Sonic Boom Alarm Clock – Hit the Floor Running!

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Summer is a sweet memory and the Fall is now in full swing. The worst part about it, is getting the crew used to waking up early on those dreaded school days. I find myself trudging up and down the halls doling out 5 minute warnings like a living snooze bar. It gets old fast. If only there was an alarm clock that I could rely on to get everyone up on time… because then, I could just sleep in!

Checkout The Sonic Boom Alarm Clock, this more than capable clock has everything you’ll need to get almost any solid sleeper up, and out of bed, and not just for school either. Sure, the 113 decibel tone (and volume) adjustable alarm, with the available super shaker bed vibrator,  will help you start getting ready on time, but this nifty clock with also allow you to connect a lamp that will flash with the alarm, and it can connect with signalers to alert you to things like your baby crying, the doorbell, or even the telephone ringing.

The Sonic Boom’s test function allows you to check out which combinations of sound, flashing lights and vibrations will be most effective in jolting your butt out of bed, and the snooze settings will let you drift back off, for up to a half an hour, and then torture you all over again. So if you, or someone you love, is hard of hearing, or simply sleeps like they’re comatose,The Sonic Boom Alarm Clock may be just what you need. Get yours at amazon.com with the Super Shaker included, for right around 82 bucks. My mornings just got a whole lot better.
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This Drone with Arms Can Turn a Valve

Drones can shoot you down and kill you, so they can be pretty scary. Well, they are about to get scarier. Drones that have arms, like this one could be a whole new danger.

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This “armed” drone from Christopher Korpela, Matko Orsag, and Paul Oh, of Drexel University and the University of Zagreb is able to use its grippers to turn a valve. Sure that has a lot of practical uses that could help humanity. But THIS DRONE HAS ARMS. IT OPENS DOORS! If you hide, it will just open every door until it finds you. It won’t stick to just opening your bottles and jars.

What else could drones with arms do? Pick you up and carry you off for one thing. They could also wield weapons and come flying at you with sticks and knives. Please folks, dis-arm these drones.

[via IEEE Spectrum via Time]

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The Many Ways We're Using Mutant Mosquitos to Eradicate Disease

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Mosquitos suck. It’s not just because of those itchy red bites we all get in the summer, either. Mosquitos suck because they’re the deadliest animals on the planet, and none of our classic strategies from combatting the threat seem to be working. That’s why we’re turning the mosquitos against themselves.

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Argentina Is Using Drones to Hunt Down Tax-Evading Mansions

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Officials in Argentina had a sneaking suspicion about property tax evasion, so they sent sent out some camera-equipped drones to look at a mostly-vacant part of town. What’d they find? Oh, just 200 luxury houses that hadn’t been registered, according to the Telegraph. That’s pretty flagrant.

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Apple: iPhone 6 Plus Won't Bend Under Normal Use, Only 9 Complaints So Far

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Hot on the heels of an internet uproar over the apparent bendability of the iPhone 6 Plus, Apple is telling us all to just calm down: CNBC Tech says the company has only heard nine complaints so far about bendy phones, and Apple says that under normal everyday use, they’ll hold up just fine.

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Instagram's Hyperlapse app gets a sped-up selfie mode

Regular selfie vids just won’t cut it anymore. We live in the age of Hyperlapse after all, and now Instagram is offering the high-speed option for that front-facing cam. With a new update to its standalone iOS app, the filter-driven outfit allows you…