As a species, us humans just have a really hard time getting ourselves up in the morning. Whether it be an instinctual habit of receiving as much rest as possible or just an inherited laziness we’ve developed over the generations, we just really dislike getting woken up before we want to be awake.  Just look at some of the alarm clocks we’ve talked about in the past for proof of that.

What human emotion to we need to spur in order to alert ourselves that we must wake up? Anger could work, but also might result in one very broken alarm clock. The Tyrant Clock uses one of the most feared emotions, humiliation. Forget drunk dialing, this is sleep dialing.

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What has now become an iconic image of Web 2.0’s inconsistency, and more specifically, the micro-blogging service Twitter’s lack of up time, the Twitter Fail Whale caused a stir among the tech community when it made its first appearance in May 2008.

Not only is the Fail Whale Twitter’s way of letting users know that the service is experiencing some issues, but it’s slowly introducing itself into pop culture. The now famous illustration by Yiying Lu has made its way into the sculpture form of media with this kinetic Fail Whale sculpture.

Titled “Lifting Up A Dreamer”, the kinetic sculpture was made by Flickr user Hil. The kinetic title basically means that the sculpture incorporates movement. The Fail Whale sculpture bobs up and down, adding both dimension and movement to the original 2D image.

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There is always some latest and greatest scam to help you lose weight, and some do work, they just rid you of every important nutrient your body needs.  However, others you spend money on and they vibrate your fat and that’s where it ends.  Over the years I swear there have been hundreds of these things under all different names and with all different looks.  All claiming to just “melt” the fat right off of you.  I’m sorry, I have never seen fat melt off, but I would most definitely pay to see it.  Sadly, I don’t think vibrating your stomach is going to do the trick.

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Never mind if you’re lost without a GPS navigation system to help you out - the Sat Nag is more than capable of breaking the tension by coming out with some real funny lines. Of course, once you’ve heard them all it gets old pretty fast, but still, the novelty is there.

Press the button on the front and a very well-recorded, patronising woman’s voice will come out with one of a host of hysterical Sat Nav-type commands. With such crackers as: “I know you’re a man, but it’s been 35 minutes now, so can you please admit you’re lost and ask someone the way”; and “In 100 metres turn left. No right, err, no left. Sorry, I never can tell my left from my right”, as well as “In 50 meters I’m going to put on my most annoying voice and say ‘Is your short cut really faster when we get stuck in traffic like this, well, is it darling?” and “In 100 meters I’m going to talk to you in that special voice, which should let you know you’ve upset me in some way that is bound to be your fault”.

I trust you won’t find the £7.99 price point to be an obstacle?

Imagine Cookie Monster from Sesame Street developed an insatiable hunger for coins. Then remove the huggable blue body, add a blockish, unintentionally creepy robotic face for chowing down on metal, and you’ll have something that resembles this Facebank. Created by, who else, but the Japanese, the Facebank is an exceedingly creepy piggy bank given human-like features.

Using a special sensor in the devices’ eyes, the Facebank knows when you’re about to insert a coin into its mouth. When you want to feed it a coin, the gadget’s mouth starts chomping, fueled by a robotic (and hardly silent) motor. Watch as the Facebank slowly digests your money down it’s metaphorical throat hole.

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If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, then these cute little straps for your cellphone are just the way to keep you thinking about your favorite treats. Then again if you’ve recently decided to pick up a diet then carrying one of these around would be slow and unending torture. However, if you don’t mind that part this would be a nice way to dress up your plain electronics. Even if you don’t want it on your cellphone you could toss it onto a keychain instead.

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Maybe next time that bully of yours will think twice before beating you up for your lunch money. If only more geeky children knew the lengths at which they could go for revenge. Vengeance is a beautiful thing sometimes. Especially when it means leaving someone who has made your life hell, wallowing in their own filth. Miserable, anxious, and ultimately, smelly.

This Revenge Toilet Paper is said to be the only toilet roll which will not rip or tear, no matter how hard you try. Well, maybe if your bully is one of those guys that can rip phone books in half they’ll have a chance. But other than that, this toilet paper prank seems like a totally awesome way to get back at the people who have made your life difficult.

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A travel pillow is just that, right? Wrong! Gizoo has added a new twist to an old favorite with the Aromatherapy Travel Pillow.

This inflatable travel pillow combines ergonomic comfort with the healing power of aromatherapy oils for a soothing travel experience that will allow you to reach your destination feeling truly refreshed. This aromatherapy, vapor dispensing travel pillow from travel specialists, Design Go, has a comfortable flat back design and comes complete with an atomizer containing essential lavender oil. Compact and light when deflated, the u-shaped neck pillow fits neatly into a small drawstring bag that can be kept in your pocket, in your glovebox or in your handbag whenever you travel. So, for first class comfort, don’t leave home without your Aroma Snoozer inflatable pillow!

I guess long haul flights in economy class will never be the same again with this £9.95 Aromatherapy Travel Pillow.