I have used my iPhone as a timer when I was cooking something a bunch of times. I also use the iPhone as my alarm clock and my watch and I bet lots of you do as well. iHome has a new speaker dock that has a clock, kitchen timer and other cool features for the iPhone and iPod.

The device is called the iP39 Kitchen Timer and FM Alarm Clock Radio Speaker System for iPhone/iPod. The thing has one of the longest product names ever. What you get is an upright stainless and black looking speaker dock that fits in with most modern kitchens.

Back during CES, iLuv was showing off a cool new speaker dock for the iPhone called the App Station. The cool part about the speaker dock was that it used a free app to turn the iPhone into a digital alarm clock.

The speaker dock can also be used to playback audio from movies or for VoIP sessions. The iMM190 was supposed to have shipped last month at a price of $129.99 but it never debuted.

Let’s face it, standard clock technology is not enough to get you out of bed. What we need is bed shaker technology. If sound alone can’t wake you up, maybe you should check out this brand new iPhone/iPod alarm clock that will wake you up with vibrations. iLuv’s iMM178 Vibe Plus.

It’s like being in a seedy hotel, with one of those shaking beds that you have to put quarters in, but you won’t need any quarters thanks to a small device attached to the Vibe Plus that iLuv calls a bed-shaker. Just put that shaker under your pillow, set the alarm to activate up to 10 days in advance or on a weekly schedule, and you are good to go.

Meet cylinder-head Stormtrooper and Darth Vader. No they aren’t lamps, despite those heads, they are actually speakers…We aren’t sure why they have the lamp head. We only know that these things are a real disturbance in the force.

Just plug in your mp3 player and play your tunes, while pondering over those huge heads. They don’t even have alarm clocks. I think now we have officially seen everything Star Wars. Hey, they also have round bellies. That ain’t right.

Vodafone has announced a pair of handsets they are calling the cheapest mobile phones in the world. Both handsets, the Vodafone 150 and the Vodafone 250 are aimed at emerging markets and are manufactured by Chinese vendor TCL.

The Vodafone 150 will be just $15.00. You get a basic phone with a 1 inch 96 x 64 monochrome display, polyphonic ringtones, dual-band GSM, a currency converter, an alarm clock, 2 embedded games and a built-in “torch”. No camera but it does give you voice calls and SMS and a built in mobile payment service.

If you’ve ever wanted to wake up the dark side, now you get your wish with the Darth Vader Shadow alarm clock. It seems like a typical alarm clock, but when it’s time to wake you up it casts the dreaded shadow of Darth Vader on the wall of your room.

Not sure if that will wake you or if you will think it’s just another geek dream though. The clock is battery operated and has a snooze button as well. Just $27.

As usual Oregon Scientific has outed some new products at this years CES. First there’s the $129.99 i.wakeup Sunrise Clock arriving in February, that simulates dawn’s early light. More specifically it uses “gentle light to help users wake up naturally without the usual disturbing sounds of a blaring alarm.”

The company is also introducing two new Appliance Managers. One is an advanced wireless version for $79.99 to help users keep an eye on how much energy up to eight appliances are using. The second is an individual version for $29.99 that keeps track of just one.

Pure is known for unusual and elegant radios. Unfortunately they have not been available in the US. Well, now Pure is correcting that oversight with five WiFi radios. There’s the Sensia, shown above which features a 5.7-inch touchscreen, an oval enclosure and access to the Pure Lounge: a portal that gets you into internet radio stations, Twitter and Facebook. There’s also an auxiliary input jack. All for $349.

The $449 Sirocco 550 is like a mini boombox with the WiFi radio capabilities, a USB socket, iPhone and iPod compatibility, a CD player and an SD expansion slot. There’s also the $139 Siesta Flow alarm clock radio and the $249 Oasis Flow, which is rugged and waterproof.

Older readers might remember the PyramidTalk clock which verbally announced the time and other information. Seiko was selling the clock in the 80′s and people loved it. Well, now consumers in Japan can get an updated version.

Just press the top of the PyramidTalk once to hear what time it is and a blue LED light will come on. If you press it twice, the radio wave clock will verbally tell you the date, temperature and humidity and it’s also an alarm clock.

Everybody hates alarm clocks. So most of us wouldn’t pay $49.99 for an alarm clock. But what if it had the ability to display pictures, a media card reader and 128MB of internal memory? That might be worth the money.

The Insignia Dual Alarm Clock Radio does just that while still keeping up with its alarm clock duties. It will display digital pictures on its 3.5-inch display. The only thing missing is an audio-in jack to turn it into a speaker. That would have really sold me.

It must be hard for Jedis to find alarm clocks that match their lifestyle. Not anymore. Check out this alarm clock. The Pocket Size World Time Travel Alarm Clock not only looks like a lightsaber, but it also packs in a calendar, Timer, Temperature display and a 3 LED flashlight.

It will clip right on your Jedi belt and no one will even know. They’ll just think you have an extra lightsaber. Only $14.99. Using the force only gets you so far. A Jedi still needs to know the time.

Check out these “Prank Pack” fake gift boxes. Great way to pull a prank on those you love this holiday season. Just be careful, they might get mad enough to throw punches. I know I would be pretty pissed off if I thought I was getting some sweet coffee mugs with built-in walkie talkies, only to open the box to find socks or some other crappy gift. So be warned, anybody who pulls this with me is in for a world of hurt. You don’t mess around with a man’s hopes and dreams.

Also available are: Beer Beard: Sneak beverages into sporting events under a fake beard, Birdie Belt: GPS rangefinder, belt, and buckle with integrated tools and tee storage, Noggin’ Net: Hat that doubles as a fishing net, Motorized Rolling Pin: 1/16-horsepower motorized rolling pin and the Wake & Bake Griddle: Combination alarm clock and breakfast griddle.

Oregon Scientific is no stranger to weather stations with built-in alarm clocks and such, but their latest release should please environmentalists as well since it’s solar-powered.

This one features a detachable solar panel so you can harness the sun’s rays and juice up the internal battery whether the sun is shining or not. There’s the $69 Oregon Scientific +ECO Solar Weather Clock or the $99 Oregon Scientific +ECO Solar Weather Station.

Do you really want to be jarred awake by this thing? I mean, look at it. It has a huge hammer just waiting to ring that bell. But if you are a wrestling fan, maybe that’s just how you want to start your day.

The Wrestling Bell Alarm Clock will continue to ring at the set time until you wake up and shut it off. Or until you roll over and put your spouse in a full Nelson or a figure-four leg lock. Either way you’ll be awake and ready to face your day.

This is one of the more interesting alarm clock concepts we’ve seen lately. Designed by Henrik Amberla, the innovative design of the Milky Way serves two functions.

It functions as an alarm clock of course, but it’s also a nice piece of art. Want to activate the snooze function? Just turn the device. Setting the clock and the alarm is as easy as doing another turning motion. The Milky Way Alarm Clock is only a concept right now sadly.