The Neverlate 7-Day alarm clock

This is one of those ideas that make you think it can't possibly be the first time someone has thought of this. The Neverlate 7-Day alarm clock lets you set separate alarms for each day of the week for the low, low price of $34.99. Besides the multiple-alarm goodness it's got an AM/FM tuner, customizable snooze length (dangerous!), and a "nap" button for those of us on the polyphasic sleep cycle.

[Via Shiny Shiny]

[Siggi @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

" The Neverlate 7-Day alarm clock lets you set separate alarms for each day of the week"
My cheap ass cellphone does that (samsung x600)

[Mike Phillips @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Nice idea, shame that it looks so dull

[Maikeru @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

A decent idea, but a PDA with sound alerts can go beyond that by offering more than one alarm per day (some people change shifts and thus sleeping more than once a "day" can be a necessity).

[Jeff @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

My Sony-Ericsson Z500A does that as well. My wife's old, old Samsung phone does it too and in fact we use this phone as our alarm clock now (it no longer functions as a phone but makes a perfectly good two-person alarm clock).

[otakucode @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Phones? PDAs? You people must be ultralight sleepers. I practically need a truck to run over me to even rouse me in the mornings. If they combined this alarm clock with the Sonic Boom alarm clock (113db alarm), I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Oh, and make that display color with a backlight for christs sake, this is 2005. That cheapo LCD looks like something straight out of 1983.

[Al @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

I've got one of these and it works just great for me. There is a backlight and, in fact, it's dual-illumination. The default illumination lights the display but doesn't shine in my eyes. To its purpose, it didn't appear well in this photo. When you fiddle with any of the controls the display brightens up for about 15 seconds. Oh and the nap timer is worth the purchase in of itself!

[Wolfman~K @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Please tell me that the top dial is not days of the week... I mean this thing can tell time right? It must change days on its own..... o.0

[Paul @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

I have one of these. It works as advertised and the "user interface" is a model of clarity.

"Wolfman~K": the dial at the top is used for setting the alarm time for each day. You select the day of the week with the silver nob and then use the black nob to set the time. Once you've set the time for each day of the week, you turn the silver nob to "Run".

[Finished.Law.School @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

It sort of looks like a bomb.

[Galley @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

I thought of a device like this several years ago. It would have a touch-screen interface with a PalmOS-like app to control the alarms. There's no way it could've been sold this cheaply, though.

[Scott @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

I have an alarm clock that does the same exact thing from wal-mart for $9.99. You can set the alarm for each time of day. Plus it has a really large blue display with differnet dim settings.

[Jon @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

My girlfriend's $40 alarm clock has a touch screen. No multiple day settings (which would be a god-send for our schedule) but I don't think adding a touch screen would make it cost prohibitive...

[Keith M @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Geeze I picked up something like this for my A/C unit form Home Depot - years ago. No alarm - but when programed the A/C or heater to warm up the house when its time to wake up - I awaken naturally rather than some loud piss-me-off first thing in the morning clock.

[onlyocelot @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Hmmm. Wonder if this thing switches daylight saving time on and off automagically? After all, that's one of the biggest reasons people are late (or early) once a year. Now...if it does...can it be inexpensively corrected for redefinition of DST turnon/turnoff dates?

[consumer_q @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

No Atomic time sync? ack!

[Stubb @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

How about using Winamp and the WinampSwitch Plug-in? It's free, lets you set a separate alarm for each day, and plays a song from your favourite playlist at the volume you want.
Well, you'd have to keep your computer in the bedroom, or atleast a speaker or two, but it is possible and very comfortable...

[Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

OH MY GOD MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!! Check out my post from the Non-Fugly alarm clock discussion. http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000400034389/#c148643

Thank you for making this mr. random company. You have really helped a college student out.

[International Man Of Mystery @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Surprised so many of you sleep with a Cell-phone nearby - the E.M. emissions are not good for you for extended periods of time - especially at close quarters.

Recent studies suugest a link between high-exposure to cell-phone radiation and serious problems with recipient's eyes and ears.

On balance, I think any other form of alarm is preferable to a cellphone.


Kind Regards,


I.M.O.M.

[Robert T Hastings @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

i want USB.

i want to download/create/customize my alarms.

and you should be able to set as many alarms as you need. there should be no limits. why should there be any?

also, and i know this will pain all of us, i'm afraid we may have to finally do away with the "dial".

<d=tenacious> get the scientists working on the tube technology immediately </d>

[Robert T Hastings @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM]

Oh, and left/right audio outs.

That should about cover it.