Logitech Pure-Fi Anytime Premium Alarm Clock for iPod and iPhone Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been looking for an alarm clock for my iPhone 3G since I bought it in June '08!Finally I found this one, and it is perfect.
- Charges iphone without interference, no weird "not compatible" message
- sounds great!perfect for the bedroom
- 2 alarm presets
- Motion Sensor!This is cool, you just wave your hand over the top instead of having to find the sleep button.Best feature!
- Dimmable display
- remote control
- looks great

I highly recommend this alarm clock to anyone with the new iPhone.Charge your phone while you sleep, wake up to your favorite music.The best!

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Sony ICFC180 AM/FM Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)My wife and I have been using the same clock radio for the past 20 years - It's a dual alarm Panasonic and it still works pretty well. Some of its features such as individual up/down alarm/time set for the minutes and hours are not even available on clocks today. And it has a 10 minute snooze - not nine minutes, another feature hard to find these days. But it's lacking in other areas such as no battery backup. So we decided to replace the old clock.

Some research was necessary. For the most part, only Timex, RCA and Sony have competitive products. My requirements were simple - AM/FM dual alarm, battery backup, 10 minute snooze, easy to read display, and not too bright. I did not need a CD or MP3 option. Here's why I bought the Sony ICFC180 and rate it so highly:

Form Factor and Buttons: This is not a large clock radio - it's about six inches square. The case is pretty much all white. Buttons are well spaced and nicely shaped. You can easily learn to use this clock in the dark or by feel alone.

Display: The backlit LCD displays not only the time, but both the alarm settings, each in its own quadrant. This is a great feature. The time is large enough to read from across the room although it could have been a bit larger. The alarm displays are smaller, but fine for viewing bedside. Viewing from different angles seems fine. It has two manual brightness levels and here Sony cheaped out a bit - an auto dimmer with sensor would have been nice. The high level is fine for the day and the low level is acceptable for the night, but who's going to move the tiny switch each day? I leave it on the low setting. I really like the room dark when I sleep and I would have preferred the low level to be a bit dimmer. The display is mostly green, with orange for the weekday alarms. The green is fine, but the orange is just a bit too bright. But again, it's acceptable.

Time Features: Auto time set - well not really. The auto time set feature prominently displayed on the box is a bit misleading. Unlike other clocks (such as from RCA) which can set the date and time and change daylight savings automatically, this clock is just set at the factory and uses a lithium battery to keep the time. If you happen to live on the east coast of the United States, then the time is correct when you first plug it in. Otherwise, you need to adjust the time zone. Since the clock doesn't know the date, daylight savings is also manual, but here at least Sony provided a single button to change the 1 hour offset. My only complaint is that the daylight savings button is on the top and could be accidentally pushed - the display does show an icon for the 1 hour offset, but it's really tiny. I would have made the daylight savings feature a toggle switch (not a push button) and put it on the back - you only use it twice a year.

Radio: Old style analog display and thumb wheel for tuning. Digital with presets would have been nice, but let's not forget, this clock only cost $25. The tuning wheel is stiff enough that it won't be accidentally changed when pickup up, moving, or just dusting the clock.

Alarm: Here's where this clock really shines. The box says it has two alarms, but in reality it has four individual alarms! The thinking by Sony is that two alarms are for the weekdays and two are for the weekends, but since the weekday/weekend feature is a manual push button, you can really use the alarms however you wish. My kids have Timex clock radios with a 7-5-2 feature which lets you determine if the alarm should be used for weekdays, weekends, or both. This is nice because it's automatic, but on the other hand you only get two alarms and have less flexibility. I think the Sony solution is excellent. The clock also makes it totally clear which alarms are active - orange background for weekdays, green background for weekends, and no display in the quadrant when the alarm is off. Setting the alarm time is also very easy with a separate twist knob for each displayed alarm. The time can be adjusted forward or backward one minute at a time. Holding forward or backward changes the minutes quickly and after a few seconds, switches to 10 minute increments. This is a much better solution than just increasing the speed as most other clocks do. In fact, the only other clock that works better is my old Panasonic which has separate forward and backward buttons for both the minutes and the hours. Regardless, this clock has excellent time set controls!

Snooze: What is it with 9 minute snooze alarms? My theory is that increments of 9 are much harder to add in your head and all that thinking wakes you up - but in reality I think it harks back to a limitation of the old mechanical alarm clocks. Anyway, I needed a 10 minute snooze and this clock has that. Plus, if you continue to press the snooze button (which is big and easy to find without looking), the snooze can be increased in 10 minute increments up to an hour - a nice feature. The clock even blinks the alarm set time after you press snooze to indicate you're beyond the original wake up time.

So that's about it. There are some other features (nap timer, alarm melodies, no power no problem), but I haven't really used these much. If you're looking for similar features and also need a CD player, Sony makes another Dream Machine alarm clock (ICF-CD843V), but that one costs $70 and looks like a weird space helmet. All in all, this is an excellent clock radio with well designed controls, tons of features, and a low price.

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Stylish Design - takes up a minimum of space on the nightstand, desk or dresser.

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iLuv iMM153BLK Dual Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker for your iPod - Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this alarm clock for my 14 year old. We have tried numerous other alarm clocks for her, even the ones with the bells on top that clang. She has slept through them all, sometimes even when they go off for 30 minutes near her head. This year she started high school and has to get up much earlier. The iLuv has woken her up much more quickly than any other alarm clock! I no longer have to get up and drag her out of bed. I would recommend this for sound sleepers!

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Deep sleep? Now instead of just hearing your alarm, you can feel it, too. The iMM153BLK's bed shaker alarm accessory will shake you awake and make oversleeping a thing of the past. The "Shake and Wake" bed shaker alarm accessory vibrates your bed or pillow to shake even the heaviest sleeper awake. Rich sound quality from the built-in speakers provides depth and clarity to your favorite iPod tunes, while the universal iPod dock plays and charges your iPod. Auxiliary line input for 3.5-mm jacks allows you to plug in other audio devices as well. The large, easy-to-read digital numbers can be brightened or dimmed with a 10-step LCD dimmer level control. Drift asleep to the sounds of your iPod or FM radio, and wake up to your choice of iPod, FM radio, buzzer, or bed shaker. FM radio features PLL digital tuning technology and 10 programmable stations.

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iLuv i277BLK iPod Alarm Clock Audio System with Bluepin (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is really a cool product. I was able to pair with my Mobile(HTC TyTN II), Headphone/Headset (Lubix) very easily. It got paired in the first try. The instructions are pretty clear in the manual. Music is good for the small size, Bass is less, naturally. Can't compare with Bose. The music from my Phone through the BluePin on this is really good. The Blupin Receiver was able to receive music till 15-20 feet clearly, after that it breaks. I was able to FF/RR/Stop, Adjust volume from my phone.

As a Bluetooth transmitter, it works great. I connected my TV Audio output to 277 using the line-in and change the mode to AUX with BluePin in TX mode and used a Lubix Bluetooth Head Phone/Set. The transmission was awesome.

Tested with iPod/iPhone and this works as stated. The snooze button in the front is good one. Even we can switch off the display using this. Radio works as stated. Weight less. Looks great. Has a remote but not senstive.

Actually I was searching for a Bluetooth Transmitter for my TV. The Sony and Motorola were quoted @ Amazon for $60. I thought it's pretty costly for the simple Bluetooth Transmitter of class 1. So searched the net and found this for same price. So now I have a Transmitter with multiple functionality.

So this is an All in one model.

Pros

1) Receiver for my Phone to listen music
2) Wireless Transmitter to my TV, so I can watch the TV without disturbing anybody using my Bluetooth head phone
3) Listening to iPod/Radio in Wireless mode with full control.

If you read the manual twice , it easy to understand everything.

Cons

1) The cons, I would say is that it's not Bluetooth2(has 300Ft of range) only Bluetooth1 (30 Ft range)
2) No Equalizer/Pre-set for music.
3) Remote can be made better.

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Don't start and end your day the same way anymore. With this stereo audio system featuring the rich sound of jAura acoustic speaker technology, you can wake up and go to bed the way you want to. You can fall asleep or wake to your iPod, AM/FM radio or buzzer. Made to accommodate most types of iPod, this system also comes with a BluePin so you can send and receive music to or from a mobile phone, laptop computer, MP3 player or other device with Bluetooth wireless technology. With its AV output, you can play your favorite videos if your iPod has video capability. When you have this many entertainment options, there's almost no need leave the houseâ-¦ except to buy groceries.

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Sony ICF-CD815 AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio with Dual Alarm Review

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(More customer reviews)The old clock radio finally died and my husband and I thought it would be nice to have a CD player in the bedroom to listen to audio books in bed now and then (yes, I know, but it depends on the book!!).We've found the sound quality on such an inexpensive item to be extremely good, it's easy to tune the radio in and we like the huge time display - I can even see it without my glasses at night!!So far, it's awakened us at our ridiculously early get up time during the week without fail.No complaints - very happy with this clock/radio/CD player.

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Get ready to sleep. No need to worry about getting up in time with its dual alarm settings. The ICD-CD815 Clock Radio lets you forget about settings and focus on what's important: sleep. Connect your digital music player or insert your favorite CD and unwind before bed. Catching a few extra winks in the morning is easy with an extendable snooze button that lets you set just how long you want to put off getting up.

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Altec Lansing Moondance Home M302 Alarm Clock Radio for iPod and MP3 Players (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I hate alarm clocks. I tried for a long time to avoid getting one because let's be honest they're ugly, they're big and a waste of space, and they never have all the functions you need in one reasonably priced package. You think the way they make cell phones these days, someone could have figured out how to make a decent alarm clock.

Putting that in mind, here are my lists of pros and cons of this product:
PROS:
1) relatively smaller and lighter than most alarm clocks that charge ipods and allow you to wake up to an ipod. So I don't feel like I have this huge thing overtaking my nightstand. But it's also not so small that i can't even tell what time it is.
2) sound is pretty good for its size. Most alarm clocks when they turn on have poor sound quality, which sounds even more irritating when you're not a morning person like me. thankfully this alarm clock has warm sound quality which is more bearable to wake up to.
3)relatively tasteful, subtle design that doesn't stick out as the first thing you see when you walk into a bedroom. It's not super fancy and somewhat overstyled like some timex models, or tacky like the Hammacher Schlemmer or anything that illuminates stuff in midair, or cheap the popular models of iHome. It doesn't try to "look nice". It just looks like what it's supposed to be, just slightly more efficient, which I think in in of itself creates a more authentic "nice look".
4) numbers are big and clear enough to see across an average bedroom, but not so huge and bright that it screams "hi look at me, I'm digital and easy to read!"
5) does allow you to choose the volume and the track on your ipod you want to wake up to.
6) I LOVE that this clock allows you to adjust the brightness of the display. It really does do down to an acceptable level of brightness where you can sleep without being disturbed by the light.

CONS:
1) not the most intuitive to set up or buttons. however, the instruction manual covers about everything and if you take the time to read through it, you'll get it. But the steps of trying to for example set your alarms is not obvious or super user friendly without the manual.
2) doesn't tell you ahead of time in product description which models of iPod it does not fit. None of the iPod adapters fit my 4th gen. iPod nano. However, it does fit and work just fine without any of the provided ipod adapter.
3) doesn't allow you to set the span of time the snooze should last. You are stuck with 5 minutes as your snooze time even if 8 minutes might be your optimal snooze period.
4) the lowest volume is still not low enough for me. It should be about 1/4 of what level 1 is, and then have 4 increments in between before it gets to what is considered "1". However, their "1" is still lower and therefore better than many other alarm clocks out there.
5) though it allows you to wake up to a song on your iPod, it doesn't allow you to wake up a playlist.
6) no ramp up option

So many cons...so why 4 stars? Because relative to the overwhelmingly lacking-in-function and fugly alarm clocks that exist in this world today, it actually is probably one of the better ones I've used. This is coming from someone who has tried out and experienced the following alarm clocks most recently:
Philips AJ3980 AM FM CD Clock Radio
Digital Zen alarm clock from Now and Zen (E tone)
Retro MP3 Alarm clock http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/a334/
Sleep Tracker watch
My LG Dare cell phone
My iPod

as alarm clocks. And I would say that of all of them, while it could be improved, it probably functions the best for what an iPod alarm clock is supposed to do.

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Whether you prefer to wake to the sound of a symphony orchestra or the wail of a rock star, the Moondance Home speaker system delivers crystal-clear sound in a space-saving design. Wake to your iPod, radio, or alarm with progressive alert volume. The handy auxiliary input also lets you connect a CD, DVD, or other MP3 player. Use the onboard controls for the sleep timer, dual alarms, snooze, and radio tuning, or enjoy the convenience of the full-function remote. The Moondance Home speaker system also charges your iPod so it's good to go for that morning jog or commute to work.


Crystal-clear sound in a space-saving design. Click to enlarge.
Works with iPod touch. Click to enlarge.
Includes wireless remote for controlling most features. Click to enlarge or view remote functions.
Crystal-clear Sound
The Moondance Home boasts precision-engineered speakers to deliver the quality sound people expect from Altec Lansing.
Compact design
At 11 inches wide and less than 3 inches deep, the Moondance Home will fit nicely on your nightstand, or nearly anywhere else.
Dual Alarms
Wake to your iPod, radio, or an alarm with progressive alert volume for a less jarring reminder.
Wireless Remote
Just sit back and enjoy your music while you control the iPod, radio, and alarm functions from across the room.
Large LCD with Dimmer Light
Check the time at night without putting on your glasses.
FM Radio
The FM radio features digital tuning and a wire antenna for superior reception, so you'll enjoy a crystal-clear signal for your favorite shows and stations.
Onboard Controls
Snooze, dual alarms, sleep timer, radio tuning, volume, and other speaker functions can be controlled directly from the Moondance Home main unit.
Auxiliary Input
Easily connect a second audio source, including CD, DVD, and other MP3 players using the auxiliary input.
What's in the Box
Altec Lansing Moondance Home speaker system, adapters for iPod, AC adapter, FM radio antenna, wireless remote, user guide, and quick connect instructions

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