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An alarm clock that listens to morning yells

We’ve all woken up bleary-eyed, messy-haired and entirely unsure where we are or what we’re supposed to be doing. “What day is it?” you mumble to nobody in particular, and your stupid old alarm clock blinks back at you silently. Not so with Sandman’s Alexa-infused Doppler slumberbuster. As well as asking it the time, you can use pretty much all the usual Alexa skills, including turning off the lights as soon as you’re tucked up in bed so you don’t have to risk a bump in the night. And with six USB ports built in, it’ll also charge your phone, your smartwatch and anything else you’ve got laying about. US$119 / paloaltoinnovation.com