Clocky – The Alarm Clock That Runs Away

Gizmag.com ^ | 03/09/07 | Staff

[Reaganesque]

March 9, 2007

For people who have trouble dealing with an alarm clock telling them it’s time to get up, here’s one potential solution – it’s an alarm clock that runs away and torments you until you get up. When Clocky was just a design concept it received a lot of attention, but now it’s a real product. When the alarm sounds, Clocky will start beeping. You can set him to run away immediately the alarm sounds, or you can set it to snooze once for your chosen number of snooze minutes and if you don't get up, Clocky will start beeping again and run away. His aim is to jump off your bedside table first, so he won’t be easy to catch once, he’s hit the floor. He then scurries away and beeps at you until you get up and catch the little critter.

Created by Boston-based designer Gauri Nanda, the Clocky is available in three colours – almond, aqua and mint – and sells for US$50.

[Reaganesque]

Kinda cute. But I can only imagine how many of these will end up being thrown out of windows.

Here's video of it in action.

Here's Clocky confusing the heck out of some cats.

I might get it just for my cats.

[Casaubon]

wouldnt last one night

best alarm is loud and on the other side of the room.

you have to get up in order to turn the darn thing off.

best advice for parents of "sleepy" kids

[Joe 6-pack]

"best advice for parents of "sleepy" kids"

My dad just kept a bag of marbles in the freezer...

[Bigg Red]

An alarm clock that runs away?

I had one of these many years ago in the form of my 3rd son, whom I often referred to as "Crack of Dawn". Many years later, as a teen, that was the time he wanted to go to bed instead of getting out of bed.

[pax_et_bonum]

I'm dying here imagining the chaos of disheveled and half-asleep me jumping out of bed to chase my fleeing alarm clock while laughing and tripping over my crazed and barking dogs! Ping

[Kimmers]

So would there be a conflict if that was in the same room as a Roomba?

[thackney]

Buy one for Eaker, although he probably would shoot it.

[SIDENET]

Clocky, meet Desert Eagle.

[raybbr]

My dad just kept a bag of marbles in the freezer...

Heard that story years ago in Denton, TX. I always remembered that. Now that I have a son about to start school it's time to buy some marbles.

[LibKill]

I too might wind up shooting that damnthing!

[Professional Engineer]

I'm guessing 12 gauge might be overkill. a 410 ought to do it.

[pax_et_bonum]

Buy one for Eaker, although he probably would shoot it.

This would cause a commotion amongst the Eaker dogs which would be fun to watch!

I can imagine Eaker trying to get a good shot without injuring a dog and TheMom, of course!, with the camera!

lol!

[RosieCotton]

Speaking of R2D2...how's this for a preposterous invention?

I think it'd take me about a day before I stomped the little guy or threw him against a wall...

[Corin Stormhands]

We're thinking of getting one for Jr.

[RosieCotton]

On the other hand...I bet Gidget would LOVE one...

[HairOfTheDog]

Gidget would love this!

[Yorlik803]

No..the best alarm clock is a TI or Gunnery Sarge Drop kicking an garbage can down the center of the Squad bay yelling at you to Drop your privates parts and grab your socks...
Nothing can beat that for a wake up call, other than having an SWAT team kick in your front door by mistake.

[Eaker]

The firm that I work for is offering a deal where we can work four-tens and alternate days so that every other weekend is a four day weekend.

The only down side is that I have trouble getting in eight hours a day. This would often entail "gasp" getting to work on time and not leaving early.

Sigh..............

Maybe I'll get on of these durn things.

[Eaker]

I watched the video and changed my mind.

It would be fun to let it loose at the office!

[Slings and Arrows]

If I owned one of these things I'd sleep with a shotgun.

[Darksheare]

Eaker would force feed it some of my coffee.

[patton]

LOLOLOL. I am definately buying one of these for my kids HS graduation.

He needs it.

[leda]

yes! what a perfect graduation present! lol! :)

[leda]

heres the link to order it ;)

http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html

[Lady Jag]

I'm alarmed!
Why wouldn't I run away?

[Slings and Arrows]

"Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana."
--Groucho Marx

[pax_et_bonum]

Maybe I'll get on of these durn things.

It'll make for great photo material.

Here's a ready-made caption:

This camera attack me.

(hee hee)

[pax_et_bonum]

Eaker would force feed it some of my coffee.

Would that kill it?

[Darksheare]

Yes, that would kill the clock.
Doubly so if Eaker put cutting fluid in the coffee.

[Lady Jag]

We're trying to find out why

[stevie_d_64]

I would probably end up shooting it...

[Caramelgal]

Clocky – The Alarm Clock That Runs Away



And his long lost cousin,

Towelie – The Bath Towel That Likes to Get High



I’d probably throw it out the window the first morning, especially this Monday when wakey wakey time comes an hour earlier.

And my cats would hate it too. Besides there is no better backup alarm clock than Willie the Wonder Cat and he will not tolerate competition.

[Theresawithanh]

LOL! The only thing more annoying than the sound of Clocky would be waking up to Hillary(!)'s shrill voice.

We gave my dad a golfball clock for Father's Day one year, the kind you throw when it starts to go off. Mom didn't appreciate the breakage that occurred when dad threw it around when he was still half-asleep.

[JRios1968]

[RunningWolf]

Good thing I don't sleep with any live grenades at hand

[abishai]

Since no one else asked...What does that do?

[2Jedismom]

I'd most certainly kthwack it.

[Sender]

This is exactly the kind of pointless, wonderful invention that makes America great. I bought one last night.

[Joe 6-pack]

When my siblings and I resisted getting out of bed in the a.m., dad would grab his paper-bag full of marbles out of the freezer and toss them under out sheets. About 100 ice-cold balls of glass hitting your body simultaneously gets you out of bed...and since they roll to the lowest point in your mattress, there's really no avoiding them :-)

[Casaubon]

had a tornado rumble 150 yards past my house once in west Tx. the whole house shaking frieght train sound...beats all

whew