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The Chumby

keggaz99 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:01:07 +0000

Finally, I have plucked up the courage to write in my blog post! I guess I was finding it difficult to find subject matter, but I was surfing the web, looking for something nice to get my sister for her birthday next week, and I came across the Chumby.

The Chumby Is a cute little gizmo that is like a cross between an alarm clock and a computer. It is designed to be versatile and hackable but that does not mean you have to be a computer genius to work it close to its full potential. The Chumby, put simply, is your window into the internet.

There are two Chumbys – the Chumby Classic (picture above) and the Chumby One (picture below).

The Chumby connects to your domestic Wi-Fi signal and is similar to a little customizable computer, that has all your internet “needs” readily available at your fingertips. You download Widgets and navigate to them on the Chumby’s touch screen. There are over 1500 widgets available for the Chumby, form Email, stocks and weather to Facebook, internet radio (and a FM radio on the Chumby one), and google- all free. You can have all the information; News, Blogs, flicker, Facebook, myspace… Everything! without any distractions, except maybe form the music from Pandora playing in the background.

Sadly, my little sister wants an American Girl Doll, and not a Chumby… looks like I am going to have to save up for something twice as expensive that is completely useless!

The Chumby classic goes for just under $200 and the better but boxier Chumby One goes for just under $100.

You can buy a Chumby here. And i found a very good, detailed Chumby One review here.

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Cure for the heavy sleepers

yshon — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:04:39 +0000

There are tons of heavy sleepers out there. Individuals that can sleep through almost anything. Those people that click the Snooze button about ten times without even noticing it.

Well, if they must be awaken by sound, so they shall. There are already a number of annoying alarm clocks out there. Alarm clocks that shake your pillow, that shoot water at you, and even ones that runs away while blaring annoyingly.

How about an addition to this list of annoying sleep wakers…

The Math Quiz Alarm Clock– (Yea, couldn’t really think of something creative at the top of my head… how ironic)

An alarm clock with a simple interface that’s able to show a math equation. Now now, we’re not talking about Quantum Physics types of math problems, but we’re also not talking 1+1’s. Create an alarm clock that has various levels of difficulty depending on the individual and one that is also nearly limitless in the number of math problems in its database.

This could be epic. High school students can be forced to wake up to SAT-like math problem while college students are awaken by last week’s Statistics test questions.

The alarm clock must have some sort of number key within its body so that users may be able to punch in the final answer for that million dollars, well maybe not a million dollars, but maybe another very exciting day. If the answer is not correct, just let it keep on screeching. They’ll have to solve the problem sooner or later.

This is the concept in my head, now you reader must run with it to create your own vision. Good luck.

explosive mornings with dangerbomb!

piratevereker — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:23:42 +0000

no snooze, no off, just explosions until the randomly selected wire is ‘cut’, perfect for gramps.
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no alarmclock - no stress

s0cialbutt3rfly — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:09:16 +0000

nu ma pot abtzine sa nu scriu mult…

pe scurt: azi m-am trezit cu un zambet mare pe fatza.

am mai multe explicatii: nu mi-a sunat ceasu, l-am pus mai tarziu ca de obicei, la 8 si m-am trezit la 7:46… ar fi fost catastrofal sa mi-l fi pus la si 45. mi-ar fi stricat intreaga zi, un singur minut. (voi repeta faza sa vad dak functioneaza)

dak nu, mai am 2 explicatii: e cat de cat cer senin si cateva raze de soare au reushit sa strapunga norii:D meteosensibilitatea isi spune cuvantu si in mod pozitiv

a 3-a explicatie: m-am culcat a draq d tarziu: p la 1 juma, deci am avut parte vreo 6 ore de somn. ceea ce e de-a dreptul mult mai revigorant decat cele 10 ore pe care incercam sa le strang pentru a ma chinui sa le intrerup dimineatza…

so, i’m young, 6 hours of sleep are more than enough and i don’t even need an alarmclock to wake up, sun is enough:D

or an alarmclock like the one above, no hours, no clokshands, just a smile:D

no alarmclock - no stress

s0cialbutt3rfly — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:09:16 +0000

nu ma pot abtzine sa nu scriu mult…

pe scurt: azi m-am trezit cu un zambet mare pe fatza.

dak nu, mai am 2 explicatii: e cat de cat cer senin si cateva raze de soare au reushit sa strapunga norii:D meteosensibilitatea isi spune cuvantu si in mod pozitiv

so, i’m young, 6 hours of sleep are more than enough and i don’t even need an alarmclock to wake up, sun is enough:D

or an alarmclock like the one above, no hours, no clokshands, just a smile:D

Oh no

Jess the Actress — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:39:15 +0000

I don’t like waking up to the alarmclock at 6.00

Cuckoo clock loudspeaker kicks out the jams, you out of bed

Ku — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:00:34 +0000

อยากได้ไว้ติดห้องซักอัน เพื่อนมาเที่ยวห้องคงตกใจเวลามันร้อง

ถ้าเสียงมันดังเหมือนออกจากลำโพงตัวใหญ่ขนาดนั้นด้วยก็ดีสิ

And you thought The Shining cuckoo clock was terrifying — imagine waking up to this. Designed by French artist Stephane Vigny, the loudspeaker clock does exactly what you’d expect it to. When the time comes, the doors flip open, the bottom woofer extends out and a cacophonic emission of sound is heard as you angrily wake from your slumber. We can’t imagine that outstretched woofer surviving too many mornings of you waking on the wrong side of the bed.

[Via MAKE]

The Email Alarm Clock

Nicki — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:42:10 +0000

I know, you are thinking I must be drinking early in the day. Who has ever heard of an email alarm

This Perfect Day

endlessshame — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:37:38 +0000

Well, a perfect day would include :

0700 – Getting up, going to the gym, work out for an hour
0830 – Breakfast in a nice cafe’ or at home, depending on status
1000 – In the studio…producing, wrinting a great song, remixing another artist, tuning some guitars or whatever.
1600 – Leavning the studio
1800 – Dinner
2000 – Meeting up with your bandmates, family, friends for some drinks in a cool bar
0000 – Going to bed.
And so on and on and on

Reality!

0630 – Woken up by screaming nighbour
0700 – Woken up by alarm clock
0800 – Starting time for a very booring workplace
1000 – Finally a coffee break
1200 – Lunch Break
1400 – Another long lost coffee break
1630 – Leaving work
1800 – Dinner @ home
2000 – Spending time with the family
2200 – Trying to go to bed
0000 – Disturbed by noisy neighbour…..and so on…..

Tip Of the Day : – Earplugs - you know you need em….

picture courtasy of www.tamarackwv.com

Truffle 100 for 2007: Europe's Hottest Software Companies (alarm:clock article)

hoteurostartups — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:21:47 +0000

“The Truffle 100 for 2007 Listing of Europe’s 100 largest software firms is out and online. The good news is that 32 Euro software vendors have revenues greater than €100M (up from 30 one year ago).

The bad news is that all the Truffle 100 combined is generating less annual sales than Microsoft, and not quite double Oracle’s annual sales.

Getting back to the positive news is the fact that all of the Truffle 100 companies have sales of greater €20M. And that they make about €2.5B in profits a year (aggregated).” …more (alarm:clock article)

“Autonomy Systems Ltd. has won the Fastest Growing Software Company in Europe award of the 2007 Truffle 100 Europe. The UK company is one of the numerous world-class champions in a strategic industry that creates jobs and value for European economies. The top 100 vendors invest massively in R&D, constantly develop new products, and successfully meet the challenges of international competition.” (source: Truffle Capital)

TOP 10:

1 SAP (Germany)
2 SAGE (UK)
3 DASSAULT SYSTEMES (France)
4 BUSINESS OBJECTS (France)
5 SOFTWARE AG (Germany)
6 MISYS PLC (UK)
7 NORTHGATE ((K)
8 DICOM GROUP PLC (UK)
9 VISMA ASA (Norway)
10 ISOFT GROUP PLC (UK)

6 Feet And 200 Pounds, You Are Still A Weak Person!

3alarmclock — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:58:23 +0000

Am I a strong person or a weak person? We all ask ourselves this question sometimes. It is a difficult question but getting the answer is easy.The alarm clock you use every morning can reveal the answer. Don’t believe it? You can pick one alarm clock as your favorite from the following six alarm clocks: the RiteAlarm clock, the Sony Dream Machine, the Neverlate 7 Day Alarm Clock, the Clocky , the Flying Alarm Clock, and the Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock. If you have never heard of them, you can click on the pictures to find out what they are.

RiteAlarm Clock 5+1+1 Days (Weekday+Saturday+Sunday) $15	Clocky the Runaway Alarm Clock $50


Sony Dream Machine 5+2 Days (Weekday+Weekend) $25	Flying Alarm Clock A fly…ing alarm clock to bugs you up $25


Neverlate 7 Day Alarm Clock 7 Days $35	Sonic Bomb The Alarm Clock Crazy as a Bomb! $32
The alarm clocks to the left offer better scheduling to get up at the right time. On the other hand, the ones to the right provide unique mechanisms to drag you out of bed after wakening you up.Getting up in the morning from the cozy bed is not easy to anybody, and which alarm clock is your favorite helper? And your choice tells us the truth about being strong or weak! The difference between a strong person and a weak one is what they think when any trouble comes along. The thoughts that make you strong are capable and resolute: “Everything is going to work out and I can make it!” On the other side, a weak person may think something like “Wow! I don’t think I can handle it, and I definitely need help” So in the morning, the capacity of throwing yourself out of bed reveals the strong/weak character. The weak one is in the habit of desperately hitting the snooze button many times thinking “I am too sleepy to get up,” but a tough one thinks: “I must get up now”. Eventually, it is the mind powers up the person to rise. With different alarm schedules, the RiteAlarm clock, the Sony Dream Machine and the Neverlate 7 Day Alarm Clock provide alerts for strong people to get up. On the contrary, some people may not want to admit, many fancy alarm clocks like the Clocky, the Flying Alarm Clock and the Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock is only to kick the weak one’s ass out of bed. How do you think that Michael Jordan hits the snooze button five times each morning before he actually gets up? Personally, I think it would be a disaster for our country if people in the White House use the Clocky alarm clock to force themselves up each morning. If you have to rely on the run-away or flying alarm or shocking alarm clock, be alerted as you are setting an bad example for your kids. You may silently spread your virus of weakness to your children, and they could later develop the desperate dependency on crazy alarm clocks to get up. Whenever they are late, they shout that it is the alarm clock’s fault! Surprised to find out that you are a weak person? It might not be true if you can make a difference in the morning. To become stronger, you can start by getting up on time. Just tell yourself, “Come on, Joe, you can get up now.” And you will find that forgetting the snooze button is easy. Thinking strong will actually make you strong, and you will be tougher and braver to handle all the barriers on the road. It is the mind power that works.