Sony just released their Dream Machine ICF-CL75iP Alarm Clock for iPhone and iPod Touch. It is a pretty impressive unit that works well as an alarm clock but has the special quality of working with your iPhone, iPod touch and just about any other iPod with a dock connector.

At an MSRP of $149.95 is is not cheap.At the same time it offers a huge amount of functionality including a gorgeous screen that makes watching video from your iPhone or touch a pleasure. We unboxed one. Here’s a look…

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We reviewed the Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock. We liked it a lot.

Then we had one to give away. Nice!

To enter it was quite simple… you just had to ask Moshi a question. We got some good ones. Questions like “Is it really Monday again?” and “Should I even get out of bed today?”

Questions like the one our reader Augie Asked…

Hello Moshi, I’m wondering… will you’ll answer my question with another question?

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I have reviewed a lot of cases in the past two years. I have reviewed a lot of device stands as well. But iDox’s Traveler series of case/stands for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPod nano… these caught my eye.

The cases offer…

on-the-go protection in your briefcase, pocket or purse. Flip Traveler open to a perfect angle to browse music and photos, view movies and Podcasts.

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The other day we reviewed the Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock. It works quite well, has some neat voice response technology that makes it simple to set, use and control … and it offers a big, easy to read display too.

I really like it, and I am glad to have it on my night table now.

The clock has an MSRP of $49.99. You can ordered one directly from the company website… OR… you can enter to win one right here on Gear Diary. That’s right, we’re giving away a Moshi!

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I reviewed the Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock yesterday. I like its use of voice recognition a great deal and am finding it a nice addition to my night table.

Now Moshi has released a travel version of their clock that employs the same voice technology. It is smaller but packs the same technology- perfect for travel… or daily use.

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This is one of those products that kind of snuck up on me. It looked like it was one of those electronic curiosities that catches your eye, leads to an impulse buy and then, within a week, is in a box collecting dust.

As it turns out the Moshi Voice Response Alarm Clock works quite well, is remarkably useful and the review unit I was sent can will remain on my night table once this review is done.

Lets take a look at this unusual, and useful, clock. A video demo follows…

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As much as I love living in the rural countryside, there are certain products and services which I would like to use – but simply can’t. One of them is the new Ambient Devices Flurry Alarm Clock, which not only tells the time with dual alarms, it also wakes you to an animated weather forecast for that day and the next.

Features include:

• Intuitive “Pop-Up” alarm buttons are visual status indicators, easy to set and use.
• Network connected clock is always accurate and never needs setting.
• Integrated 2-Day weather forecast provided by AccuWeather.com for 150 U.S. locations.
• 25 character text display provides additional weather information and details.
• No PC, WIFI, or Internet connection necessary, automatically receives data from the FREE Ambient wireless network.

If you are curious about whether the Flurry will work where you live, you can check forecast locations here, and check to see if you’ll have signal coverage here. If you’re good to go, then you can get yours at Best Buy now, for a suggested retail price of $129.99.

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My wife will tell you that I forget absolutely everything! But she’s my wife so she’s allowed to exaggerate, and the truth is I do forget stuff…as I am sure many of you do too!  I have gotten a little better now that I have my BlackBerry and the calendar and Notes apps, but creating calendars is very tedious and the notes don’t alert me. So what do I do now…BugMe! That’s what. Electric Pocket has just released the BugMe! app for BlackBerry phones, I had the chance to review it over the last week.

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Before I leave for my work out each day I wake up my kids to get ready for school. It is something I treasure … but that doesn’t mean it is easy, especially for the one on the cusp of teen-hood. As if reading my thoughts, iLuv announces the “iMM153 Desktop Dual Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker for iPod”. Continue Reading

Clocks are cool devices that can be made from nearly anything. Hard Disks are no exception, and at Etsy they have a clock made from a computer hard drive.

From the seller site:

This is a real 3 1/2 in computer Hard drive converted into a desk clock with a quartz drive movement installed. The clock measures roughly 4″w x 6″h, and runs on 1 AA battery, included. It will make a great conversation piece on your desk or a special gift for that geek you know who is so hard to shop for. Since these clocks are made from actual recycled hard drives and circuit boards, condition and model may vary slightly. Handmade in USA.

Interestingly enough, they seem to be looking for all kinds of stuff to convert into clocks, and there are options to choose the clock hands.

Only drawback: the HD doesn’t seem to be Mac OS compatible

Link: Etsy seller stuffmadefromstuff

These Will Return signs are found just about everywhere. They’re favorites of small businesses who need to tell their customers that they’re in the back using the bathroom they’ve stepped out for a quick errand but will return. Here’s an actual clock that is disguised as one of those Will Return signs. Set the time 15 minutes ahead and watch visitors go crazy as they wait for your return. Great for times when you’re minding the store alone and need to use the toilet. Unsure about your return time? The Will Return clock keeps updating the time so you’re never late! Of course you may also be left with no customers…

Will Return Clock – $9.99

Like many of you, my days are structured around a general time by which I try to be in bed and a specific time at which I prefer to awaken. In order to get up in a timely manner, I have to use an alarm. I haven’t ever really given much thought to whether my bedside alarm clock could fulfill functions other than simply making sure that I was jolted out of bed when I needed to be, but the new Altec Lansing moondance GLOW has caused me to realize that there might be more to a bedside device that tells the time, than just having a jarring buzzer.

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Hey sleepyhead, tired of alarms that aren’t loud or persistent enough to wake you from a deep slumber? Try this Danger Bomb Clock. You’ll be presented each and every morning with an explosion sound that is designed to get you up and out of bed (be sure to turn the volume down if you live in an apartment so as to avoid embarrassing Fire Department visits). To stop the bomb you need pull out one code from three. The safety code is randomly reset each morning or until you decide to take the alarm clock outside and run over it with your car. Not recommended for carry on airline luggage.

Danger Bomb Clock – $37.40

iLuv announces one of the first Apple certified dual dock alarm clocks (say that 5 times fast) for iPhone 3G. You can charge two iPhones or two iPods in the included dock (only one dock support iPhone playback though). The integrated alarm clock does what you expect – allowing the user to wake to alarm or tunes on the iPhone or iPod. There is an FM radio tuner with 8 presets and a remote control. The radio will be available in September at a suggested list price of $129

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Here’s another wacky idea for an alarm clock. Or maybe it’s not that far fetched. So far as I can see this one is just a design and you can’t buy it (yet). The way this could work is you insert up to three canisters containing pleasant odors. The the alarm portion of the device lets the scent loose at the appropriate time. Think about lavendar to lull you to sleep. Fresh rainfall during sleep. Skunk to wake you up (I made up the skunk part).

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