If you’ve been mentally scarred by the screeching of cheap digital alarm clocks – or can’t find anything other than the “local” Clear Channel-owned rock station worthy of shaking you out of sleep – Now & Zen offers the “Zen Alarm Clock,” designed to make waking up a much more pleasant experience. “When the clock’s alarm is triggered, the alloy chime strikes just once, reverberating for nearly a minute. 3 1/2 minutes later it strikes again. Strikes become frequent over ten minutes, eventually striking every four seconds until shut off.” Pricey, but considering this is something you use every day, may be worth it for those of you who prefer Tibetan chimes to Sammy Hagar.