Secret Agent Pistol Alarm Clock

Pull the trigger and the Secret Agent Alarm Clock projects the time onto a wall or ceiling for 30 seconds. That is the whole appeal: checking the hour becomes a small piece of bedroom espionage. The pistol shape is not exactly subtle bedside decor, but subtlety is hardly the assignment here. This suits the friend who enjoys an unnecessarily theatrical way to do something ordinary, especially if that ordinary thing is finding out how late they are.

There is an alarm behind the joke, too. It vibrates, can sit under your pillow to buzz you awake, and includes a snooze button for postponing your next mission. Anyone shopping for a friend who enjoys novelty gadgets will get more from it than a stubborn oversleeper hoping for a serious fix. You will also need to supply two AAA batteries, so include those if you want the recipient to try the projection straight away.