Useful Information About Alarms by Richard Romando
... flashlights, touch screen functions, talking calendars and many other things. They are trendy, functional and they are everywhere. The use of alarms has increased so much and has become so indispensable that we even have alarms that go off in our cell phones, TVs, and other electronic gadgets. Alarms come in different types for different purposes. You have bedside alarm clocks, fire alarms, and home and burglar alarms. There are a huge number of models available in each of these categories.

Talking Gadgets For The Visually Impaired - Simplifying Life by Anmol Taneja
... These are a list of talking gadgets such as a talking microwave oven, talking measuring mugs, cook books on tape and a host of other talking cooking gadgets such as a container that makes a sound when the liquid is boiling or a cup that sounds an alarm when it is nearly full. Talking gadgets do not really mean that the gadgets talk English or something. The gadget just has to emit a sound that alerts the visually impaired person of an impending occurrence.

Putting it All Together: The search for a Pocket PC Phone by Michael A. Keenan
... For the last year and a half I had used my HP iPAQ 2215 for everything from a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), an e-book reader, an MP3 player, a photo wallet, an alarm clock, a mobile web browser(utilizing a compact flash wifi card), among many other things. Trying to cram a phone in to all of this seemed overwhelming, but curiosity - and my need for a new gadget - got the better of me. My search was twofold - look for a new mobile phone and a new provider.

Technology Has Not Forgotten The Visually Impaired – Gadgets Are Made To Help Visually Impaired by Anmol Taneja
... Apart from these high-tech gadgets for the visually impaired there are the day-to-day cooking gadgets such as the talking thermometer that can set off an alarm when the temperature of the food is just right or the measuring cups that do the same when the right level has been reached and our visually impaired friends have found companions in the elderly who like to share the gadgets that have been designed especially for themselves.

10 Small Things To Take On Your International Trip by Fred Tittle
... 2 Alarm clock, been to many times that the morning call was missed in small hotels & guesthouses, also you can sleep in airports, train stations and bus stations and you will never miss your connection. If you bring an air mattress and beach ball (I bet you though I carry them for the pool) for the occasions of late flights and cancelled trains. Yes everyone else will be jealous of you especially if you snore like a bear! 3 Compass, walking around town it will get you headed back in the ...

SAT Test Day: The Night Before and Morning Of by Karl Schellscheidt
... Here’s my advice on bedtime: if you’re in the habit of going to bed around 11 o’clock, don’t go to bed at 8 o’clock the night before the SAT test. If you’re anything like me, you’re going to wind up starring at the ceiling for hours feeling frustrated. Rather, you should aim to go to bed about 1 hour before you normally would on a school night. Also, remember to set you alarm early enough so that you comfortably have time to get ready for the exam.

Nokia 2652 Review by Nicolas Fogelholm
... ApplicationsBeing an low-end phone, the 2652 comes with only basic Series 40 phone features such as calendar, calculator, alarm clock, countdown timer and stopwatch. The 2650 had 3 games. Phone bookYou can store up to 250 names in the phone book. You can enter to 5 numbers for a name, which are primary, mobile, home, office, fax. E-mail address, web site url, post address and text note can be set as extra information to a number. OrganizerYou can store upto 100 entries such as meeting, ...

Ten Things You Can Do on Most Cellphones by Varun Krishnan
... 1.AlarmMost mobile phones come with a built in alarm feature which is very useful for people on the move or even you can begin your day with it.I personally have been using my mobile phone as an alarm for the past two years. 2.CalculatorYou can use the small calculator in your phone to do small math when you are on the move. 3.Send messages to a group of peopleSome phones have provision for organising your contacts into Distribution lists.So you can send a particular SMS to all phone ...