Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 459,692 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,236 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,366 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,236 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,366 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,208 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 459,692 cutting edge ideas.

Wireless Earpiece Alerts

The Earbud Alarm Clock is Ideal for Couples Who Rise at Different Times

— July 11, 2012 — Art & Design
It's pretty surprising that at this point more electronics like the Earbud Alarm Clock aren't on the market. Many people do gradually become accustomed to sleeping beyond or even through their partners' wake-up calls, but the value of an undisturbed rest is worth exploring readily accessible technologies.

This is a collection of concepts developed by designer Mark Simmons while he was working with Wingspan Design in Ottawa. The company's wireless earbud could find an intelligent application for a quiet programmed alert. One that would emit close-range sound and be audible only to the ear in which it's inserted. A broad range of very different-looking gadgets came out of this exercise to conceive the Earbud Alarm Clock, but each has in common the wireless transmittance to rouse only the wearer of the small speaker.
Trend Themes
1. Wireless Earpiece Alarms - The development of wireless earbud alarm clocks presents opportunities to disrupt traditional alarm clocks and waking technology.
2. Customized Sleep Technology - The creation of personalized and individualized sleep technology geared towards specific sleep schedules presents opportunities to improve sleep quality for individuals.
3. Optimized Wake-up Technology - The use of close-range sound technology for wake-up alerts presents opportunities to optimize the way people are woken up to improve productivity.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The consumer electronics industry can capitalize on this trend by developing and marketing wireless earbud alarm clocks as a more personalized and customizable option for waking technology.
2. Sleep Tech - The sleep tech industry can capitalize on this trend by developing customized sleep technology that caters to specific sleep schedules to improve overall sleep quality.
3. Productivity Tech - The productivity tech industry can capitalize on this trend by developing optimized wake-up technology that can help increase productivity in the morning.
4
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness