Get back at those rude awakenings delivered by your alarm clock. The Laser Target Alarm Clock turns off when you take aim at the bullseye and shoot it with a remote handheld laser. Oh, and that's the only way to turn off the alarm so you'd best have a good eye. There is no snooze alarm, so you get one chance to do it right. The alarm stays set to the same time every day until it is manually changed or turned off.
In theory, this seems like a fantastically fun idea. But if you're crabby in the morning (like me), or very nearsighted (like me), the last thing you want to do is try to shoot down a target - especially if the buzzer is going off and you can't find your glasses.
What's Driving This Trend
- Interactive Alarm Clocks
- Develop alarm clocks with interactive features such as laser beams, disguised puzzles or voice-activated functions.
- Intuitive Personal Assistants
- Design personal alarm assistants that learn and adapt to an individual's unique wake-up routine, preferences, and idiosyncrasies.
- Smart Sleep Devices
- Create sleep devices with sensors that track sleeping patterns and adjust personalized wake-up settings based on circadian rhythm, heart rate, and breathing patterns.
Who This Affects Most
- Consumer Electronics
- Opportunity to innovate within the consumer electronics industry by integrating novel and interactive technologies into alarm clocks and other smart sleep devices.
- Sleep Tracker Apps
- Develop disruptive technologies for the sleep industry by designing mobile apps that track sleeping habits and customize personalized sleep and wake-up schedules using machine learning.
- Sustainable Lighting
- Create eco-friendly and energy-efficient lighting systems that optimize sleep patterns and aid in the natural wake-up process using natural light simulation and circadian lighting programming.
