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Sleep like a rock, wake up like Iron Man with Sleep.fm

Okay so Sleep.fm, the browser based "social alarm clock" won't actually help you sleep, but it's got a brand new way to wake you up that's straight out of a science fiction movie. In this case it's this past summer's blockbuster hit Iron Man, where Tony Stark's journalist friend wakes up to a local weather report spoken by computer butler Jarvis.

Sleep.fm now offers something similar by waking you up to the local weather conditions and temperature with with a computer-generated voice and soft bell sounds. All you need to … Read more

Head to head, in bed: Snoozester and Sleep.FM

I just saw today two companies that help you wake up. Stay with me, here.

First up: The dumbest idea of the year, Snoozester. You pay a monthly fee or buy credits, and then the system will call your phone and wake you up. That's right: Your phone. That device you keep by the bed. The one with an alarm clock built in to it.

In Snoozester's defense, it will try harder to wake you up that your phone will: There's an option that will force you to indicate you're awake by pressing a specific key. … Read more