If you’re a fan of tiny gadgets, chances are you’re lazy. I don’t mean the surfing-for-nekkid-pictures-all-day-at-work type of lazy, rather you’re probably the kind of person who doesn’t like lugging huge gadgets around because your spaghetti arms aren’t quite al dente enough to handle the extra 10 ounces. Either that or you’re worried the extra quarter inch of the iPod in your front pocket will make you look fat. I don’t know; you’re the one with the unnatural fixation on your brother.

Hey, don't squeeze the Charmin.Anyway, if you find yourself to be that extra lazy sort of person who wants to have your music up close and personal at bedtime, but refuse to crane your head in the general direction of your stereo, then the SoftSpeaker Pillow Speaker may be just the right shut-up-and-go-to-sleep present for you. The single speaker is encased in soft foam and slips right under your pillow, allowing you to enjoy light headset-free music without the hassle of surround sound. It’s entirely possible to also hook this up to your iPod and set the alarm to get you up in the morning. Just imagine: the rousing tunes of Sir Mix-A-Lot urging you out of your slumber, all the while whispering gentle requests for you to shake your rump, because he likes big butts and he cannot lie. Ah, technology!

(Apparently, by buying this item from this site, you also inadvertently support National Public Radio. Hey, so long as it keeps those long, droning conversations about taxes and the national oil price hike going; rock on, I say.)