Do you have a hard time waking up like I do? TK takes us though a simple Arduino setup that creates a sunrise alarm to help you wake up to a simulated sunrise.

If you want to make your own, Instructables user Paranoid Legend shows you how to build one with an Arduino. The alarm clock is made using a Arduino Mini and a TFT screen.

Dejan Nedelkovski has built a stylish DIY touchscreen Arduino music player and alarm clock which has been created using a folded piece of sheet metal to provide a minimalist yet clean enclosure to ...

Droplet and StackAR, developed by MIT’s Media Lab, allow users to set timers or program an Arduino using light-based communication. By pressing the tool against a screen, flashes of light can ...

However, if you’re just looking to catch a sandwich thief at work or a cat spilling over all you water bottles, then Make shows you how to build an alarm system with an Arduino and a USB camera.

The programmable timer features and up counter, down counter, and point accumulator that can be programmed manually using only one on-board button, or digitally with your Arduino or Raspberry Pi.

This Arduino-based Pomodoro timer project also uses this 25-minute cycle. Once you push the button to start the timer, it will run for 25 minutes, display a count-up timer and a "Study time!" ...