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crunchgear.com - 10/16/2008

Japanese alarm clock wakes up heavy sleepers with helicopter engine sound

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Tokyo-based Toyo Trading [JP] is selling an alarm clock in the shape of a helicopter, which wakes up users with a tricky mechanism. Unfortunately, the device is Japan-only at this point. At the preset time, the clock launches a rotor up in the air that keeps on flying around while making ...

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to-conne.co.jp - 10/16/2008

Japanese alarm clock wakes you up with Helicopter sounds

— to-conne.co.jp — Japanese alarm clock wakes you up with Helicopter sounds... (more) Japanese alarm clock wakes you up with Helicopter sounds

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to-conne.co.jp - 10/16/2008

Helicopter Alarm Clock

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gizmodo.com - 10/17/2008

Helicopter Alarm Clock Wakes You to the Sound of Mechanical Death [Alarms]

— gizmodo.com — We can't speak for everyone here, but when dreaming about surfing the galaxy on our robot jet... dog with integrated ice cream machine, the last thing we need is a military chopper waking us up. We don't fear the sounds of this helicopter alarm clock or ... (more) Helicopter Alarm Clock Wakes You to the Sound of ...

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