Earphones + Alarm Clock = EARINALM

Serkan Toto

Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

What do you get when you combine earphones with an alarm clock? You get the EARINALM [JP], an invention from Tokyo-based crap gadget maker Thanko. The idea here is to let the alarm wake you up when you fall asleep in the train listening to music, with your earphones on.


Apart from the alarm function, the EARINALM also offers a stop watch and calendar function.

Thanko already started selling the earphones in its Japanese online store. If you’re interested but live outside Japan, contact Thanko partner Geek Stuff 4 U or online service Flutterscape to get an EARINALM shipped to you (price in Japan: $37).