{"id":7258,"date":"2013-12-16T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2013-12-16T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T17:35:51","slug":"keep-your-kids-in-bed-until-the-right-time-with-sleepi-the-raspberrypi-alarm-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7258","title":{"rendered":"Keep your kids in bed until the right time with Sleepi &#8211; the #RaspberryPi alarm clock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FccYP39HjAI\/Uqo0qbRjpfI\/AAAAAAAAAHo\/jV9LFavjybA\/s400\/2013-12-10%2B20.07.23.jpg?resize=226%2C400\" width=\"226\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Parent Tycen decided to solve the age-old problem of kids getting up earlier than their parents want them to. 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