It's hard not to like anything that can help couples to rise at different times of the morning without one having to endure the cacophony of the other's alarm. Designer Meng Fandi has attempted to tackle that prickly domestic issue with his conceptual Ring Alarm, which combines two vibrating rings and a computerized charging base to provide a personalized, and noiseless, alarm system.

The Ring Alarm's charging base is used to program each ring to vibrate at a certain time, and the rings, which fit around the tip of the finger, are designed with partially elastic bands to fit just about any sized finger. Fandi has targeted his design at couples and the deaf, which, as anyone who's been married can attest, are often one in the same.

More info and another pic after the jump.

The Ring Alarm is a mighty fine idea, certainly an improvement over the nonsensical carpet alarm clock, but it may be a bit of a stretch to think those rings are actually going to stay on the happy couple's fingers all night. It's not hard to imagine hours of that squeezing sensation on the finger resulting in some ring alarms being groggily thrown across bedrooms in the wee hours.

If you follow the link to Fandi's site below, don't miss the third page of ring alarm visuals. The cartoon depicting the benefits for a couple is a riot.— Tony Kontzer

Designer's site, via Yanko Design