I guess you can say alarm clocks are a bit like men, they serve a purpose, right ladies! And like men they come in different shapes and sizes and now they can be subtle or loud. Wow, thats innovation for you.
Yikes! What is that horrific sound that just woke me from a perfect slumber? Oh, it's that dreadful alarm clock again. Yes, we all know the unbearable noise. Those good old alarm clocks are responsible for waking us up every morning and forcing us to head out to work. Okay, well maybe not exactly.
However, if they didn't bother us with those ear-piercing chimes, we wouldn't have to wake up; right? The fact is we can't exactly blame our alarm clocks for having to rise bright and early, but it does pay to have a decent sounding one.
You know, one that will stir your eyelids and ears, but not jolt you out of a perfect sleep. When it comes down to it, that alarm sound is simply an inevitability of our daily lives. Therefore let's make it a pleasant one.
What kind of alarm clock do you slap every morning? I have to admit, back when I was in high school, I couldn't even hear the digital ones. I literally had to purchase one of those old-school alarm clocks with the hammer between the two bells.
Good God those things are loud. There's just no way you can sleep through the wrath of the primitive alarm clocks. One morning I apparently woke up and attacked mine, then went back to sleep. Well, I shouldn't have set it on a Saturday in the first place. The thing looked like someone had disassembled it.
That was a strange day. Anyway, since alarm clocks are a must in our contemporary world of hustle and bustle, we all need to find a good one. Have you actually taken a gander at some of the more modern alarm clocks? I was flabbergasted when I first spotted the light one.
Okay, you may have never seen it before, but it's truly unique. It is basically a small globe that lights up gradually like the sun rising next to your bed. When the light gets too bright, you wake up.
Now that's technology. This is supposed to produce a more natural awakening for the sleeper who doesn't want to be shocked out of bed with a loud blare.
A great place to browse for alarm clocks these days is the Internet. Get ready for a plethora of alarm clocks to suit anyone's needs and desires such as alarm clock cd player to alarm clock light. When you shop online, you're sure to pinpoint the best deals, and refrain from getting shafted.
There are hundreds of online stores which stock alarm clocks but for the technologically advanced ones visit sites like Brookstone and Sharper Image. For the normal shrieking ones or alarm clock radios there's Amazon and wallmart etc.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
History of Alarm clock
The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins, of New Hampshire, in the United States, in 1787. This device he made only for himself however, and it only rang at 4 AM, in order to wake him for his job.[1] The French inventor Antoine Redier was the first to patent an adjustable mechanical alarm clock, in 1847.
Alarm clocks, like almost all other consumer goods in the United States of America, ceased production in the spring of 1942, as the factories which made them were converted over to war work during World War II. But they were one of the first consumer items to resume manufacture for civilian use, in November of 1944. By that time, a critical shortage of alarm clocks had developed due to older clocks wearing out or breaking down. Workers were late for, or missed completely, their scheduled shifts in jobs critical to the war effort because "my alarm clock is broken". The first radio alarm clock was invented by James F. Reynolds, in the 1940's. The alarm clocks thus produced using new designs became the first "postwar" consumer goods to be made, before the war had even ended. The price of these "emergency" clocks was, however, still strictly regulated by the Office of Price Administration.
Modern digital alarm clocks typically feature a radio alarm function and/or beeping or buzzing alarm, allowing a sleeper to awaken to music or news radio rather than harsh noise. Most also offer a "snooze button", a large button on the top that stops the alarm and sets it to ring again at a short time later, most commonly nine minutes[2]. Some alarm clocks also have a "sleep" button, which turns the radio on for a set amount of time (usually around one hour). This is useful for people who like to fall asleep with the radio on.
Digital clock radios often use a battery backup to maintain the time in the event of a power outage. Without this feature, digital clocks will reset themselves incorrectly when power is restored, usually starting at midnight, causing a failure to trigger the alarm.
Article source From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alarm clocks, like almost all other consumer goods in the United States of America, ceased production in the spring of 1942, as the factories which made them were converted over to war work during World War II. But they were one of the first consumer items to resume manufacture for civilian use, in November of 1944. By that time, a critical shortage of alarm clocks had developed due to older clocks wearing out or breaking down. Workers were late for, or missed completely, their scheduled shifts in jobs critical to the war effort because "my alarm clock is broken". The first radio alarm clock was invented by James F. Reynolds, in the 1940's. The alarm clocks thus produced using new designs became the first "postwar" consumer goods to be made, before the war had even ended. The price of these "emergency" clocks was, however, still strictly regulated by the Office of Price Administration.
Modern digital alarm clocks typically feature a radio alarm function and/or beeping or buzzing alarm, allowing a sleeper to awaken to music or news radio rather than harsh noise. Most also offer a "snooze button", a large button on the top that stops the alarm and sets it to ring again at a short time later, most commonly nine minutes[2]. Some alarm clocks also have a "sleep" button, which turns the radio on for a set amount of time (usually around one hour). This is useful for people who like to fall asleep with the radio on.
Digital clock radios often use a battery backup to maintain the time in the event of a power outage. Without this feature, digital clocks will reset themselves incorrectly when power is restored, usually starting at midnight, causing a failure to trigger the alarm.
Article source From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What’s Alarm clock
An alarm clock is a clock that is designed to make an alert sound at a specific date and/or time. The primary use of these clocks is to awaken people from their sleep in order to start their days in the mornings, but they are sometimes used for other reminders as well. To stop the sound, a button or handle on the clock needs to be pressed, and some stop automatically after a few minutes if left unattended. A classical analog alarm clock has an extra "hand" that is used to specify the time at which to activate the alarm.
Traditional mechanical alarm clocks have a bell on top that rings, but digital alarm clocks can make other noises. Simple battery-powered alarm clocks make a loud buzzing sound, or other similar noise to wake a sleeper, while novelty alarm clocks can speak, laugh, or sing. Some alarm clocks have radios that start playing at specified times, and are known as clock radios. A progressive alarm clock, still new in the market, can have different alarms for different times (see Next-Generation Alarms).
In a mechanical bell-style alarm clock, a spring drives a gear that propels a clacker back and forth between two bells or between the sides inside a single bell. In an electric bell-style alarm clock, the bell rings with an electromagnetic circuit and armature that turns the circuit on and off again repeatedly.
article source From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traditional mechanical alarm clocks have a bell on top that rings, but digital alarm clocks can make other noises. Simple battery-powered alarm clocks make a loud buzzing sound, or other similar noise to wake a sleeper, while novelty alarm clocks can speak, laugh, or sing. Some alarm clocks have radios that start playing at specified times, and are known as clock radios. A progressive alarm clock, still new in the market, can have different alarms for different times (see Next-Generation Alarms).
In a mechanical bell-style alarm clock, a spring drives a gear that propels a clacker back and forth between two bells or between the sides inside a single bell. In an electric bell-style alarm clock, the bell rings with an electromagnetic circuit and armature that turns the circuit on and off again repeatedly.
article source From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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