We hate our alarm clocks for ruining Monday mornings and unleashing the inner Hulk in us. And later on, we hate them as we tear apart little animals that cross our paths.


Now, remember Clocky, the alarm clock I spoke about before. I love it for the novelty. And I hate it, too, period.
Finally, I can rest my murderous rampage. I came across the ultimate non-alarm clock, Eoin McNally and Ian Walton’s Glo Pillow at Time.com. I recall Time listed it as one of the best inventions of 2007. I couldn’t agree more.

Time magazine: “Embedded with a grid of LEDs, it uses nothing but light to wake you up. About 40 min. before reveille, the programmable foam pillow starts glowing, gradually becoming brighter, to simulate a natural sunrise. This helps set your circadian rhythm and ease you into the day.”

Cheers to these two guys for thinking up something so different from the traditional noise, electrocution, violence, etc. approaches to waking us up.

One big drawback: it’s not yet available. (Maybe their test subjects weren’t waking up on time.)