Does my ideal alarm clock/radio exist?
March 14, 2009 10:00 AM Subscribe
Does my ideal alarm clock/radio exist?
I've been searching for years for a bedside alarm clock/radio with the following features:
1. Can play one radio station while going to sleep and play a different station when the alarm goes off in the morning. Sometimes I like to listen to George Noory while drifting off to sleep, but I never want to wake up to the political hate radio that the same station plays in the morning.
2. Adjustable "snooze button" time. Sometimes a 9 minute snooze interval is great. Sometimes 20 minutes would be better.
3. Can set a different alarm time for each day of the week. If I find myself working a schedule that allows me to sleep in an extra few hours on Wednesdays, I don't want to have to reset my alarm every Wednesday, then set it back again every Thursday.
4. Gradually increasing alarm (radio) volume.
I realize I could set something up with a computer or multiple alarms & radios to get a system that has all those features. I also realize that there all kinds of other alarms and features that work for other people. I don't want to wake up to a buzzer. I don't have a problem getting up in the morning so I don't want an alarm that forces me to get out of bed by being on the other side of the room, rolling off my night stand, or flying around the room. I just want a single alarm clock/radio unit that has that particular set of features. I've found several that have most of them, but I want one that has them all. If you know of such a thing I'd love to hear about it. Thanks.
I've been searching for years for a bedside alarm clock/radio with the following features:
1. Can play one radio station while going to sleep and play a different station when the alarm goes off in the morning. Sometimes I like to listen to George Noory while drifting off to sleep, but I never want to wake up to the political hate radio that the same station plays in the morning.
2. Adjustable "snooze button" time. Sometimes a 9 minute snooze interval is great. Sometimes 20 minutes would be better.
3. Can set a different alarm time for each day of the week. If I find myself working a schedule that allows me to sleep in an extra few hours on Wednesdays, I don't want to have to reset my alarm every Wednesday, then set it back again every Thursday.
4. Gradually increasing alarm (radio) volume.
I realize I could set something up with a computer or multiple alarms & radios to get a system that has all those features. I also realize that there all kinds of other alarms and features that work for other people. I don't want to wake up to a buzzer. I don't have a problem getting up in the morning so I don't want an alarm that forces me to get out of bed by being on the other side of the room, rolling off my night stand, or flying around the room. I just want a single alarm clock/radio unit that has that particular set of features. I've found several that have most of them, but I want one that has them all. If you know of such a thing I'd love to hear about it. Thanks.
A Chumby can do everything you want except play AM/FM radio. I get around that by using a Pandora station for music and streaming news radio via SHOUTcast.
posted by djb at 10:28 AM on March 14, 2009
posted by djb at 10:28 AM on March 14, 2009
Response by poster: Unbelievable. Years of scouring the internet and visiting retailers vs. 19 minutes on AskMe. That appears to be exactly what I've been looking for, cushie. I can't thank you enough.
posted by Balonious Assault at 10:42 AM on March 14, 2009
posted by Balonious Assault at 10:42 AM on March 14, 2009
ThinkGeek has a range of unusual alarm clocks. This looks close to what you want....
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/788e/
However for a really pleasant, relaxed way to wake up I highly recommend a sunrise (or dawn simulator) clock.
http://www.lumie.com/shop/products/bodyclock-advanced-200
posted by MetaPenguin at 11:18 AM on March 14, 2009
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/788e/
However for a really pleasant, relaxed way to wake up I highly recommend a sunrise (or dawn simulator) clock.
http://www.lumie.com/shop/products/bodyclock-advanced-200
posted by MetaPenguin at 11:18 AM on March 14, 2009
Alternatively, a new-ish ipod & podcasts will do it for you...
posted by DrtyBlvd at 11:26 AM on March 14, 2009
posted by DrtyBlvd at 11:26 AM on March 14, 2009
Mathiu...you could try a bed shaker or strobe alarm clock.
These are producted for the deaf or hard of hearing...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder50/8f1a/
posted by MetaPenguin at 11:28 AM on March 14, 2009
These are producted for the deaf or hard of hearing...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder50/8f1a/
posted by MetaPenguin at 11:28 AM on March 14, 2009
Matapinguin, thanks a lot, that is a great suggestion.
posted by mathiu at 12:34 PM on March 14, 2009
posted by mathiu at 12:34 PM on March 14, 2009
"Unbelievable. Years of scouring the internet and visiting retailers vs. 19 minutes on AskMe."
No no, it's years of scouring the internet versus a collective decades of scouring the net ;)
posted by pwnguin at 12:50 PM on March 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
No no, it's years of scouring the internet versus a collective decades of scouring the net ;)
posted by pwnguin at 12:50 PM on March 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
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It has a gradual wake feature. Maybe this is everything you wanted?
posted by cushie at 10:19 AM on March 14, 2009 [7 favorites]