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Article: Time's up for our trusty alarm clock as mobile phone rings the changes; But improved technology won't spell the end for the wristwatch.
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- August 27, 2009
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Byline: David Williamson
JUST as we no longer keep a caveman-era club beside us at night to fend off wild beasts, many of us are throwing the alarm clock across the bedroom for the final time.
In an example of digital Darwinism, the mobile phone is replacing the alarm clock.
A recent survey of nearly 1,500 people found 82% owned a mobile phone, with more than half using it as an alarm clock.
Even the most basic phones can be set to ring at an appointed time and, unlike traditional clocks, there is no "tick" to keep light sleepers awake, ...