Buzzing, copter-inspired Blowfly alarm clock goes on sale

We see far too many fabulous ideas that simply never make it to market for one reason or another, but after a lengthy stint in proverbial purgatory, the Blowfly alarm clock has hit production. The design looks a bit more mainstreamed that previous conceptions, but the functionality remains in tact and looks to be the perfect annoyance to force you to rise in the early AM. Sporting a shiny black base, blue backlit LCD, large-format numbers, and the obligatory mini-copter launcher, this alarm clocks purportedly blasts the chopper into the air whenever you're supposed to awake, and unless you get up, catch the flying object, and place it back into the clock, that awful screeching nose simply will not cease. So if you're the world's worse snooze abuser, and you don't mind stumbling around your room with eyes half closed, you can cure that late arrival syndrome for just DKK299 ($53).

[Via GadgetReview]

[dan @ Jan 26th 2007 1:21PM]

ive seen this ages ago in the stuff uk video podcast

[Nando @ Jan 26th 2007 1:23PM]

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

[NHAnimator @ Jan 26th 2007 1:35PM]

(Upon waking) How did I get on the other side of the room? And why do I have bloody stumps where my fingers once were?

[Willie @ Jan 26th 2007 1:36PM]

Where can you buy one? I might give it as a gift to a friend of mine that never wakes up

[oshean @ Jan 26th 2007 2:27PM]

Willie, you friend happen to be named Rip Van Winkle?

[hesh @ Jan 26th 2007 1:37PM]

I needed something like this back in college. My lack of hitting snooze drove my roommate nuts.

[j3oomerang @ Jan 26th 2007 1:41PM]

it better have batt back up or im just going to unplug the damn thing. and i want the batt cover to be screwed down so i can only open it with a screw driver

[Nicholas Barry @ Jan 26th 2007 1:57PM]

I want one.

[zonamanoz @ Jan 26th 2007 2:43PM]

Well considering that celing fans push air in a downward direction and have more push then these little buggers, doubt very much it is a problem.

[Tim UF @ Jan 26th 2007 2:04PM]

what happens when this runs into the ceiling fan thats on high?

[Richard Lai @ Jan 26th 2007 2:06PM]

Nothing special:
http://videos.firebox.com/v/flyingalarmclock_jhaskins.wmv

What would be more fun is to have the propeller spraying water all over the place. (yes, some things get damaged when wet, but that means the person will definitely have to get up and stop the propeller before shit happens)

[SRW985 @ Jan 26th 2007 2:27PM]

ive owned one of these for months, i even sell em on my website!

old news man!

[pyro @ Jan 26th 2007 3:17PM]

...or you can put a normal alarm clock farther away from your bed. Still a cool idea though.

[RocketPropelledKitty @ Jan 26th 2007 3:39PM]

Meow pffft pffft I want one. Owner ignores my purring and scratching. Now I'll just bring down and eat this thing when I'm hungry in the morning.

[paper @ Jan 26th 2007 4:05PM]

How long can it fly? I'm quite a snoozer.

[russdogg @ Jan 26th 2007 11:19PM]

Nothing, and I mean nothing is worse than a screeching nose in the morning.

[Matthew @ Jan 28th 2007 3:24PM]

cool except it just...falls down

[B1indspot @ Feb 13th 2007 11:29AM]

My issue is that my room is too dirty... I would lose the top of the copter and It won't stop.... Until I unplug it...

[Ezekiel Mihelcic @ Mar 20th 2007 7:46PM]

I don't think some of you truly understand. Though it just falls, that will be after a while, and it will land on the opposite side of the room. It isn't the helicopter making the noise; the alarm just won't stop until the helicopter is in.