I don't know about you, but I really don't have any problem waking up in the morning, since a single beep of my alarm clock will get me up and running. However, despite being able to easily get out of bed, I have a tendency to simply... linger around, until about 10 minutes before the moment I have to leave for work, when I suddenly realize how late it is and start doing everything in a hurry.

In order to avoid such problems for people like me (and I'm sure that there are lots of persons out there going through the same situation), a company named Japan Trend Shop is offering the Morning Countdown Clock, a device that will let users know exactly how much time they've got left until a certain moment.

Without a doubt, one of the main effects provided by this unusual alarm clock is represented by the fact that users will get to enjoy a heightened level of awareness, letting them multitask without having to constantly check the clock for your ideal time to leave. Plus, this way, one will not likely linger around and do pretty much everything he or she is supposed to just over the last 10 minutes before leaving the house.

Anyway, let's see exactly what this device is able to do. First of all, users will be able to set two different times: a wake up time, and a departure time. After setting the time, the clock will announce time intervals at the 1 hour mark, 45, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 3, 2, and one 1 minute mark, 30 seconds, 20 seconds, and finally "10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1."

The Morning Countdown Clock from Japan Trend Shop is available in white and blue versions and can be purchased for around 33 US dollars, which can't really be considered an exaggerated price, especially if we are to take into account just how useful this thing might prove to be in the morning.


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