Runaway alarm clock
Posted by Matt Dioguardi on October 15th, 2007
According to this article [in Japanese] alarm clocks with special features are becoming more and more popular in Japan. Here’s a picture of a particularly funny alarm clock:

Note the clock has wheels because once it starts buzzing, it will roll off the table onto the floor and begin moving around the room. This is so you can’t turn it off and go back to sleep. Instead you have to get up and chase it around the room!