Japan seems to have a soft spot for weird alarm clocks. First the fly-away alarm clock, now this: At the end of October, Bandai will start offering an awesome alarm clock that can only be silenced with a special gun that will be sold along with it.
The so-called Gun o’ Clock has two modes: In the time mode, the clock will wake users up with a normal alarm sound but also a voice message (”Come on!”, in English). Then, a shooting mark will pop out of the clock’s body. Only if the still sleepy user takes the infra-red gun into his hands and shoots the mark the beeping and taunting will stop.
In the time attack mode, users must shoot the mark in a given time frame and get praised by the clock (”Excellent”) in case they manage to hit the bull’s eye.
Unfortunately, there is no word from Bandai yet regarding a possible release outside Japan. But in this country, the gun and clock set will cost $34. It will be only available for users aged 15 or older.
I had to read the article twice to make sure that this was not from Thanko.
want!
Bought one today.
It’s amazing!!
While in deep sleep, a good and effective alarm clock will awake you in a calm fashion so that you can handle your day in an efficient way. There are alarm clocks with the latest technology designed to suit everyday life.
My girlfriend bought me one of these as a birthday gift, she’s back seeing her folks, its a great little time killer, alarms for Uni have never been so fun.
I’d probably mistake the toy gun for my Colt and break the damn thing. $35 down the drain.
You can order them on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002V088F6/