A wake up call from a cocky Clocky

When I was a kid, I envied George Jetson his toaster bed, a device that would roust the Space Age cartoon character from sleep each morning and toss him out of the sack, much like a toaster ejecting a piece of bread.

Clocky (not to be confused with the killer doll Chuckie) is much more simple -- and fiendishly annoying, so much so that I can't wait to try it out on my beloved, slug-a-bed daughter the next time she visits.

Here's how it works. Clocky's snooze alarm gives you one chance -- and one chance only -- to snooze for 0-9 minutes after the alarm goes off. After that, Clocky hops off the nightstand and wheels himself (I'm quite it's a male device) around the room, looking for a place to hide like an errant hamster, all the while beeping his cogs off and making sleep impossible. For a paltry $49.99, you will experience the delight of watching your resident cottonhead stagger out of bed and flail around looking for Clocky, pleading for the cold-hearted ticker to PLEASE STOP MAKING NOISE!!! Heh heh heh.

This product was brought to my attention by Matt Freeman, a boffo blogger, faithful reader and superlative writer. To read his blog, go to http://www.blog.mattfreemanwriter.com/ To learn more about Clocky, visit http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html