...most talked about #Android app in the last 24hrs was: Winter Wake-up http://t.co/T6gvvwGi... Read More

Just in time for the winter season in the northern hemisphere: An alarm clock application that automatically wakes you earlier in case of frost or snow. Winter Wake-Up from Boondoggle is freely available for both Apple iOS and Google Android devices. The software takes the place of your handset’s native alarm clock and is fully configurable so you can specify how much earlier you want to be woken due to bad winter weather. Loading Picture 1 of 4 The interface is classy and simple to use for setting the clock or early wake-up calls. In fact, Winter Wake-Up has a nostalgic, throwback look to the old clocks that used small panels that flip to show the time. Once set, the app functions as a normal alarm clock, but checks your local weather during the night to see if frost or snow is expected. If either condition looks likely, you’ll be woken up Read More

Just in time for the winter season in the northern hemisphere: An alarm clock application that automatically wakes you earlier in case of frost or snow. Winter Wake-Up from Boondoggle is freely available for both Apple iOS and Google Android devices. The software takes the place of your handset’s native alarm clock and is fully configurable so you can specify how much earlier you want to be woken due to bad winter weather. Loading Picture 1 of 4 The interface is classy and simple to use for setting the clock or early wake-up calls. In fact, Winter Wake-Up has a nostalgic, throwback look to the old clocks that used small panels that flip to show the time. Once set, the app functions as a normal alarm clock, but checks your local weather during the night to see if frost or snow is expected. If either condition looks likely, you’ll be woken up Read More

Just in time for the winter season in the northern hemisphere: An alarm clock application that automatically wakes you earlier in case of frost or snow. Winter Wake-Up from Boondoggle is freely available for both Apple iOS and Google Android devices. The software takes the place of your handset’s native alarm clock and is fully configurable so you can specify how much earlier you want to be woken due to bad winter weather. Loading Picture 1 of 4 The interface is classy and simple to use for setting the clock or early wake-up calls. In fact, Winter Wake-Up has a nostalgic, throwback look to the old clocks that used small panels that flip to show the time. Once set, the app functions as a normal alarm clock, but checks your local weather during the night to see if frost or snow is expected. If either condition looks likely, you’ll be woken up Read More

Boondoggle has taken it upon itself to help solve one of the most common problems people face every year. Every winter, the snow and ice prevents many employees from making it to work on time. How many times have you woken up, looked out the window and was shocked to see your car buried in snow? While you can’t stop Old Man Winter, you can certainly prepare for his arrival with Winter Wake-Up. Winter Wake-Up is a free app for iOS and Android. It’s a very simple and practical application. You set it up like a normal alarm clock, but you specify how much earlier you want to be woken up in the event of frost or snow. This way, you’ll avoid Winter shock, and have a better chance of making it to work. You can also tell the app to not wake you up if you know the weather is Read More

Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to becoming a professional blogger, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. → Learn More This is smart: a new alarm clock application for the iPhone and Android wakes you earlier if it snowed last night. Called simply, “Winter Wake-Up,” the app lets you configure its settings to wake you up earlier than your scheduled alarm depending on weather conditions, with separate settings for both “Frost” and “Snow.” Credit where credit is due, I stumbled across the app not out of necessity (it’s 70 ° F here in Florida), but on the blog at Springwise, which likes to collect interesting things. Although I’ll never have need for the app, I do recall what’s it’s like to have snow and ice and the time it takes to Read More

Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to becoming a professional blogger, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. → Learn More This is smart: a new alarm clock application for the iPhone and Android wakes you earlier if it snowed last night. Called simply, “Winter Wake-Up,” the app lets you configure its settings to wake you up earlier than your scheduled alarm depending on weather conditions, with separate settings for both “Frost” and “Snow.” Credit where credit is due, I stumbled across the app not out of necessity (it’s 70 ° F here in Florida), but on the blog at Springwise, which likes to collect interesting things. Although I’ll never have need for the app, I do recall what’s it’s like to have snow and ice and the time it takes to Read More