Clocky Est Arrivé

Two years ago the shag hit the floor. This time it wasn't carpeting but rather an alarm clock with wheels that ran away from the user. Clocky was developed by MIT student Gauri Nanda. In December we heard that the prototype had moved from the Alpha to Beta version and finally into production. Clocky was in commercial production with a promise that the runaway alarm clock would make it off the nightstand of the tech-loving cult and into the mainstream. On a recent trip involving air travel we found the promise had come true. Clocky was there, right there. Alongside foam staircases for elderly cats to get up to the couch, electronic "spy" ears, ubiquitous bug vacuums, and the best trouser racks you've ever seen, we found our locally born and bred alarm clock friend; Clocky. On page 41 of the SkyMall catalog we found Clocky (aka the "runaway alarm clock") as we browsed the seatback publication, as we often do to kill the time waiting on the tarmac for the flight to make liftoff (somewhat ironic that we spotted Clocky while trapped in a stationary position).

Seriously – you'll find the pet staircase on page 38, trouser rack on page 39, bug vacuum on page 42, and, as pictured from the SkyMall catalog, Clocky on page 41. You have to browse all the way to page 85 for the electronic ear.