I haven’t used an alarm clock in years, but sometimes I miss hammering on a giant snooze button rather than gently selecting an option on my phone. Sony’s upcoming alarm clock offers that, an iPod dock , and lots more. Sony’s ICF-CL75iP alarm clock has a 7-inch WVGA screen, 1GB of internal storage (and a USB port for more), a retractable iPod dock and an FM radio. It seems kind of excessive to have an extra screen when an iPod or iPhone is sitting right there, but as it plays video too (MP4, Motion JPEG and AVI), maybe you’d like to wake up to a video instead. It’s available for pre-order now from SonyStyle Canada for $200 CAD (about $180 USD at the moment), shipping October 1st

Phillips is hoping to make waking up a more pleasant experience with their new HF3490 Wake-up Light . The device comes with 20 brightness settings that gradually increase in intensity to ease users in to the waking world. For heavy sleepers who require more of a jolt, the alarm also comes with four preset nature sounds and an iPod/ iPhone dock to add some aural stimulation. The Wake-up Light isn’t just good for getting out of bed, but can help users drift off to sleep as well; there is “dusk simulation” mode that gradually dims the light and sounds to send users to the dream world. The Wake-up Light ships on August 22, but it can be pre-ordered now for $199.

Dance, dance to much booty in the, um, wrists? Your fingers have to dance like they’ve never danced before to shut off the alarm. Hope you don’t suck at Tap Tap Revenge. $16. [ Thumbsupuk via OhGizmo via Engadget ]

This is the iLuv iMM153 Desktop Dual Alarm Clock for iPod , which has a bed shaker that is supposed to wake you up better than any alarm. Obviously, these guys haven’t tried this thing with me yet. Like any other alarm clock with dock—compatible with iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod nano 1st to 4th generation, iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod with video and iPod 4th generation—the iLuv iMM153 has built-in speakers and FM radio. Unlike other alarm clocks, however, the iMM153 comes with a small unit that will vibrate to wake you up. At $59.99, it doesn’t look bad, but I will need to daisy-chain a few of those if I really want them to wake me up. [ iLuv ]

I wish this alarm clock —a full replica of Darth Vader ’s head—would would say “Luke! Luke, wake up! Damnit Luke, you whiny one-handed son of a Sith you! WAKE UP!” to get you out of bed. Sadly, its $30 price tag won’t get you James Earl Jones shouting at you like a Marines instructor. Instead, it will play AM/FM radio or act as a speaker for your digital audio player. However, with its glowing red time indicators I like it better than the Darth Vader alarm clock .