After watching the Oscars last night, we awoke this morning inspired by cinema. Awards season always gets us feeling nostolgic and we're compelled to re-watch some of our favorite movies. Obviously the Star Wars Trilogy falls into that category, with one of our favorite characters being Darth Vader. Not sure if everyone wants to bring a Sith Lord into their home (he does bring a strong element of black into any decor), but here's a selection of alarm clocks with the Emperor's righthand man as the focus. That way, you'll never have to hear "I find your lack of faith time disturbing". More

Alarm clocks are slowly but surely becoming our favorite items. Everywhere we go we immediately hit up the clock section to find the newest and coolest alarm clock. We seem to be favoring super modern or really retro clocks — just because they are tech doesn't mean they have to be ugly. More

Q: I was browsing through a friend's TUMBLR account and saw this wonderful blue LED alarm clock. Does anyone know who makes it? Or better yet, where I can purchase one? I can't seem to find the name or a seller...help! More

Looking to add a touch of steampunk to your desk or home office without going overboard? TecoArt offers a bunch of cool clocks, pen holders, and more whimsical creations that were made from computer hard drives and other tech relics. More

Have an idea for a product, but don't know how to go about bringing it to life? Send it in to Quirky, a company that works like a crowd sourced R&D lab. They take your idea to the masses, posting it on their site and then asking the public to vote on whether or not it should be realized. Get enough votes and Quirky's team of product designers tweak your concept into reality. Once they've got a working model, they wait to get enough pre-orders in to mass produce it. The original idea maker gets a cut of sales.

Quirky already has a nice roster of tech accessories and tools that will make you think, why didn't I think of that? More

After yet another morning where my love of the snooze button undermined plans for a productive day, the need for a new alarm clock became all too apparent. Since it seems like my muscle-memory for hitting the snooze button kicks in before I am awake enough to fight it, the idea of a clock designed to escape from me while still beeping is becoming ever more attractive. Thankfully, Guari Nanda understands the ugly lure of the snooze, and keeps offering new versions of a runaway alarm clock. More

We've talked about 10 Awesome Alarm Clocks before, but we're pretty sure none of them were vintage. We know how important recycling and reusing is, so we're making an effort to purchase used items. What better place to start than awesome vintage alarm clocks? More

Clocks are a popular decorative accessory these days, but is anyone other than our President using old-fashioned grandfather clocks? The Oval Office grandfather clock (image 1), made around 1800 by prominent Boston furniture makers, has graced that august room since 1975, lending a kind of cozy gravitas to the space. But what exactly is a grandfather clock? Let's take a look at the history of these clocks and the bizarre story behind their name. More

The humble watch, more fashion statement than time piece in this day and age. Seemingly reviled in this day and age of cell phone and other internet connected devices. Yet, the simple elegance of a time piece, even something as complex as Suunto Dive computer, is something which we find soothing. The watches foremost function is telling time, and we think it still has a place when your cell phone has an even more accurate cesium cell tower clock feeding it the time. More

We've recently noticed two different implementations of the beloved FlipClock. One is for Mac computers and one is a real flip clock with the time in full text, setting it apart from some of the other flip clocks that we've seen. The real flip clock is cool, but given that Karlsson makes it, you can expect it to cost a pretty penny. The screen saver flip clock is free! More