The screen also gradually gets brighter like ... Not only do you get white noise sounds, but there's a digital alarm clock display and soft control buttons. I actually liked this sound machine ...

And you get a clock at the end of it! [hamblin.joe] wanted to do a simple project for kids along these lines, so whipped up a neat design using analog meters to display the time. The build relies ...

As convenient as it might be to use your phone as an alarm clock, standalone alarm clocks come with all kinds of features that can make waking up — or even going to sleep — a little less painful.