SensorWake alarm clock (Photo : Facebook)
The new SensorWake alarm clock arouses people to sweet smells instead of annoying noises. Sleepyheads can "wake up happy" to pleasant scents such as coffee, croissants, peppermint, money, and even freshly-cut grass.
Sensor Wake has teamed up with Givaudan, a Swiss fragrance producer, according to Venture Beat. While current scents also include seaside and tea tree extract, others will likely follow.
At a set time the selected scent starts whirling around the bedroom, and will wake up the snoozer within 2 minutes 99 percent of the time, according to CNET. That is based on the inventor's experiment with over 100 participants, which used a menthol scent.
SensorWake uses dry-diffusion technology in order to diffuse the different scents. The scent pods contain polymer beads to create a strong scent that will awaken the user.
If users do not roll out of bed after taking in the scents of strawberries and peaches, there is a fail-safe alternative . SensorWake contains a backup audible alarm for heavy sleepers.
The new alarm clock's inventor is Guillaume Rolland, a French engineering student. He decided to invent the high-tech alarm clock because his was "so terrible."
The smart alarm clock's scent pods will have 60 uses, and refills will cost $9 each. Besides that, the clock display of the intelligent alarm clock shows how many uses of the "100 percent recyclable" scent pods are left.
The SensorWake's early-bird model will have six unique scent pods. They include Candy Rush (strawberry and peach candy) and Continental Breakfast (espresso and croissant).
Hopefully the scent of freshly baked croissants or new dollar bills will motivate sleepyheads to hit the floor running. However, it could also possibly cause weight gain. In theory, a pleasant scent could cause an all-day food obsession.
Previous scent-based alarm clocks include Oscar Mayer's bacon clock. It used a scent spray to emit the smell of frying bacon.
The first Sensor Wake units are sold out. Consumers can still spend $87 for a bundled clock and 2-capsule scent pack.
The Kickstarter project has raised over half of SensorWake's $50,000 budget, with about one month left in the crowdfunding campaign.
