I offer you what may well be the greatest alarm clock ever...

It is call the SnūzNLūz. Basically, it is a WiFi/WPA clock radio. The hook is that as part of the set-up you enter banking info and then pick a group you *really* LOATH and you pick the amount of money you want to donate (in $10 increments).

When your alarm goes off, you either get up...or hit the Snooze button. However, once you have it set up, any time you hit the snooze button, you donate money to someone you hate. How wonderful is that. From their marketing material:

Common Usage Suggestions!
Are you a butcher? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to PETA
Are you a republican? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the ACLU!
Are you a land developer? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the Wilderness Society!
Enjoy your freedom? (Blue state version) Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the GOP. or
Enjoy your freedom? (Red state version) Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to MoveOn.Org
Are you a hippie? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the American Coal Foundation.

It is *way* too good an idea. I wonder if I can hack it such that ones I give as gifts are preconfigured to donates their funds to...er...me. It is even pretty good if you "give" to companies you actually like. I wonder if the ABAA would like to get a donation every time certain booksellers decided to sleep in... I know what I am getting my family at the next cycle of gift-giving holidays....