Alarm Clocks

OK, here's a design related topic...

Why is it that it's so hard to find an alarm clock that looks halfway decent. OK, I know most people will say, "Why would I need something nice? It just has to wake me up in the morning and tell time" True, but certainly a device that's in almost every household bedroom should be given more thought considering how elegantly designed electronic devices such as MP3s and gaming consoles are looking these days huh?

I need a new alarm clock. The one I have now I've used since high school it's super old and the snooze button has almost worn out already.

So now I go online to search and just about all the alarm clocks out there are butt ugly. Not to mention they don't really have the right features. Here's what I'm hoping to find:

1. Nice wakeup sound. Nothing worse then having an alarm sound that makes you jump out of bed. My fiance has one like that. I would wake up clinging to the ceiling. I need a clock that maybe gradually wakes me up.
2. Timer. I've been practicing the 20 minute power nap technique sometimes. It would be nice to have a clock that has a simple timer on it so that I don't have to go through the hassle of resetting the alarm times.
   
3. Snooze. Oh I snooze baby...I snooze. Like my mom, I think it takes me about 40-minutes to 1 hour of snoozing before I can really get up. My dad and brother jumps right up on the first ring. No way I can do that without getting a headache.

Clocks that have these features are SO unbelievably ugly it's like the design is an afterthought. Look at this hideousness. Give it some red lazer eyes, some legs and a leather jacket I think it might save us from annihilation:

Now I DID find a couple clocks that looked cool but didn't have the features. This French company has this cool little clock that let's you tilt the clock to turn the alarm clock on & off. It certainly looks stylish and comes in multiple colors. But I don't think this has snooze:

Now supposingly the granddaddy of cool alarm clocks is this one by Tivoli. I think Tivoli is considered one of those high-end names like Bang & Olufsen where you pay a premium for the style. I like this little retro number but it costs about $199. Heard some great reviews about how great it sounds and all. But that's quite a bit of money for a clock/radio.