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A simple twist on the age-old clap lights. You know, the lights that
turn
on or off when you clap your hands. For this clock, the clap controls
the LCD display and snooze function. Those things can be bright,
even on the dimmest
setting, and can make falling asleep a difficult endeavor. So
this
clock
is dark at night (ambient light sensors make this an easy task) and
the
backlight only comes on if you clap your hands. When the alarm
sounds, the backlight comes on automatically at its brightest setting.
To snooze, clap twice. To reset the alarm, you still have to push a
button, which is located on the back of the clock to prevent
accidental
reset.
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You beat me to my annotation with your summary. |
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why not just have an alarm clock that can tell when you are still asleep and just not attempt to wake you?
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Why not just have an alarm clock that you set to not wake you? |
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Yeah, yeah, I get it, Frack. But boy, those are some crappy
comebacks. I mean, what would be the point? |
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// why not just have an alarm clock that can tell when you are still asleep and just not attempt to wake you? //
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That is brilliant, please post this. |
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//Why not just have an alarm clock that you set to not wake you?//
So, a brick then? |
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Yeah, but my brick clock has no sleep disturbing properties. No stupid mechanical insides to drive hands, no tiny rustling flow of electricity to power an LCD. |
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Oh, that's right... the brick is by far a more convenient timepiece. |
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If I want to know the time, I simply take my brick into the garden and place it upon it's end, and let the sun take over.
(I'd just like you to know, by the way, that one of those plus votes is mine, tis a good idea). |
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In that case, I thank you. Do I get an HB discount if I order 2 of
those brick clocks? |
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What if you have two clocks, and they get out of sync and you can't turn them both off with clapping at the same time? You'd need some kind of clapping protocol. |
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I dunno... I wonder how those lamps dealt with that problem.
Maybe it takes a single clap to turn it on, and a doubleclap to
turn it off. Don't worry, my engineers will work it out in the
testing stages. |
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The more clapping controlled devices there are around the less able one will be to get anything done in morning's drowsy hours. Snooze function should be engaged by a grunting sound. |
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This would only be clap-activated when the lights are out.
Remember the ambient light sensor I mentioned in the post?
But you might not want to have any other clap-activated
appliances in the room. Those lamps are annoying, anyway. |
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//I simply take my brick into the garden and place it upon it's end, and let the sun take over.//
in the sundial paradigm one simply needs a lens, mounted or integral to, the post, that provides the victi^W user with a burning bed when the sun hits the... okay I'm stretching a bit. |
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//clocks... bricks...//
Some-one's been reading far too much Dr. Seuss. |
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I agree with the observation about overly bright clock LEDs, and applaud attempts to resolve that issue. But I wonder if clapping in the dead of night is the right approach. It's bound to annoy sleeping spouses and other such bed mates. Just for checking time, perhaps that's not the best option for non-solo sleepers. I do like the clap-snooze, however. |
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Don't most single guys sleep with their watches on? I always did.
Most modern watches have lights, yes? |
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To whom is that response directed, [21 Quest]? I confess I don't really have any idea what most single men wear to bed, that's not been my area of expertise. Were we talking about watches? I thought this was an idea for a clock. |
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Most people I know, male or female, wear a watch. So if you
don't want to disturb your partner, check your watch. Or, you
could simply snap your fingers close to the mic on the clock. The
best way around that issue, however, would be a toggle switch
on the clock itself to adjust the sensitivity of the audio pickup so
a soft clap will do the trick. It needn't be an insurmountable
issue. |
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My alarm clock has a simple light sensor which dims the display at night. |
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Rather than applause, the clock should respond to forceful slapping of a bare belly or other exposed body part. This would help for those with only one functional palm. Also, it is bad to snooze and a required forceful slapping of the belly might be a disinclincation to loll about in bed. |
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Forcing self-abuse? Evil. I like it. |
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