Invented by Winson Tam, Ruggie is a talking alarm clock that forces you to get out of bed and stand on the mat to turn it off. Maya Dangerfield contributed reporting on a previous version of this ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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.

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Many of us learn to read clocks at a young age, however, talking clocks eliminate the need to do that entirely. [Alberto] whipped up one of his own, in this case designed with some Halloween ...