When the Retro is first being set up it can be set to the local timezone, which has already been preprogrammed in the factory (along with a number of others, which you choose between). Once it's up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person lifts an old alarm clock out of a pile of trash. - Fajar Arifiyanto/Shutterstock The alarm clock that once furnished your ...

We feature a lot of clocks here at Hackaday, but alarm clocks seem to be less popular for some reason. Maybe that’s because no-one enjoys being woken up in the morning, or simply because everyone uses ...

Christmas shopping for the electrical engineer who has everything? Well, chances are they don't have the Voltmeter Alarm Clock. Made by novelty electronics manufacturer Awkward Engineer, it looks like ...

Alarm clocks have one basic function — to help you roll out of bed and start the day on time — but there are also tons of unique alarm clocks out there that will give your bedroom decor a boost while ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We depend on our alarms in the morning to get us up in time to go to work or school, and lately, smartphones have become the go-to choice for ...

Many of us use our phones as alarm clocks, waking up to the incessant ringing of a select few ringtones. For that reason, buying a standalone alarm clock may seem a bit outdated. Despite what some may ...

I have reinstated the alarm clock. An overlooked mechanism in today’s technologically-synced, your-phone-does-everything world, it tells the time, it wakes you up, it is decentralized from a phone. It ...