What could more exciting than the Traffic Sounds Alarm Clock?
December 29, 2009 1 Comment Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, Netcast 993
It started with an email from Chris.Fredette. He sent me a link to a gadget that would as Chris put it “one up Leo”. Just seeing what the gadget was had me instantly interested. It was the Traffic Sounds Alarm Clock. Here’s the copy from the company’s website. You have to remember that this is from a Japanese website, so whoever did the English translation didn’t get it exactly right. But tell me if this doesn’t sound really exciting!
Wake Up!! Have you ever been so tired, you feel like you can just pass out in the middle of the intersection? Well, if you are having a tough time waking up in the morning, this alarm clock is well recommended! This alarm clock comes with a 4-centimeter speaker that will be more than glad to wake you up with some scary sounds from the crowded streets! If you think you can sleep through anything, see if you can sleep through noises like, screeching tires sound, loud honking noise, and some famous music that plays when you are crossing the intersections in Japan! By the way, if you get scared easily, this might not be the right alarm clock for you!
So I sent to Japan for the clock and it arrived in about 8 days. The clock looks really nice with blinking red, green and yellow traffic lights. But the sound chip is really a joke. You hear either a short tune, or the sounds made by the what I assume is the actual traffic signal in Japan. But then when the traffic sounds start, they last about 2 seconds! Scary? I don't think so! Here judge for yourself with this video from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Q9vz62re0
If you’re still interested The Traffic Alarm Clock costs just about $29 at the link below. I still pleased with it because I can add it to my train board as a traffic light for my miniature village.
http://www.strapya-world.com/products/35214.html
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IMPORTANT UPDATE!!! I guess any publicity is good publicity, because I see the alarm clock is sold out!
Reader Comments (1)
What's really scary is the number of Japanese traffic signal videos on YouTube.