I have written about muPass – a system uses mobile phones to send ringtones to ordinary household items – before in this article. Yesterday Sammy announced a new product compatible with the muPass system – and this one seems more useful to me than a baby mobile or a singing cooker!

The M-Stock is an alarm clock and muPass allows you to change the alarm sound by sending it ringtones from your phone via infrared. According to the company’s press release, there are now over 4000 ringtones available that are compatible with muPass.

The main drawback with the product is its price – at an RRP of 7,350 – 8,925 yen ($63 - $76), it’s not cheap for a fairly basic alarm clock. Are consumers really prepared to pay such a premium for the novelty?

# posted by Jan Kuczynski @ 9:13 am