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Google Knocker-up: a new Assistant feature that wakes you up with a gentle voice and interacts with you as you get out of your sleepy state. Might be worth a rebranding, though.

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If you're trying to minimize the pain of waking up, a better bet is probably the watch alarms that identify gaps in REM sleep.

I'm sure I remember a mobile app that would connect you with a random user at the appointed time, chat-roulette style (although I think this was voice only, no video).

A bit of Googling has found several chat apps (e.g. Holla, Wakie) but none that specifically mention an alarm feature, but I'm sure I remember it.

It has obvious potential for trolling and abuse, but maybe a premium version, where you pay a small fee for the best 'knocker-ups' could be popular!

I remember this too so I looked it up. It was Wakie, but it seems that they’ve de-emphasized the wake-up call aspect.

Here’s an article from 2014: https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/10/wakie/

Interesting, thanks! I assumed Wakie was the one (from the name) but was confused when I couldn't find any mention of the wake-up feature.

I guess it's one of those ideas that seems fun but has way too much potential for creepiness!

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