antigen
09-08-2007, 11:05 PM
You see... I have this problem...
When my alarm clock goes off, I'll hit the snooze button or turn it off while I'm still sleeping. I've missed tests, been late to work, etc...
But check this out: an alarm that runs and hides when it's time to wake you up.
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070908p2a00m0na022000c.html
Alarm clock that rolls away and hides a hit in Japan
A moving alarm clock on wheels that rolls about the room beeping and hides so users have to get up and turn it off has proved a hit in Japan following its introduction here.
The unique clock, named "Nanda Clocky" in Japan, was designed three years ago by 27-year-old Gauri Nanda, who was studying at a university in the United States at the time. Nanda, who reportedly struggled to wake up in the morning herself, formed a company and launched the product earlier this year.
Commenting on the clock's popularity, Nanda said the interest suggested there were a lot of people who were stopping their alarms and drifting back to sleep.
Nanda Clocky retails for 8,400 yen, and is being marketed in Japan by Ark Trading Inc. (Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/images/20070908p2a00m0na020000p_size6.jpg
And you can even buy them here :) $49.99
http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html
(holy crap.. she's hot too!! and on a cultural side note, it's funny that it's getting big in Japan.. you see, the inventors name 'Nanda', which is used as the name of her product, can mean a sort of bewildering 'what the hell?!??' in Japanese when used in a certain way. So basically, it's the "What the?!??!.... clock")
When my alarm clock goes off, I'll hit the snooze button or turn it off while I'm still sleeping. I've missed tests, been late to work, etc...
But check this out: an alarm that runs and hides when it's time to wake you up.
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070908p2a00m0na022000c.html
Alarm clock that rolls away and hides a hit in Japan
A moving alarm clock on wheels that rolls about the room beeping and hides so users have to get up and turn it off has proved a hit in Japan following its introduction here.
The unique clock, named "Nanda Clocky" in Japan, was designed three years ago by 27-year-old Gauri Nanda, who was studying at a university in the United States at the time. Nanda, who reportedly struggled to wake up in the morning herself, formed a company and launched the product earlier this year.
Commenting on the clock's popularity, Nanda said the interest suggested there were a lot of people who were stopping their alarms and drifting back to sleep.
Nanda Clocky retails for 8,400 yen, and is being marketed in Japan by Ark Trading Inc. (Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/images/20070908p2a00m0na020000p_size6.jpg
And you can even buy them here :) $49.99
http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html
(holy crap.. she's hot too!! and on a cultural side note, it's funny that it's getting big in Japan.. you see, the inventors name 'Nanda', which is used as the name of her product, can mean a sort of bewildering 'what the hell?!??' in Japanese when used in a certain way. So basically, it's the "What the?!??!.... clock")