Clock Lord

Many people like to sleep in during the winter months, especially when the weather is dark and dreary. But sleeping in too long on the weekends can affect your weekly wake-up schedule. Over sleeping causes people to be in a rush in the mornings and even be late for work.

One way to ensure an on-time wake up is to buy several atomic alarm clocks and place them strategically around your home. Put one in your bedroom, kitchen, living room, and bathroom and you will always have a firm reminder of just how much time you have left to get out the door. Shop for a wall clock that has an alarm—this will force you to actually get out of bed to turn off the annoying beeping sound.

I was in trouble. I was always late to work and this last Thursday I was two hours late as a result of oversleeping. But it wasn’t just the oversleeping that was causing me to be late; it is the fact that I just cannot manage my time when I am getting ready. I knew I would soon be fired from my job if I didn’t figure out some way to get out of the house on time.

My whole family knew of my problem and none of them wanted me to lose my job. My sister came over one day with a projection alarm clock. She suggested I put it in the bathroom (because I got ready there every morning). Her plan worked so well that a week later I decided to put a clock in every room of my apartment. I haven’t been late for more than a week now!

When it comes to waking up, most of us would like to be able to manipulate time. But mumbling, “Just five more minutes…” while shutting off your alarm clock doesn’t mean time slows down to give you a few extra moments of shuteye. There is another way you can control the time, though – by projecting it onto a wall or ceiling, right in front of your sleepy eyes.

An atomic projection alarm clock can do this for you, and more. Atomic clocks have built-in receivers that automatically pick up the accurate time and date from a government broadcast signal, so you never have to worry about accidentally setting your alarm clock ahead or behind. And having the time digitally projected onto your ceiling means you could check the time just by opening your eyes, without fumbling to find a dimly lit alarm clock. Accurate time and a function that can help you read time without moving anything but your eyelids? Sleepyheads, rejoice!

There are a lot of alarm clocks out there, but the best models often incorporate several features, reducing the need for other household appliances. For example, we all want an alarm clock that is simple to see in the dark, so it’s important to have a bright display that is visible even at a distance. It’s also a good idea to have a clock radio because it’s always more pleasant to wake up to music than it is to a blaring “beep, beep, beep!”. It’s also a good idea to have an alarm clock that can operate on batteries, after all, if the power goes out and it’s still important to wake up on time, you might be out of luck. Thus the best kind of alarm clock is a projection alarm clock radio, which incorporates all of the above features. The projection display is quite bright and visible at a distance, in addition, the clock has a radio, and also offers battery powered and time set to the atomic signal, making it accurate.

The  projection alarm clock radio is the ideal alarm clock for anyone who has to wake up on time for work in the morning. It’s also quite affordable despite incorporating so many features!

There’s nothing worse than having an alarm clock with a low lit display making it difficult to see in the morning.  It’s all too common to glance over one moment and see 5:45, then wake up an hour later and realize it said 6:45!  These alarm clocks with low lit displays often contribute to lateness at work, and can also be a real pain during the nighttime hours.  There are two main different varieties in bright alarm clocks, those with a backlit display, and those with an LED display.  Backlit alarm clocks can be a little more difficult to see because the background doesn’t remain lit up all the time (in most cases), LED alarm clocks are easier because the numbers themselves are the lights.  There are also projection alarm clocks, which are kind of like LED alarm clocks but the time is projected on a flat surface (like a wall). 

Having either of these alarm clock models will ensure less confusion over the actual time, and allow the owner to fall asleep and wake up at the right time.  It’s also a good idea to have an alarm clock that makes a pleasant noise wakes with music, otherwise it might be more hated than appreciated! 

It’s difficult to shop for someone who wants to be on the cutting edge of technology all the time with new technology changing so fast.  Here are a few fun ideas to appease that tech geek on your holiday shopping list this season. 

~Projection alarm clock; these modern alarm clocks project the time as well as other information onto a nearby wall.

~ITunes Gift Card; if they own an IPod or an IPhone (as any tech geek should), they’ll probably love a gift card to put towards downloading their favorite movies and music. 

~Blue-Ray player; for a more expensive gift, these can play new high definition movies for ultimate picture and sound.