Star Wars Darth Vader Radio Alarm Clock review

“Luke, I am your father” – If that line means nothing to you, you needn’t read any further. This is a radio alarm clock for Star Wars fans.

Shaped like Darth Vader, this radio alarm clock gives you the option of being awoken by a buzzer, the radio or by a Star Wars demo song. It features a digital clock on an LCD screen, which also shows the date and/or the radio station you are listening to.

This radio alarm clock requires 2 batteries, but these are included, so you don’t need to worry about any additional costs, and can be found on several e-commerce websites. We would recommend Amazon, as it is competitively priced, includes free delivery and is a highly reputable company.

Talking Dalek Alarm Clock review

Another alarm clock that doesn’t strictly fit into the “radio alarm clock” bracket, but it proved so popular with our team of testers that we had to give it a mention.

Firstly, we need to mention a couple of small flaws with this alarm clock – the first of those is the clock. It is smaller than on most standard radio alarm clocks, and isn’t particularly easy to see. Also, it requires 4 x AA batteries, which unhelpfully, are not included.

So, onto the upsides, and the biggest plus – it looks like a Dalek! What better way to wake up for a Doctor Who fan than to be “Exterminated!” When the alarm goes off, the head and laser light up and it bellows out one of three catchphrases:

“Exterminate!”

“You would make a good Dalek”

and “You are an enemy of the Daleks, you must be destroyed!”

All in all, this is one for the Doctor Who fans. Not the most functional, but great fun.

Flying Alarm Clock review

We have all done it - you hear the noise of your alarm as you are still basically asleep, you sub-consciously roll over and press the snooze button, same happens again 15 minutes later, repeat 10 times, eventually wake up. PANIC!!

The implications can be huge - late to work and get the sack, miss interview and don’t get new job, miss flight to Malaga and miss your holiday, late to your wedding and get dumped at the alter - it’s all bad!

So, here is the answer. An alarm clock that goes off and doesn’t stop until you are out of bed. And how does that work I hear you ask. Well when the alarm goes off it makes a rather nasty noise that will wake you up - but at the same time one of those kind of helicopter-style rotor things flies off the alarm clock and lands somewhere in your bedroom. The nasty noise does not stop until you have found the rotor and fitted it back on the top of the alarm clock base. By then, of course, you are awake!

You can then go to work, that interview, the airport or the church in plenty of time and live happily ever after!

Get more information on this product at the Firebox website.