There are plenty of clocks that are simply designed to be annoying because it takes ridiculous measures to drag some people out of bed in the morning. Suffice it to say that I think that the fire bell alarm clock is up there with the best of them.
Price: $14.95 [Vat19 via Red Ferret]
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Novelty clocks may look amusing, they might even look fun, but it is a virtual certainty that the novelty factor will have worn off within a week or two and you will be left asking yourself why it was that you purchased such junk. I have no reason to believe that things would be any different if you bought the Gun o’clock. It is an alarm clock, to stop it you shoot a laser at it. It is going to get stale really fast.
Price: Available from November 15 for about $40 [Bandai via Crave]
It’s nice to see that one of the top ten annoying alarms has now become a reality.
From the site:
The Hanging Alarm Clock follows on from the huge success of it’s annoying brother, the flying alarm clock, and has got to be one of the best alarm clock designs we’ve ever seen. To use, all you need to do is attach the clock to your ceiling by the supplied cable, set the alarm and fall asleep. When the alarm goes off to the sound of the Close Encounters of the Third Kind, you reach up to hit the snooze button, and the clock will reel up the 30cm cable in one minute. Each time you snooze it, the hanging alarm clock will wind up another 30cm. The idea is that eventually you will have to drag yourself out of bed to reach the alarm and switch it off. This gradual awakening will gently rouse you from your sleep but also make sure you actually make it out of bed.
Price: £19.99 Approx. €27.13 / $39.86
Availability: Coming Soon
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Another annoying alarm clock that is almost certain to make the list if we do a part two of the Top 10 Most Annoying Alarm Clocks. The Puzzle Alarm Clock shoots out three simple puzzle pieces which you will need to retrieve and replace in order to make the alarm stop. This could be a problem depending upon the state of the room that the puzzle pieces are projected into. It better hope that the pieces are easier to find than my hammer.
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