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2011, iOS 4.3.1, iOS Alarm Clock Bug Still Here

Spanning a year worth of Apple software updates and headaches reported by iOS customers worldwide, the alarm clock bug plaguing Apple’s mobile operating system has emerged yet again, courtesy of the time change (daylight savings) this past weekend. Apple has failed to neutralize an error causing users’...

29 March 2011
03:37 GMT

New Archos ARNOVA Packs Internet Radio, Web TV Features

Archos is quite well-known for being one of the most innovative companies around, and now, the French outfit is back with yet another very interesting product, the ARNOVA, that manages to combine Internet radio and web TV capabilities into a single device. So, what makes this thing different from the numerous othe...

21 February 2011
00:08 GMT

New Year’s Resolution for iPhone Alarm Clock Users

With two alarm clock bugs already reported in less than half a year’s time, iPhone owners may be reluctant to trust their shiny Apple handsets to wake them up for an important meeting, catching a flight, or simply getting to work on time. In what is appropriate to call out a familiar slogan - “there&rs...

3 January 2011
09:18 GMT

TimeCommand Audio Alarm Docks the iPad/iPhone 4, Wakes You Up

As some of you will remember, we've talked yesterday about a fairly interesting pair of USB speakers for the Mac systems developed by Stem Innovation, and now, the company's back with yet another offering for the owners of Apple devices, namely the TimeCommand, an App-Enhanced Audio Alarm Dock for iPod, iPh...

10 December 2010
14:51 GMT

Apple to Offer iOS 4.1.1 IPSW Download Before iOS 4.2 - Report

A bug affecting recurring alarms on iOS devices has been confirmed as widespread, with Australia and Tasmania customers reporting the latest incidents. Those who had their alarms set to go off periodically were woken up an hour early. Most recently, Apple confirmed the existence of a patch set to arrive in an upcomi...

12 October 2010
03:25 GMT

Apple: iOS Software Update Patch Ready for Alarm Bug

Apple is planning to patch a daylight savings bug in the alarm clock application on iPhones after numerous complaints from users whose alarms reportedly went off an hour early.According to a report by ZDnet, the bug was first discovered last week, on Sunday morning, after daylight savings kicked in for New South Wale...

11 October 2010
03:23 GMT

iPad Developer Cashes In On Apple’s Omission to Include an Alarm Clock

Business Insider has a story about a developer who coded a simple alarm clock application for the iPad, which turned out to be a brilliant idea. In just 30 days, the 99-cent app called Night Stand HD recorded some 20,000 downloads. Rohit Singal, CEO of Sourcebits (the company behind the app), claims to have made thou...

7 May 2010
05:09 GMT

Spb Time Gives You the Best Time Functionality

If you're looking for a time application with numerous features, then look no further as Spb Time can offer you more time-related functions than you might think of.The advanced, skinnable time toolbox offers users the opportunity to change the face of their Pocket PC by using any of its features: analog and digi...

6 July 2009
11:12 GMT

The Retro iPod Alarm Clock

The iPods sell in hundreds of millions, but the “made-for-iPod” is definitely going to rule and inherit the Earth. iPod-themed gadgets are to be found anywhere, and we doubt there is a single person on the face of the planet who is looking for some gadget and nobody has manufactured its special “for...

9 January 2009
19:21 GMT

The Fearsome Mensa Puzzle Alarm Clock

There are quite a lot of wacky alarm clocks available, but the Mensa Puzzle is definitely one of the most innovative and annoying similar gadgets. This product has been created by the UK branch of the worldwide Mensa organization, an association claiming its members have high IQs and serving the purpose of providing ...

23 December 2008
09:32 GMT

The Minute Glass Clock, Shake to Power It

Green energy is obviously one of the newest, most popular trends these days, one that generates innovative, great gadgets every week. And since the concept behind this whole idea involves finding alternative methods to harness energy from the most common human activities or from natural elements, it goes without sayi...

12 December 2008
07:36 GMT

Two of the Peskiest Alarm Clocks Ever

Alarm clocks have been around for centuries and, once with the invention of their electric and electronic siblings, things went on and multiple alarms have been introduced, together with multiple other functions. And the snooze button, which can sometimes be a real enemy to your waking up needs, letting you sleep for...

4 December 2008
05:36 GMT

Smash-snooze Your Escape Button Alarm Clock

The alarm clock industry is making good money each year thanks to those who smash their clocks as alarms go off. Now, it's obvious that you have to get a new clock after your old one took a dive out the window, or crashed into 104 pieces as your kick-sent it flying into a wall. And that’s how it goes, with...

17 November 2008
10:48 GMT

The Soundmaster HighLine Does Clock, Alarm, MP3 and Radio

The HighLine from Soundmaster represents probably the best $60 you've ever spent on a multiple-function gadget. And if you're in search of a nifty thingie for your bedroom, looking good and loaded with a heap of functions without paying high prices, then this is the right one for you. It's been quite a...

14 November 2008
06:04 GMT

The Sega Private Ocean Clock, an Expensive Interactive Clock/Light/Speaker

The Sega Private Ocean Clock is one gadget you simply don’t see every day, unless you actually own one: it is a 3-in-one unit, incorporating multiple functions as a speaker, clock with calendar and lighting source at the same time for increased convenience. Now, it seems that the Japanese manufacturer Sega has ...

15 October 2008
05:04 GMT

Wake Up, Shoot Your Guns and Go to Work: The Laser Gun Alarm Clock

There are quite a lot of ways to wake up when you have to, from zounds of alarm clocks to iPod docks, radios, CD players, buzzers and pretty much anything. Again, remember the alarm clocks that run across the room as they start their evil performance early in the morning, the bomb-like ones you can only stop if you c...

9 October 2008
10:44 GMT

The Cubissimo, from Lexon. By Theo Williams.

It's a lot of fun exploring the seemingly infinite possibilities of designing the most usual and common things in a way nobody before you has ever thought about. That's why a lot of gadgets are so surprisingly “fresh” and exert such an irresistible attraction despite the fact that their basic fu...

29 September 2008
10:46 GMT

Mac Does Its Job While User Is SoundAsleep

A lot of Mac owners will leave their Macs on over the course of the night or even days at a time for one reason or another. The Mac, as any computer out there, makes sounds. Surely you've left the volume at maximum falling asleep while the machine was downloading an important piece of software, prompting you to ...

27 March 2008
16:51 GMT

Sony's Preps to Ship Speaker Dock (Alarm Clock) for iPhone

Sony's ICF-C1iP iPod alarm clock just got a facelift. The C1iPMK2, shipping in May for 100 bucks, is the first from the Japanese electronics giant to support the iPhone, as it sports this adjustable "backstop" to secure any Apple player of any size, as long as said players feature a USB port.According to Sony, i...

27 February 2008
10:11 GMT

Can't Sleep? Travel Sleep Sound Generator Cures Insomnia!

Suffering from insomnia? Then check this out! Hammacher seems to have the perfect remedy against it. The company has come up with the Travel Sleep Sound Generator.At a first glimpse, the device looks like a portable radio. Regarding its capabilities, it can reproduce up to 18 different digital sounds reordered from t...

8 August 2007
03:00 GMT

Wheel Alarm Clock: Licensed to Brake Your Nightmares

I've seen many weird alarm clocks, but this one is probably going to rule them all (not!). The Wheel Alarm Clock is scary. As you've probably guessed, the Car Wheel Alarm Clock is a desk clock shaped like a wheel. The clock comes with "pimped" arm wheels, normal clock hands and numbers and all the mumbo jum...

7 May 2007
18:36 GMT

Clock Radio with Hidden Pinhole Camera

You probably remember the Security Camcorder Clock; you know, the alarm clock that comes with a built-in motion-sensitive camera. Well, as you've probably guessed when reading the title, here's a similar "pervert" device that continues the clock-hidden camcorder trend. The snappily named Hidden Camera Spy C...

7 May 2007
04:34 GMT

iHome iH8: iPod Dock with an Alarm Clock

I assume you've had your weekly share of iPod docks "news". Well, here's another one. The iHome is not boasting new tech, but if you're looking for a cheap alarm clock with an iPod dock, it might be worth a look.SDI Technologies recently announced their latest and greatest iPod dock: the i-Home iH8. Th...

5 May 2007
03:39 GMT

The Security Camcorder Clock Hides a Motion-Sensitive Spy Camera

You probably heard about all kinds of spy camera "skins". The concept itself isn't new, since there are tons of pens and baseball caps with built-in spy cameras. However, take a look at this "eye on the desk": an LCD clock with built-in spy camera. A major achievement when it comes to "Homeland" security, but de...

2 May 2007
11:06 GMT

Glow Pillow Gently Wakes You in 40 Minutes

Forget fetish alarm clocks like the gun-operated alarm clock or the rolling alarm clock. If you want to wake up with style in the morning, you don't even need alarm clocks anymore (maybe, but probably not). This pillow can wake you up using pure light and, well, a built-in alarm clock (damn it). Designed by Eoin...

26 April 2007
14:46 GMT

The Songbird Serenade Alarm Clock Will "Cheep" You Up

Girls and boys, this is the clock you want to hear in the morning of your wedding day. The first minutes of your day can decide whether you will be happily married or "annoyingly" married. All you want is to wake up to a nice, natural sound like a calm songbird. You certainly don't want to hear an obnoxious buzz...

28 March 2007
09:44 GMT

The Gun-Alarm-Clock

If you though gadgets are all about metal-shiny looks or sharp technology, you were wrong. And here is something to prove you otherwise. "Killing time" devices! Isn't that what you've always wanted?Alarm clocks are usually devices that can be silenced only if you get up and push "ze" button. Right! Well, Lo...

23 March 2007
04:09 GMT


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