Voco alarm clock has mini-Jeeves to wake you from slumber

The class wars are over (and have been for a few months apparently, as that's how long this Voco alarm clock has been around) as any subject of Her Majesty's Commonwealth -- hell, the world -- can now be woken in the morning by their very own "gentleman's personal gentleman." Stephen Fry in his P.G. Wodehouse role does his duty here by providing the virtual voice of civility in the form of the Voco valet alarm clock. Complementary to the usual beeper, the Voco has an internal speaker with 50 different voices to draw you out of your restful slumber in a polite, old English manner. A shame perhaps, since we've found that the most effective English lingo for getting out of bed tends not to be one with correctly pronounced 't's, but one that goes something along the lines of "get your arse outta bed!" If you're lucky enough to be in the regular companionship of a Brit, then that announcement comes free of charge too, whereas the Voco will set you back £29 and 90 pence (or ~$60).

[Snesgirl @ Apr 23rd 2007 4:34AM]

I was given one for my birthday lat November. not only is it most excellent, but the phrases are straight from the original jeeves and wooster books.
Guarenteed to make you get up with a smile :)

[mattclarkie @ Apr 23rd 2007 9:01AM]

They should return to askjeeves, ask.com isn't as fun. In my opinion it will always be askjeeves.

By the way jeeves is relevant to this article.

[Anthony @ Apr 23rd 2007 11:31AM]

"If you're lucky enough to be in the regular companionship of a Brit, then that announcement comes free of charge too" - I find this very offensive. I am English and do not talk like that at all. There is NO such thing as a British accent, when will Americans understand that? You need to remember that to start with Great Britain consists of 3 countries, all with regional accents...

[Mike @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:13PM]

Well I'm British and found it quite funny. We are supposed to br good at laughing at ourselves, so don't be so brittle. And don't generalise about Americans! Heard the saying about pots and kettles?

[Archietype @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:32PM]

I know we're a nation of born whingers, but the incessant nitpicking every time a post about something the UK comes up is getting embarrassing.

I just find it funny that these complaints about editorial inaccuracy hardly ever crop in relation to other countries, and if they do the comments are nowhere near as patronising.

[adrian @ Apr 23rd 2007 1:58PM]

Did anyone else think of Jeeves of askjeeves.com? I thought that alarm clock was like a way to search for stuff w/out powering up your computer.

[Conrad Quilty-Harper @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:33PM]

Not to mention the fact that the author of this post (me) has lived in England all his life!

[Miles Burton @ Apr 23rd 2007 6:37PM]

... Dont forget the 17.5% tax now Mr Engadget... and god dam, wish I were able to wake myself up... English or not

[W.T.Finigan @ Apr 24th 2007 1:07AM]

iPod mod! iPod mod! Ipod mod!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring out the classical composer in you! and maybe a little Emmet Brown action fiqure hangin on to the front.

[Josh @ Jul 19th 2007 9:50PM]

Jeeves from Ask Jeeves was based upon the same character of Reginald Jeeves. (Portrayed by Stephen Fry in 'Jeeves and Wooster'.)