At least once a week, I participate in an elaborate race to make it to work before the clock strikes 9 a.m. — and it's all because I hit snooze a few too many times. I used to embody a moody teenager ...

A group of evil geniuses have come together to design Clocky, the alarm clock that knows how bad you are at getting out of bed, and can escape your flailing arms as you lunge for the snooze button.

There are any number of cruel, torturous devices of the variety known as “the alarm clock.” These sinister contraptions are designed to rip you from the arms of your restful slumber, and send you ...