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As smartphones take over
the world, alarm clocks are
fading into the well-rested past.
We now wake up to ringtones
rather than the clatter of a metal
hammer; we search for the
hard-to-find touch-screen
snooze instead of swatting a
simple clock-top button. Turn
back time and add a bit of ease
to your mornings with the
alarm clocks of your dreams.
[ 1] Bomba alarm clock
“Flip clocks seem to be making a
resurgence,” says Little Clock Shop
owner Keith Rodewald. Validation
came this summer, when this
nostalgia-driven ticker showed up
in the movie Green Lantern.
($72, littleclockshop.com)
[ 2] Punkt AC 01 alarm clock
Punkt simplifies the process of wak-
ing up: A soft touch will snooze the
alarm; a squeeze of the face will
cause it to light up. “Our products
speak for themselves,” says senior
product manager Luca Maurer.
“They don’t need to be understood.”
($125, switchmodern.com)
[ 3] Braun travel alarm clock
Designed by Dietrich Lubs in 1971,
Braun’s clock boasts simplicity and
silence (the German gears don’t tick).
The original model was discontinued
in 2005, sending fans scrambling to
find their beloved snooze-button-
free alarm; a reproduction was
launched in April. ($40, nova68.com)
[ 4] Shine Labs LED clock
This clock’s wood veneer is thin
enough to let the computerized
guts—red LEDs—show through; that
light can be set to automatically dim
during the night. To welcome the
sleeper to day, two speakers blast
tunes from any connected music
player. ($96, uncommongoods.com)
[ 5] Furni Alba Media Edition
Devin Barrette and Mike Giles
started Furni nine years ago to make
custom furniture. Now, the two-person
company offers everything from
moccasins to bags to this alarm clock.
An update to the original Alba design,
the Media Edition lets snoozers plug
in iPhones and iPods and, using an
app, choose which songs will wake
them. ($148, furnicreations.com)
