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Vibrating wrist alarm awakens you to the sounds of Silence
Monday morning is often a rude awakening, especially with an obnoxious alarm jarring you out of sleepy-time paradise. That must be why designers keep flirting with the idea of a silent vibrating alarm clock for two, complete with twin vibrating wrist bands that let your bedmate keep sleeping if you’re getting up earlier.
This one’s called Silence, with a pleasing, simple design esthetic that stays out of your way and good vibrations that won’t scare you out of bed every morning. We first saw this idea last year in a shiny design that we liked a little better than this, but still, the concept is long overdue in the real world. Maybe this time a consumer electronics company will be motivated to actually turn this into a shipping product.
By chantix at 12:13 PM ON 08/19/08
That's actually really cool!
By edlike at 1:25 PM ON 08/19/08
love when creative innovation actually shows its face. calcified traditions make us assume something has to work in a particular way. the world is always most interesting when you see something usual executed unusually
By Enishmarati at 9:33 AM ON 08/25/08
I use my cell phone the same way. Just pop it under your pillow. It does make a noise that way, and it's amplified if you have a box-spring mattress, but I have always found it to be a lot less jarring than an alarm that plays noises.
By Zpoon at 5:52 PM ON 09/10/08
They'd better start producing that shit! It's marketable and USEFUL!!! Think about the college students with roommates!!
By blah at 1:24 AM ON 11/19/08
That seems uncomfortable... i'd prefer wake n bacon alarm clock if I was going to buy a fancy smancy alarm clock ...ive been using http://sleep.fm for my fancy alarm clock.
hope that goes onto my iphone soon
By ssssssss at 11:58 AM ON 03/13/09
i looks good for deaf people.
on your cellphone!
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