Alarm Clocks
Do you remember having to actually set an alarm clock before going to sleep? When was the last time you did that? 2005? Maybe 2007? Since the modern age of smartphones began, the use of physical alarm clocks have passed faster than anyone could have predicted. This common product was perhaps one of the most important in any household, and it disappeared with the blink of an eye.
A little known fact, the first modern alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787! Hutchins was a resident of Concord, New Hampshire who had trouble waking up at 4AM every morning. The first mass produced alarm clock was assembled in France almost 60 years later. Too bad they haven’t set their alarm clocks beforehand.