The Suspended Animation alarm clock is a truly unique timepiece as it combines “persistence of vision” as well as digital technology to create an optical illusion of the current time, date, as well as messages which your eyes interpret as floating in mid-air. Other than telling the time, you can also have personalized messages appear at selected times for those who love to express themselves. Alternatively, you can always pick from 20 pre-loaded messages. It can be powered via an AC adapter or a trio of AAA batteries, but I suspect most people will rely on the former. In case there’s a power failure, the Suspended Animation alarm clock comes with a memory back-up feature that keeps all your messages safe from a memory wipe. It retails for $45.95 apiece.