Travel Technology - Vibrating Alarm Clocks?

My college-age offspring has been wanting an alarm clock that will awaken only one person in a dorm room, letting roommates slumber until their 10 or 11 AM classes. I've found a vibrating alarm that you clip onto your pillow. Does anyone here have any experience with this or an alternative?

Vibrating Alarm Clock (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14950&item=5706082642&rd=1)

Note: I am not selling these things, this is not intended to be an advertisement.

I doubt this would've worked for me.

As nice as your offspring wants to be to his/her roommate(s), that's a part of college life. Believe me, I had no problems going back to sleep when my roommate's alarm clock went off earlier than mine.

Maybe someone needs to invent a vibrating mattress alarm clock... ;)

Dude, I had a roommate who had to get up at 5 every morning for crew practice. Didn't affect me any, I went right back to sleep.

They have their own website/store (http://www.shakeawake.com/index.cgi?PageToView=catalog&Department=125178&Cartid=98041088539706&Merchant=shakeawake&ExpandedDepts=) as well.

Dear Middle_Seat,

Have you considered an alarm clock that has a flashing light? Although part of the college experience is learning to sleep through about anything, being considerate of a room mate is a nice thing to do.

A vibrating clock wouldn't work for me at all. I need one of those loud, banging, obnoxious alarm clocks or else I'll sleep through anything.

You could also save money on an alarm clock by telling your offspring to drink a bottle of water immediately before going to bed. They'll wake up by 7 guaranteed :) !

You could also save money on an alarm clock by telling your offspring to drink a bottle of water immediately before going to bed. They'll wake up by 7 guaranteed :) !

That DEPENDS. ;) :D

I've found a vibrating alarm that you clip onto your pillow. Does anyone here have any experience with this or an alternative?

Vibrating Alarm Clock (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14950&item=5706082642&rd=1)


I am on my second or third Shake Awake clock. I lost at least one in a hotel room. I use this as my primary (usually only) alarm clock while I am traveling. I use it because I often use earplugs to reduce the noise in a hotel room, air conditioner, traffic, etc. It works great. Never a problem. If you don't shut off the alarm, it will buzz a second time if it needs to a few minutes after you set it.

I'd definetly go for it. It is cheap, easy, reliable, and works for me!

When I was in high school, I developed my atomic bomb alarm clock. It was a simply 110volt timer/switch. I set the time and the switch would send electricity to 3 items. First the light over my head would go on (flash), then my radio would kick in on high volume (blast), then my fan would speed up to maximum, (air displacement). Then I would destroy my room trying to turn it all off. Just like a A-bomb. :)

I've had several college roommates, including a group of 4 guys living in a 2 bedroom apartment for 2 years to lower the cost of rent. During the "training phase," you learn how to live with your roommate(s) and some adjustments take place to make yourself more comfortable. People who do not adjust well do not make good roommates, period.

Some things are important to know:
1) If your roommate is tired enough s/he will sleep through an alarm clock.
2) If your roommate goes to bed early, say 11pm, s/he shouldn't expect you to go to bed at the same time, or to turn off all the lights, or to turn the TV off completely.
3) Be courteous to your roommate, but you are ultimately responsible for your own comfort.
4) If your roommate cannot sleep through noise now, s/he never will be able to if you try to accomodate him/her as you would a guest.

Personally, I can wake up to a vibrating phone alarm MOST of the time, but there are some nights, especially when free pizza was involved at midnight the night before, when I need more of an alarm than that. You know when you go to bed what kind of an alarm you will need in the morning.

Personally, I can wake up to a vibrating phone alarm MOST of the time, but there are some nights, especially when free pizza was involved at midnight the night before, when I need more of an alarm than that. You know when you go to bed what kind of an alarm you will need in the morning.

The ShakeAwake is MORE than any vibrating phone I have ever felt!

I use my V600. The phone works great as a vibrating alarm clock.

I'm a very sound sleeper. I'm always looking for the most annoying, cacauphonous alarm clock I can find. When I was in high school I often used three alarm clocks, with cascading times.

In college I had an instructor who was hearing impaired. I learned about the vibrating alarm clocks around that time and borrowed his for a couple of nights to try out. The under pillow vibrating one didn't do a thing. It was actually a pleasant, relaxing buzz. The other was comprised of a bar (approx 18") that was placed under the mattress, princess in the pea style. At the designated time, it would buzz, shaking the mattress. The problem was that I don't use an inner-spring mattress, so this thing didn't work for me, with my platform bed setup.

The Bed Buzz Ultimate Alarm Clock (http://www.shakeawake.com/index.cgi?PageToView=catalog&Department=125178&Cartid=30081089174403&Merchant=shakeawake&ExpandedDepts=) sounds interesting. It ma do the trick for bumps on a log like me...

Anyway, that's my experience with the vibrating clocks. While the two I tried out before didn't do the trick, I'm not ruling them out after seeing this Bed Buzz that claims to rouse even those of us who are "morning impaired." We may have to see...

My college-age offspring has been wanting an alarm clock that will awaken only one person in a dorm room, letting roommates slumber until their 10 or 11 AM classes. I've found a vibrating alarm that you clip onto your pillow. Does anyone here have any experience with this or an alternative?

Here's my suggested alternative, for the roommates:

http://www.howardleight.com/

College students who can't sleep because of their roommate's alarm clock(s) simply aren't motivated enough.