and by then chances are
you’ll be awake.
This unique flying alarm clock method
will be compelling for even the most stubborn
sleepers to get out of bed on time. If
you are worried about making it to work or
class in time, then this will come in handy.
The Flying Alarm Clock has a base diameter
of 14 cm, sits 10 cm tall (with propeller
attached) and features a snooze function.
It requires 4 x AA batteries to operate and
can also be used with a DC 6 Volt mains
adapter.
Music pillow
While the alarm clock’s sole mission is to mess with
your sleep, the music pillow is on your side. It is like a
‘normal’ pillow, but it has got internal speakers so that
you can listen to music or recorded nature sounds as
you drift of to sleep.
It features an audio cable that plugs into your iPod
or any other device that supports that pin. Some models
have volume and playback controls.
Sharper Image’s version of the music pillow even
has inbuilt music just incase you have no iPod, and a
vibrating alarm clock for a gentle awakening.
The sleeping pillow costs about $40 but people who
have used (I haven’t!) say its worth every penny.
PC TECH | SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2010 | pctechmagazine.com