I have reinstated the alarm clock. An overlooked mechanism in today’s technologically-synced, your-phone-does-everything world, it tells the time, it wakes you up, it is decentralized from a ...

Millions of people wake up to their iPhone’s alarm every day, and have learned to live with the built-in 9-minute snooze duration. But in iOS 26, you’ll finally be able to choose exactly how ...

Ring is requiring a subscription for more camera and alarm features On March 29th, all new users of the Ring Alarm security system will have to pay for basic features such as arming and disarming ...

Whether you use your phone as an alarm to get up in the morning, like to listen to podcasts or sleep sounds as you drift off, or simply want to be sure the battery is full come morning, a ...

Why it made the cut: Of all the smart alarm clocks out there, this one looks the least like an alarm clock, and that’s a good thing for the design-conscious. For those who want an alarm clock by ...

In 1787, American Levi Hutchens created a mechanical alarm clock with the specific purpose of waking him up every day at 4 AM. He never patented this creation, however.

Q: Sometimes I wake up a minute or two before my alarm is set to go off. Is this normal? And why does my body do this? There’s little research into how common this experience is and why it happens.