If you're more likely to take swipe at the snooze button than leap out of bed, then you might have pondered new ways to transform yourself into a morning person. For inventor Winson Tam, this meant ...

It’s easy to hit the snooze button in the morning and roll over when your alarm goes off, but then you often find yourself late for work or an appointment. Now, an innovative smart alarm clock rug ...

The only way to turn it off is to stand on it for at least three seconds. We recruited help from Kathryn Yacovodonato and her 12-year old daughter Libby. Libby doesn’t like getting up in the morning ...

But what if you couldn’t just smack a button, roll over and ignore the impending day? What if you had to physically stand up and even move across the room to hit the snooze button? Ruggie is the ...

It's not enough to hear the chirp of an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning. Alarms that shake to wake you have been around for a long time, and newer ones will even try to pull you out of bed ...

At first, explosion noises or air raid sirens rock you out of bed. But soon enough, you get used to them. And even the hooks in “Hotline Bling” eventually get old, nothing more than an audio trigger ...

VANCOUVER (CBS) -- Have trouble waking up in the morning? This new alarm clock might be a step in the right direction. The Ruggie looks just like a rug, but it has built-in speakers. The alarm only ...

It's not enough to hear the chirp of an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning. Alarms that shake to wake you have been around for a long time, and newer ones will even try to pull you out of bed ...

If you take the time to cruise through Kickstarter, you're bound to find some really incredible inventions that are just shy of full funding and bound for major retail success. It's the perfect ...

An curved arrow pointing right. It's the most funded alarm clock in Kickstarter history! Ruggie is a talking alarm clock that forces you to stand up before turning off. Produced by Maya Dangerfield.

Invented by Winson Tam, Ruggie is a talking alarm clock that forces you to stand up before turning off. Produced by Maya Dangerfield. Video courtesy of Ruggie. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech A ...