I found a "sunrise" alarm clock at a yard sale a few years back. Basically, it's a clock/lamp that slowly brightens in the minutes leading up to your awake time. A bit after that, a typical alarm will softly ring and build in intensity.
It's quite nice since you don't wake up in fight-or-flight response :). Similar ones can be found by doing a google search for "alarms clocks for the deaf." Here's an example from HammacherSchlemmer, though not the one I own: http://tinyurl.com/5x8bwk Unfortunately, the ones I've seen are quite ugly. -Todd On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:44 PM, Michael Micheletti < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've had a Zen Alarm Clock for some years now: > > http://www.now-zen.com/cgi-bin/orders/shop.pl?ACTION=ENTER+SHOP&thispage=zenclocks&AFFILIATE=google73&ORDER_ID=%21ORDERID%21 > > I love it, but then I'm a left coast tree-hugger from the Pacific > Northwest, your mileage may vary. The tall triangular versions are > better than the little portable ones with the lids IMHO. > > Michael Micheletti > > On 6/20/08, Jonathan Abbett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There was a list discussion a couple years ago about alarm clocks... > > > > http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=5934 > > > > ...and it made me wonder-- what do usability-sensitive people use for > alarm > > clocks? > > > > I'm at a point where I'm ready to buy the last alarm clock I'll ever > need, > > so for argument's sake, let's say money is no object. What's the most > > delightful alarm clock experience you've had? > > > > -Jon > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
