I just use my watch
This is true. Looking more broadly there’s a bunch of industries that have been affected by smart phones.
Here’s just some of the devices you no longer need thanks to I-phone / Androids:
Strictly speaking the replacement for the gameboy is not iPhone / Android.
It’s the Switch / PSP / other similar handheld consoles.
I would love to have that red phone with the number dial though, for decorative purposes :)
Phones are powerful enough to emulate those devices via software
Hard to get a game of bones going with just a smart phone.
I’m sure there’s a dice app that adds the “clickity clack” effects. After that it’s practically the same lol.
While I never use the alarm function, I love having my bedside alarm clock because it has a projector that puts the time on the ceiling. It’s convenient when your bedside table is lower than your mattress
I wish I would have kept my Garfield alarm clock. “Nahhhhh, don’t get up, sleep longer”. Hated getting up, but loved that thing.
I have never trusted my cell phone as an alarm due to my anxiety of if I set the volume correctly or not. I’m rocking my Sony Dream Machine that’s got to be over 20 years old now. Works perfectly, would recommend.
Nice =)
The one alarm clock I’ll never forget was my brother’s promo Surge alarm clock. It would just scream “SURGE” when it went off.
The ideal Surge alarm clock would be an IV that at the right time injects caffeine and sugar directly into your veins.
Consolidation Damage
I just got a new alarm clock and haven’t used my phone since. It’s a bit unreliable, doesnt have a snooze function, and the sound is a shrill cry, but I love her anyway.
All I want is a reliable alarm clock that isnt a fucking app or sony’s bizarre “dream machine” that can’t fucking keep time.
My dad is still using his same one from the
70s80s as far as i know. Yeah you know the one.MREET! MREET! MREET! MREET!
The analog one with 2 bells that never keeps accurate time? Or the horizontal one with the radio and the flappy, rolodex-shaped parts that display the time?
I have that clock that projects the time onto the ceiling. It’s the best!
Me too. Just got it recently. I thought it would be a gimmick and maybe it is. But I love it.
It’s so nice to wake up in the night, barely open one eye, and know what time it is. Once you get used to it, you’ll miss it when you travel. My FIL had a small folding travel one.
I have an alarm clock / noise machine combo and I love it. I prefer a phone-free bedroom to reduce distraction opportunities. I also completely agree that phone wake-up sounds are just far too aggressive. All it takes for me to wake up is having it change from “brown noise” to “ocean waves” and I’m awake immediately.
About a year ago I got one of those alarm clocks that slowly light up to simulate the sun rise, and that’s been a game changer. I wake up so much easier and feel less groggy when I do.
Highly recommend
Also highly recommend gradual nature sound alarm sounds like birds and stuff. Wake up way less grumpy.
I had a pay-as-you-go Nokia from an overseas trip that was perfect as a nonfunctional phone/alarm clock when I got home because it announced the time. Hit snooze at 8am and next alarm it’d say “the time is 8:10” and then do the noise.
I have a Sony Dream Machine CD clock radio. I can wake up to CD’s. It’s pretty cool. I hope it lasts forever.
I am also rocking a dream machine, mine however does not play CDs just Am/FM, which is perfectly acceptable for alarm duty.
Narriator: It broke the next day.
I would actually cry
I never stopped having an alarm clock. It stopped being the alarm but remained the bedroom clock.
