Fastcompany iconFastcompanySep 7, 2026 ~1 min source read

This 3D-printed alarm clock has an arcade-style snooze button

This alarm clock is almost comically easy to snooze once, but much harder to ignore a second time. Endothermal Systems] The CinderClock is a 3D-printed alarm clock with a big, red 10-millimeter (0.4-inch) arcade button on top that designers sized so you can hit it without aiming.

This 3D-printed alarm clock has an arcade-style snooze button

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This alarm clock is almost comically easy to snooze once, but much harder to ignore a second time.

Endothermal Systems] The CinderClock is a 3D-printed alarm clock with a big, red 10-millimeter (0.4-inch) arcade button on top that designers sized so you can hit it without aiming.

"I use CinderClock myself every day," says Aknazar Arysbek, founder of the hardware development studio Endothermal Systems, which designed the clock.

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This alarm clock is almost comically easy to snooze once, but much harder to ignore a second time. Endothermal Systems] The CinderClock is a 3D-printed alarm clock with a big, red 10-millimeter (0.4-inch) arcade button on top that designers sized so you can hit it without aiming. "I use CinderClock myself every day," says Aknazar Arysbek, founder of the hardware development studio Endothermal Systems, which designed the clock.

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  • In snooze mode, however, the options for turning it off are increasingly challenging, like pressing the button three times at least half a second apart, repeating a random sequence using the front...

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"I stopped using my phone for alarms and it has been great.

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