Divoom Timebox-Evo Pixel Art Speaker 16x16 DIY LED Display Alarm Clock Box

£54.99

Divoom Ditoo-Pro Retro Pixel Art Bluetooth Speaker

£79.99

Designed with a retro vintage feel like many of the old computers and arcade machines we are familiar with, the Ditoo-Pro is an all-around useful little gadget that allows you to listen to your favourite music, create exceptional pixel art and receive your notifications all in one little device.

When winter comes around, it soon becomes tough to rise and shine – because there is no shine! The long dark mornings make waking up early and getting ready for the day an arduous task. But fear not, the Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock with Radio from Groov-e can help you. Groov-e has crafted a sleek and modern looking alarm clock that looks designer. It has a digital interface that is easily navigated with touch control. Fundamentally, it tells the time and it wakes you up, whilst coming with traditional digital alarm clock features such as an FM radio.

We have played with alarms that wake you up with using sound, light and even vibrations but we have never come across something that wakes you up using your sense of smell (here’s me waiting for an alarm clock that wakes you by putting breakfast in your mouth). The Sensorwake Trio from Bescent uses smell, light and sound (a trio of senses) to wake you up in the morning. The box came with the Sensorwake 2 alarm clock, some capsules to get you started and a mains cable and plug.

I am one of those people that if I didn’t have an alarm clock (or 12) I could easily sleep through until the late afternoon; my body seems to have no concept of when it needs sleep and exactly how much it needs, with winter time proving especially difficult.

Batman is the king of gadgets, he is also a massive narcissist, so it only makes sense that the Dark Knight would love something like this. The Lego Batman Alarm Clock from GenieGadgets.com is a Batman LEGO Movie Minifigure Clock that has moving legs, he can either chill and sit on your bedside table, or stand ominously over you until you get up. Push his mask to light up the digital clock face or snooze (Batman would NEVER press snooze) and set the time/date/alarm on his back, under the cape.

The Withings Aura is no ordinary alarm clock. I would hate to use the term “smart alarm” but the Aura truly is packing some brains, with a combination of light, music and a sleep sensor which recognises your optimal time to wake.

Some (extremely strange) people will hear their alarm go off in the morning, wake up instantly and spring out of bed. Normal people like me will have a minimum of three alarms on their phone, all set up to snooze multiple times before they finally drag themselves out of the warm clutches of their bed. Worse still, some morning I not only sleep through my alarms, but somehow manage turn them off in a semi-conscious state. It’s like my bed and my brain are in cahoots to make mornings as difficult as possible.