An LED Alarm Clock Is Perfect For High Visibility
Anywhere you turn, you’ll find an LED alarm clock. They are everywhere you look. I think the reason is quite simple. They are cheap, easily available and really easy to read. The LEDs come in two popular colors, red and green. Of course, there are other colors available like amber, yellow and blue, but the most popular is red followed by green. Red LED clocks are so bright that you can read them from across the room. They come in sizes up to several inches high. Most LED clocks are simple devices with AM/FM radios and snooze buttons. Some have two alarms for his and hers functions, but most skip this and have only one alarm. You can set the alarm for obnoxious buzzer or the radio. I opt for the radio unless I have a really important meeting and then I’ll go with the buzzer. Nothing is more annoying than finding out you moved the tuning dial off the station and did not wake up on time because the radio was tuned to in-between station static.
If you look around a little, you can find some really innovative LED alarm clock designs. One interesting design I saw was an LED clock inside a block of wood. The clock looked like a plain piece of wood until it lit up. You could plainly see the display behind the wafer thin wood veneer of the front surface. Yep, pretty cool. Another very cool design I saw involved having each digit in its own case connected by fine wires. As such, you could arrange the blocks on your desk any way you like. It is a modern take on the kid’s block toys.
Another step up in coolness and creativity is the scrolling message LED alarm clock. This implementation involves a scrolling marquee that has the option of displaying a series of preprogrammed messages at random intervals between time updates. These LED clocks are also capable of getting news feeds so you can actually get headlines, weather, and time all in one neat package. You can also upload personal messages to the clock so it will greet you with your message of choice. What you do with this LED clock is only limited by your imagination.
