I have a 7am flight to Florida tomorrow morning. That means I have to be at the airport by 5:45am. That means I have to leave my house by 5am. That means I need to get up at 4am. And THAT means I am a bit worried about oversleeping and missing my flight. To help avoid that I will be setting five different alarms and putting them in various locations to help ensure I don’t hit the snooze button and oversleep.

I really wish I had one of iLuv’s new iMM178 Vibe Plus vibrating iPod/iPhone dock/alarm clock’s and its “Shake and Awake” alarm clock feature since it would let me feel far more confident that I won’t miss my flight. This is an update of the iMM153 which Michael posted about last June, and which did not list support for the iPhone; a touch was shown in the dock, which at first glance probably confused many hopeful iPhone owners. It’s a shame that the ability to work with an iPhone added $40 to the MSRP, however.

The $99.99 unit features

…a sleek and slim black body design with a bed shaker that includes a speaker and volume control. iPhone and iPod users now have ten ways to wake up to their favorite music and this dock provides a 7 day – 5 day – 2 day alarm option for waking at a set time everyday, weekdays only or weekends.

The Vibe Plus is now available and is a great solution for any of you chronically late, “I love the snooze button” over-sleepers.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY – (March 2, 2010) – iLuv Creative Technology, the leader in innovative solutions dedicated to developing unique accessories for Apple’s iPhone and iPod announces the iMM178 Vibe Plus , the next generation model from their Shake & Awake alarm clock dock series originally launched last year with the iMM153 . This Apple iPhone-certified new improved version features a sleek and slim black body design with a bed shaker that includes a speaker and volume control. iPhone and iPod users now have ten ways to wake up to their favorite music and this dock provides a 7 day – 5 day – 2 day alarm option for waking at a set time everyday, weekdays only or weekends. The Vibe Plus will be available now for the suggested retail of $89.99 at www.i-luv.comand other retailers.

Key Features:
• Bed shaker vibrates a bed or a pillow to wake up the heaviest of sleepers and includes a 3-level volume control
• Built-in speakers featuring jAura acoustic speaker technology allow you to hear your music with depth and clarity
• Dual Alarm function for 7-5-2 everyday, weekday or weekends wake options
• Time-sync function that synchronizes time for your iPhone & iPod
• Large easy to read digital display with 10 level LCD dimmer control
• 2 Way volume control – from the main unit or from the shaker
• Integrated universal dock for your iPod plays and charges your iPhone and iPod Digital Dual Alarm

Clock Capabilities:
• Dual alarm clock function allows a couple to wake to separate alarms
• 10-Way to wake up including to iPod, FM radio, buzzer, bed shaker, iPod + bed shaker, FM radio + bed shaker, buzzer + bed shaker Radio Functions:
• FM stereo • PLL digital tuning technology improves the radio signal clarity
• Programmable presets for 10 radio stations

*Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod Touch 2nd generation, iPod Touch, iPod Nano 1st – 5th generation, iPod Classic, iPod with video, iPod 4th generation, iPod mini “iLuv is very happy to add a premium quality version of our Bed Shaker Dual Alarm Clock to our series of alarm clock docks ,” said Howard Kim, Marketing Manager for iLuv. “This is a great solution for heavy sleepers and with the 7-5-2 day wake alarm function it meets everyone’s waking needs.” For more information on product specifications as well as pricing and availability please visit www.i-luv.com .