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For Some,
Hitting the
Snooze Button
Has Benefits

NEW STUDY

Oct 20, 2023 10:26 AM CDT

For Some, Hitting the Snooze Button Has Benefits

Small study finds snoozing past alarm can alleviate sleep inertia without much loss

(Newser) - There's a good chance you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock this morning. It's a common habit and, though little understood, may actually help you wake up, according to new research. In a survey of more than 1,700 people, researchers found almost 70% routinely hit...

Finally, an
Alarm Clock
That's Good for
Something (Coffee)

Jun 1, 2016 8:56 AM CDT

Finally, an Alarm Clock That's Good for Something (Coffee)

Barisieur is designed to 'stimulate the senses'

(Newser) - How soon after waking up do you like your morning coffee? If your answer is "before I wake up," then the Barisieur may be for you. The "designer coffee and tea alarm clock" will gently rouse you from your slumber with the sounds and aroma of coffee...

Hunter Wakes Up to Black Bear Chewing on His Head

Oct 7, 2015 6:57 PM CDT

Hunter Wakes Up to Black Bear Chewing on His Head

Worst. Alarm Clock. Ever.

(Newser) - A hunter camping in central Idaho endured the worst alarm clock nature could devise when he woke up to a black bear biting his head. Idaho Fish and Game officials said in a statement Wednesday that 29-year-old Stephen Vouch of Boise had been hunting bighorn sheep with friends and awoke...

Is This the World's
Most Perfect Alarm Clock?

tech review

Jun 12, 2011 6:34 PM CDT

Is This the World's Most Perfect Alarm Clock?

Lark alarm 'works like a charm,' writes Katherine Boehret

(Newser) - The only thing worse than waking up for work is being jarred awake by the sound of your partner’s alarm clock ... well before you actually need to get up. The new Lark alarm clock and sleep sensor solves that problem, as long as you don’t mind shelling out...

Happy New Year!
iPhone Alarms Fail

Jan 1, 2011 11:34 AM CST

Happy New Year! iPhone Alarms Fail

Not a great way to start off 2011

(Newser) - If you use your iPhone as an alarm clock, 2011 might have gotten off to a late start for you this morning. One-time iOS alarms failed around the world, Macworld reports. Twitter rumblings were picked up by blogs like Engadget and TiPb , and Jason Snell confirmed the problem for Macworld,...

Sleepy Golfer DQ'd
for Missing Pro-Am
Tee Time

Aug 25, 2010 4:59 PM CDT

Sleepy Golfer DQ'd for Missing Pro-Am Tee Time

Jim Furyk blames cellphone alarm for tardiness

(Newser) - Jim Furyk is the most newsworthy golfer of the day— sorry, Tiger —for something he didn't do: show up for his pro-am tee time. The third-ranked player's cellphone died overnight, and with it, his alarm, reports the Newark Star-Ledger . He overslept, but not by much, and was just 5...