Neverlate Executive alarm clock -- sleep's worst nightmare

If you thought the original Neverlate 7-day alarm clock kept your eyes peeled, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Years after the original took bedside tables by storm, American Innovative has finally unveiled the Neverlate Executive, which boasts a sleeker design along with a myriad new amenities. For starters, this version includes a pair of 7-day alarm banks, Daily Reminders and a full-blown Preferences Menu that enables you to control everything from the backlight brightness to the alarm duration. You'll also find an AM / FM tuner, which as you may expect, allows users to assign different stations to each alarm; furthermore, the line-in, headphone and USB jacks add even more connectivity options, and the Descending Snooze feature forces you to wake up after you slam it too many times. Interested consumers can get their pre-order in now for $59.95, and truthfully, that's a small price to pay when staring termination (due to chronic tardiness, of course) in the face.

[Via Gizmag]

[Matthew Hilario @ Nov 27th 2007 12:05PM]

running out of excuses to tell the boss?

[Bucket @ Nov 27th 2007 12:11PM]

What's the decibel level? Currently, mankind hasn't made an alarm buzzer that I can't sleep through. That, and the fact that going to bed before midnight only means I'll wake up at 2AM, means I'm always in the market for a new alarm clock.

[Jaymez @ Nov 27th 2007 12:31PM]

Pick up a Screaming Meanie 110 at a nearby truckstop. I have one. When used a truckstop, with hundreds of idling diesels running, I could hear it from two football field lengths away. Loud as hell and you'll never want to use snooze again.

[JSM @ Nov 27th 2007 12:39PM]

try tuning your radio to slightly off band static (the kind with the squeals mixed in) and turn the volume all the way up. I hesitate to say this, because I know from where you speak, but i can guarantee that you will not sleep through that.

[Jaymez @ Nov 27th 2007 1:04PM]

JSM, your guarantee wouldn't work on me. The Screaming Meanie will jar me awake. If I heard static, I'd hit the snooze and go back to sleep. It wouldn't be enough to actually wake me with 120dB worth of fire alarm.

[Dan Parmelee @ Nov 27th 2007 1:15PM]

There's already enough people going deaf from overly-loud iPods...last thing we need is 120dB about 6" from our ears.

I think the ones that you put under your mattress that shake you are more effective.

[isomorphous @ Nov 27th 2007 5:27PM]

Here's what you need: a flying alarm clock.

http://www.gadgetreview.com/2005/12/flying-alarm-clock.html

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Nov 28th 2007 3:28AM]

Does anyone remember the evasive rolling alarm clock (like a roomba) that forced the slumbering bum to get out of bed and chase it around the room to turn it off? I believe it was featured here on engadget and was designed by engineering studends (MIT I think)?


No this is not the one:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/20/devious-clocky-hits-the-market-ready-to-roll/

[Anthony @ Nov 27th 2007 12:23PM]

Real executives don't need this clock- they sleep @ the office & are never late.

[Bucket @ Nov 27th 2007 2:47PM]

They spent the night there because they couldn't get the smell of Asian whore out of their suit. A few rounds at the golf course should air it out...

[johnzilla @ Nov 27th 2007 4:08PM]

Wrong...real executives get woken up by their secretaries in that oh-so-special way. ;)

[T @ Nov 27th 2007 12:50PM]

on the link there is a new LG phone with

- 5 MP camera
-120fps video
-divx out
-3"touchscreen

and an alarm clock gets reported on?

[Anthony @ Nov 27th 2007 12:54PM]

The Viewty's already made the rounds. Reviews aren't so great, though from the camera side it does look like a snazzy 1960's point & shoot.

[T @ Nov 27th 2007 1:00PM]

really? my bad

[Satish @ Nov 27th 2007 12:56PM]

why they didnt add a small water pump, that throws water on face..

[Scooter @ Nov 27th 2007 3:50PM]

or in your lap...

[huh @ Nov 27th 2007 1:06PM]

It is still missing the #1 feature for an alarm clock, a numeric keypad for inputting the alarm time so you don't have to use annoying minute/hour at a time controls (even if its a dial) when you're groggily setting your alarm for a meeting the next day. For that reason, most people I know have replaced their alarm clock with their cell phone.

[shamowfski @ Nov 27th 2007 2:31PM]

Alarm clock with numerical keypad...

http://www.denkimono.com/timer/

[Saffy @ Nov 27th 2007 1:36PM]

Who the hell's gonna use a headphone jack on an alarm clock?

[Fred @ Nov 27th 2007 2:16PM]

You can use the headphone jack to plug in a pair of speakers to turn your radio into stereo.

[Brian Sexton @ Nov 27th 2007 4:28PM]

Someone who wants to listen to something in bed without disturbing a sleeping spouse?

[DarkLightConnection @ Nov 28th 2007 12:32PM]

Actually, I sleep with headphones on so that my palm wakes me up with loud music without disturbing the rest of the house

[Mark @ Jan 9th 2008 12:29PM]

How about connecting to a PC which recognizes the audio signal generated by the alarm which triggers the playing of some podcasts that were downloaded overnight?

[Ryan Worrell @ Nov 27th 2007 1:53PM]

LOL I was thinking that. I am going to get one of these though. I like the idea of the Descending Snooze for one. Line in for my airport express AirTunes, USB port to charge my iphone and all the banks preprogrammed means i wont have to set the alarm every freaking night!

[Justin E @ Nov 27th 2007 2:51PM]

so what makes a better alarm clock - this or a chumby?

[Fred @ Nov 27th 2007 3:27PM]

The chumby is not a very good alarm clock... no battery backup, constantly requires an internet connection, may need to be rebooted.

[Sean @ Nov 27th 2007 3:06PM]

I have the original and when it works it's great but the gearing is temperamental and sometimes when you set it to tun it's still in set mode and doesn't go off

[Kelley Doern @ Nov 27th 2007 3:53PM]

seems to me sliced bread better watch out

[Christina @ Nov 27th 2007 3:54PM]

In Women's Health a couple of issues back I saw an alarm clock that rolls away from you-- you have to grab it to turn off the annoyance. I was tempted to get it ... but never went through with it.

[Brian @ Nov 27th 2007 3:57PM]

Some mornings I can't even work my toothbrush. Forget about 7 banks of alarms, a USB port, and a preferences menu!

[Christina @ Nov 27th 2007 4:24PM]

haha agreed!

[Sirocco @ Nov 27th 2007 6:52PM]

This is truly a breakthrough. It even matches my decor. And aux-in - nice. Hopefully the sleep function can be set to the minute, where the last setting becomes the default. 5X5 is a little big, but I'll take one.

[Doctor Memory @ Nov 27th 2007 7:29PM]

So close to perfect. Why on earth they don't put an ipod dock into this thing is beyond me.

[legendofxix @ Nov 28th 2007 1:51AM]

Thats why they included the USB I think. You can plug in Apples Universal dock, hook up the speakers to it and your all set.

[Doctor Memory @ Nov 28th 2007 2:06PM]

Sadly, it's not so: if you read their website carefully, you'll find that the USB port doesn't actually carry data in either direction. It's just for attaching usb-powered devices (ie: a lamp) to the clock.

I wrote American Innovations and asked, and they say that an mp3 model is coming, but probably not until this time next year.

[ratnikh @ Nov 27th 2007 9:29PM]

Hmm... why not go to bed sooner and get enough sleep?

Is watching tv or blogging about trivial things so important that people require eardrum-shattering decibel levels or crazy gadgets to wake up? I certainly don't want these bleary-eyed people with barely any cognitive skills on the road with me during my commute.

Prioritize your lives and get enough sleep. I set my alarm clock only as a backup measure, and routinely wake up *as* it is going off, and then I shut it off. Seldom have I used the "snooze" feature.

Sleep deprivation leads to poor coordination, lack of focus, inability to communicate well, tension, increased agitation, as well as physical deterioration. It's not just a few hours of downtime; it's vital recuperation.

If you need to spend more than $15 on an alarm clock and can't wake up without hitting the snooze button repeatedly, you are a danger to yourself and those around you and need to learn to adjust your lifestyle and waste less time on idle pursuits at the cost of your health.

[Justin E @ Nov 27th 2007 11:50PM]

Has anyone told about the negative health effects of high stress levels?

[Dr.A @ Nov 28th 2007 12:33AM]

Good thing I'm going to be your doctor...and I have one on order so I can wake up to save your life.

[sr @ Nov 28th 2007 1:56AM]

"I set my alarm clock only as a backup measure, and routinely wake up *as* it is going off, and then I shut it off. Seldom have I used the "snooze" feature."


Good for you, do you want a cookie?

[Juaquin @ Nov 28th 2007 2:51AM]

I have the regular version - pretty awesome for college students with different schedules every day. Not that I ever wake up before 10AM anyways.

[Garst @ Nov 28th 2007 5:40AM]

That wouldn't do anything to wake me up. I can sleep though just about anything. Even those alarm clocks that fly or run away wouldn't be enough to get me up. I'm waiting for an alarm clock that will send electrical pulses through me; that will probably be enough to get me up.

[Ian @ Nov 28th 2007 5:57PM]

lol until the day where it gets so messed up and sends like 100000's of volts through ur body and it scares the crap out of u! nah but that would work in an evil genius sort of way

[cwckw4 @ Nov 28th 2007 1:15PM]

i have the original neverlate 7 day alarm and i absolutely love it. i love the nap feature that doesn't interfere with the 7 alarms. the buzzer wasn't load enough so i never even tried it, but the radio is more than enough and this new version has fixed every fault! (digital, the ability for aux out). hopefully this lets the nap go longer than 2 hours, it was never a problem, but would be cool if i could have it as long as possible :)

[Pavan @ Nov 28th 2007 4:23PM]

I still like my DIY alarm clock better: A digital power outlet timer (picked up on clearance for $5 after xmas last year, so assuming that they're commonly used for xmas lights?) with a power strip plugged into it. Hooked into that power strip is a radio set in the on position, a fan set on high, three super bright CFL bulbs aimed to concentrate light at the head of the bed, and a heat lamp in the path of the fan air. Works way better than the alarm clock I got from Shittier Image that had a shaker you place under your pillow!

[mo @ Nov 29th 2007 4:30AM]

That's a great system, though I would use "daylight" bulbs.
Sunlight works best to wake me.

Either that, or I just set the clock radio to a "Banda" station (plenty of them on AM), slightly mistuned to maximize static, and just as soon as they start playing a nice annoying polka, I'm up in a heartbeat.

[Pavan @ Nov 29th 2007 12:58PM]

Funny you say that, because I just "upgraded" my system with those GE Daylight CFLs a week or so ago!

[Adam Flanczewski @ Nov 29th 2007 12:11AM]

I got the original as a gift, and absolutely love it!

Best gift for a college student with a crazy weekly schedule. :P

I might have to upgrade. Damn those engineers. First they make me upgrade my PC, now my alarm clock...

[jonhoffm @ Feb 23rd 2008 6:44PM]

In looking pretty closely at the manual, they are somewhat vague on whether the alarm will go off if the AC power is out. They state that the LCD will not illuminate, but that memory presets, etc. will be saved - I did not see where they state that the alarm will still sound. From that, I am guessing that it does not.

Perhaps it should be renamed "AlmostNeverlate".