This is exactly what I need: an alarm clock that throws a tantrum, immediately awakening me from any dream I’m having, no matter how provocative. It’s the kind of clock that’d give any elderly person sleeping beside it a heart attack. This isn’t that bullshit Da Vinci Alarm clock, either. It actually tells time.

Five minutes before the alarm goes off its feet and body will start glowing. That’s your first warning that the shit is about to hit the fan. If you haven’t awaken from natural intuition or were too slow to hit the snooze button by then, a minute after the alarm goes off the clock throws a tempter tantrum. It’s almost like waking up to the girlfriend you’ve never wanted and at a price of $49.95, it’s also cheaper than the girlfriend you’ve never wanted.

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Love making your life a living hell? Gotcha. This is the alarm clock for you then. The Da Vinci Alarm Clock will demand you stay awake for three hours at a time and then rest for thirty minutes. Why the odd time? Well apparently, according to lore, Leonardo himself followed this rigorous schedule. So essentially, buy the clock, become a renaissance man. Seems like a good deal to me.

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A cheap, barely-functional pedometer isn’t going to do you a lot of good. Shit, McDonalds was handing them out a few years ago with some bullshit “fit meal” marketing gimmick, essentially killing all hope that pedometer can really help you lose weight. All that has changed with the invention of the $99 Fitbit. At that price, most consumers will be extremely cautious about purchasing the device but it’s well worth it.
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Have you ever gotten the sudden urge to just sprout up living quarters anywhere you see fit? We have too, that’s why the Abilmo Pop-Up Hotel Rooms caught our attention.  It can be difficult finding an affordable room and board while taking a cross country road trip.  Abilmo themselves deliver these pop-up rooms and set them up on site for your convenience.

Don’t doubt that these rooms are stocked better than any Holiday Inn you’ve stayed at before. With bathrooms, showers, a quality hardwood floor as well as heating and air-conditioning and even noise insulation, these hotel rooms come packing. With Abilmo willing to customize your own room to fit your unique sense of style,  you could say these pop-up rooms look and feel nicer than home.

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Here’s an idea that seems so elementary, it’s absurd that no one thought of the idea years ago. NeatSheets. It’s a sheet with a pocket on the side. I could add a ton of adjectives and shit about how they’re “extra comfy” and what not, but let’s cut right to the nectar. Sound good? Excellent.

These sheets seem like a decent idea for those who watch a lot of TV in bed or have a lot of sex. Throw the condoms and the lube in there next to the Sony remote and you’re set.

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The FolDoub is a fold out caravan that provides the ultimate camping experience. It’s a bed on the go, yet so much more than that. It can also be used as a sweet party room. FolDoub doubles the available floor space of an average mid-sized caravan due to its clever compact design.

Pull up to someones house with it, unfold it, put a disco ball in it and people will flock to it like pigeons to trash.  It has plenty of space to set up a table full of spiked juice. As an added bonus, you can DJ it up through the car stereo while ghost riding your vehicle and party caravan down the street. Sounds laid back. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

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Our country is in dire need of a true patriot. One that can lie tilted in a bed for a 90-day period without moving off it whatsoever. That’s right, NASA is looking for its latest guinea pig so it can measure the effects of microgravity on the human body. Having to stay in bed for so long could prove to be a literal pain in the ass but the pay might be worth it.

How about it? You’ll be giving astronauts a helping hand and scoring $17,000 if you can stick it out for 90 days. Would you do it? I don’t think I’d get past a week.

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Those of you who run Linux might still experience falling asleep at the monitor with your command terminal running. The steady blinking of the cursor can be hypnotic, but sleeping at the desk is about as ergonomic as sleeping on a pile of stones. Art Lebedev Studio has whipped up an ode to the days of DOS commands with the DOS pillow.

Relive the days where you would wake up to the DOS screen, still giving you command syntax errors, despite the fact that you pressed the same command 400 time, hoping for a different result. Get your own for $36. — Andrew Dobrow

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As much as I love cuddling up underneath a big, fluffy, warm (and occasionally USB powered) blanket when a chill fills my gadget-loving bones, the inability to cover my whole body while I play around with my devices deters me from keeping myself warm. Slanket has holes for your arms, which allows you to stay completely cuddled and still play with your gadgets.

Whether you be a gamer with your PSP, or a texter with your iPhone, the Slanket accommodates you with two cleverly placed arm holes for full gadget access. Get yours for $50. — Andrew Dobrow

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When we have a dream, the visions we experience remain in our minds and only in our minds, and are more often than not, forgotten quickly. Sleep Waking is a robot which uses recorded brainwaves to re-enact your movements inside of your dreams. (more…)