The Ramos clocks designed by Paul Sammut require a snoozer to get out of bed and enter a code on a number pad located in another room to silence the alarm buzzer.

Struggle to get up in the morning? The Ramos Alarm Clock on Kickstarter might help; it won't stop beeping until you get up and enter a code.

The clock has three modes: 30-minute sunrise, analog time display, and a seconds counter that uses the full RGB range of the LEDs to light up one for each passing second.

Instead, Make shows you how to build an internet-connected alarm clock using an Arduino and Google. All you'll need is an Arduino Yúnm a touch screen, a USB speaker, and a few cables.