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Gadget Envy: Amadana Illuminating Alarm Clock

11/16/07, 9:29 am EST



What It Is:
Amadana Illuminating Alarm Clock

Who It’s For: Design-heads, nippon-o-philes and retro jet-setters.

Why It’s Worthy: Besides the retro-modern design that evokes the late Fifties and early Sixties, this simple clock brightens up its faceplate with cool blue lighting whenever the alarm goes off or you press a button. But the coolest thing is the alarm, which starts off with a mellow lounge tune and the sound of a distant jet taking off. If you press “snooze,” you get a slightly more upbeat hip-hop-esque ditty the next go-around. If that higher BPM still hasn’t gotten you out of bed, you’ll get a catchy house tune as a third alarm (and so on …).

Our Only Complaint: Heavy sleepers might need alarm sounds that are a bit more loud and jarring.

Price: $80, momastore.org.

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Metal Shawn G | 11/16/2007, 11:39 am EST

I’ts a fuckin’ clock!!!
Why does everything have to be super jumbo technolgy hyped nonsense??? My alarm clock from 1991 works just fine, thank you very much!

Casette tapes rock. You can put ‘em in your pocket and nothing happens to them. If you LOOK at CD the wrong way, it skips like a 11 year old girl playing hopscotch.

When I go for walks, I still take my walkman with my Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Deep Purple cassettes on the road with me.

Fuck new age technology. Its same old shit that’s wrapped in another box. Please, spare me!

Queeny | 11/18/2007, 1:18 pm EST

Metal Shawn G complains about modern tech (not that that is a bad thing!!) then writes a post on……..the internet!!!! So what is it Shawn,,,,,,,,tech or no tech???

Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 5:04 am EST

Sounds like you’re arguiing for the sake of arguing. Your thought process on this one is suspect because it has nothing to do with reality.

Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 5:58 am EST

People like “Queeny” make these kinds of ridiculous arguments all the time; then they are beside themselves with outrage when no one takes them seriously!

re: Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 6:11 pm EST

Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 5:04 am EST

“Sounds like you’re arguiing for the sake of arguing. Your thought process on this one is suspect because it has nothing to do with reality.”

That ‘Would’ depend on individual definition of reality and level of awareness. High tech has its advantages and disadvantages.

Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 6:41 pm EST

To say that someone who uses as much old school technology as possible is somehow hypocritical when using a computer, shows your criticism is not realisitic, therefore has nothing to do with reality. How can anyone live in this world without knowing how to use a computer?

I don’t see how poking fun at a high tech machine has anything to do with computers or anything else. You’re arguing to argue, because you have a personal ax to grind, and your life hasn’t given you anything better to do!

Re: Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 7:13 pm EST

Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 6:41 pm EST

“How can anyone live in this world without knowing how to use a computer?”

The vast majority of the world’s population could tell you.

dear metal shawn g | 11/20/2007, 8:32 pm EST

i hate you. you should be killed.

dear metal shawn g | 11/20/2007, 8:34 pm EST

death to your whole family so your holidays are ruined.

Metal Shawn G | 11/20/2007, 9:30 pm EST

Wow. I don’t know what’s worse: that someone would write something that rude or that RS would post it. I write funny things that are yanked regularly regardless of content.

Very telling.

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