Cell phone most hated, needed invention: "The random telephone survey of 1,023 adults and 500 teenagers was conducted Nov. 12-19 by Princeton, New Jersey-based Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch and was released Wednesday "

Yet the "Quickvote" on today's CNN homepage, which seems to represent a better cross-section of the public with over 40,000 votes so far, shows the alarm clock to be the clear front runner as the most hated and most needed invention, with over 50% of the vote. Hmm.

(I voted for the alarm clock)