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Like, you’d still hate it a _little_, because waking up is the worst, but you’d have fresh-brewed coffee waiting for you inches from your face! That’s the idea behind Barisieur, an alarm clock/coffee brewer hybrid engineered by London-based industrial designer [Josh Renouf](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4amanPDo2s). The base is just an average digital alarm clock — but the important part is what’s resting on top. It looks like a mini version of those chemistry sets nerds play with in movies — you know, when they’re doing “experiments” in their bedrooms instead of developing social skills or whatever. Anyway, here’s how it works, [according to](http://www.psfk.com/2014/07/alarm-clock-doubles-coffee-brewer.html#!bsYioO) PSFK: --- > “” --- Renouf is now in the process of developing the Barisieur for commercial use. The estimated retail price is between £150 and £250 (or around $250 to $420). So basically, this thing wakes you up with the gentle sounds of metal clinking against glass paired with the aroma of coffee. It’s trying to ease you into a state of awakeness rather than aggressively force you into it like most alarms. Plus, it’s a very safe way to wake up to a nice smell. 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