CHICAGO, March 20 (UPI) -- Among the plethora of new offerings at the International Housewares Show Sunday in Chicago was the Wake and Shake alarm clock.
This dandy little device from ClearSounds Communications Inc. for the inveterate oversleeper is made up of a vibrating pad that shakes one awake. If that doesn't do the trick, an audible alarm also sounds and a bright strobe pulsates.
Literally hundreds of thousands of items are on display at the annual paean to consumerism, which runs through Tuesday at McCormick.
Other items making their debut are:
-- The Share Chair from Ridgemoor Industries Inc., a single armchair when assembled that breaks down into four benches that seat eight.
-- Thermopoint Technology Cookware from Ballarini North America/Epoca Inc., which uses pigment on the flame guard of the handle to let a cook know when the pan is at the right cooking temperature.
-- The Airider floating vacuum from Air Rider Systems Ltd., which floats about an eighth of an inch off the ground.
