Alarms Clocks
I was a little frustrated this morning at a hotel I was staying at in Sydney overnight. For the first time ever the alarm clock in the room was not turned off when house-keeping reset the room. So at 6.30 this morning I was woken by a badly tuned radio noise. Now I know 6.30 is not so bad and yes it could have been worse, but I had a wake up call for 7.30 and only got to bed just before midnight anyway, and I’m one of those people that once I’m awake it’s hard to go back to sleep.
Anyway I always read with fascination the alarm clocks that appear on thinkgeek.com (my favourite geek shop). Firstly, I wake pretty easily so I look at these clocks never with the intention of buying, just out of interest. Secondly I think this one takes first prize. They have built an alarm clock with a wifi connection, pre-configured to talk to your bank account. So the more you hit the snooze button in the morning, the more money it donates to a charity. I guess you can add to the incentive yourself more by adding a charity you don’t really like to support.