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 do is drop in your zip code and what time you want. It lets you stack up as many alarms as you wish, and they'll play as long as you've got that browser tab up and running.
Going forward the service plans to offer a call-back service that lets you delegate certain alarms as phone calls, so you'll be able to get it beamed to your handset in case you've got one of the few cell phones without its own alarm feature. It could also be a fantastic way to get out of an awkward blind date.
You can now choose to be woken up by the weather conditions of any zip code you choose with browser based alarm system Sleep.fm.
(Credit: CNET Networks)
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.
Sleep.FM: Wake me when it's over
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. It can also send you appointment reminders.
Next: Sleep.FM, the social network of sleep. Say what? You tell it when you want to get up, and your friends can send you audible greetings for alarm tones. No friends? It's still a nice Web-based alarm clock, which, as readers noted when I crowned Webware's Official Alarm Clock, is a pretty flagrant waste of energy.
Seen at: TechCrunch 40 event.
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