Timex Auto Set Clock Radio - T307S Review

What differentiates this alarm clock from the others?Quite a few things separate this clock from most of the pack.I have listed the noteworthy features of this clock below:

1.The battery backup assures you won't oversleep

2.There is a battery indicator so you know when to change the battery backup

3.You never need to reset the time when the power goes out.The clock is preset at the factor and has the correct time when you plug it in. You select from the following time zones (Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaskan, or Hawaiian)

4.You can set the clock for day light savings time and make leap year adjustments to keep the time and week on track

5.You can set the clock to have different times during the week and weekend all at one time

6.There is a dual alarm feature

7.There are many different options for what you will wake up to (Radio, Nature Sounds, or Buzzer)

8.You can adjust the illumination on the face if you like a dark room or a bright display

9.Four nature sounds (Ocean Surf, Birds, Brook, or Wind Chimes)

10.There is a timer that will turn off the nature sounds or radio in either 90, 60, 30 or 15 minutes so that you can fall asleep to sound

11.You can preset 18 radio stations

For the money, this is a nice alarm clock.

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Product Description:
With a large and varied line of watches, Timex has the style for everyone. From the locker room to the boardroom, there is a great Timex style timepiece for you.PRODUCT FEATURES:Time and date are preset at the factory; just plug it in and it sets itself;Touch button activates music from your mp3 or CD;Wake up to AM/FM radio station, nature sounds or buzzer;Dual alarm system with two individual wake times and alarm sounds;Buzzer alarm wake up gradually with increasing frequency;Sleep to radio, with 90-minute programmable sleep timer;Calendar with Year/Month/Day up to 2099;Sure alarm battery backup system guards against power failures.

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Timex Dual Alarm Clock Radio for Mp3 Songs (Black) Review

It's about time some one released an mp3 alarm clock that's not dependent on the iPod!

There are many good looking and great sounding alarm clocks out there created for iPods -- this is not one of them. It has no special dock for iPod. It does have an audio Line IN port though.

Who is this meant for? And why is it better? First, there are people that don't have iPods out there, who will appreciate ability to wake up to your own mp3 sounds or music. The reason I was looking for a non-iPod mp3 alarm clock is not because I don't have an iPod but because I don't want to mix my music and alarm clock. What if a song that starts playing is too quiet or corrupt? I need reliability when it comes to waking up. What I want to do is copy a few songs or sounds onto the thumb drive put it into this unit and pretty much forget about it.. maybe I'll get tired of those eventually and then I would put new ones, although of course you can fit a lot of music on an SD card or a usb flash drive.

You can select a particular mp3 that you want to wake up to. One reviewer said that an mp3 can lock up the alarm. I suspect this is due to a bad mp3 file that he used. This hasn't happened to me. But I always select the mp3 song that I want to wake up to, and not leave it to random, potentially bad mp3. So I know for sure if it works when I'm selecting it (Timex made it such that it has to play for you to select it). A bad mp3 can lock up any player.

Remote is great. It has a wide beam as I can "snooze" it from another room by pointing at the ceiling.

The clock backlight has several levels, from bright to completely off. When in off, it still shows time but you'll need light to see it (like digital wristwatches).

Sound quality:
It has one speaker. You can not have great sound from one speaker, simply because it's mono. But if you have one cheap speaker, the quality will suffer and will sound harsh. This unit has one nice speaker, so it makes it very pleasant to wake up to the music that has good clarity and smooth sound. When the alarm goes off, the mp3 music gradually fades in until it reaches the set volume. My previous alarm clock just fired up the "ocean waves" sound at the set volume (and I had to look in the manual to figure out what the heck that sound was)

Weakness: This one is present in majority of alarm clocks I've used. The time setting feature. You have a + and a - button, no hour/min switch, not even an AM/PM switch. If it's 2:00 and you want it to be 3:00 you'll need to cycle through 2:01, 2:02, 2:03... when you hold the button for about a second it goes quicker (on my old Timex alarm you had to hold it for like 5 seconds, so guess it's an improvement) I only need to use alarm to wake up to work so usually if I do need to change alarm time it's within an hour or so. If I need to set an alarm for something less important I usually just use my iPhone (which has the best method of setting time/alarm ever) This is a big weakness, but I'm not taking a star off for this, because well, "everybody's doing it".

More nice features:
The picture doesn't have it, but if you use the usb flash drive and lower it into the hole there's actually a removable cover that comes with this alarm clock and it completely covers the hole that you see on the picture.

A+ on aesthetics in general. I read somewhere that this unit looks cheap on close inspection, this is not true. It looks very nice from afar or close up. The sides are silver color but they blend in nicely with the rest of the unit. Snooze button on the top does not stick out like on most alarm clocks, but blends in with the rest of the design. This is one well shaped solid unit. You can put it in most places and it won't ruin the view. It's like some one at Timex decided to actually hire a designer this time. (Just type in "alarm clock" into any search engine to see some ugly beasts... uhh, 99%?)

Bottom line:
At this time I'm not aware of any other non-iPod alarm clock that can play mp3 files other than this. But other than being unique, it is very well designed, visually pleasing, and very nice sounding alarm clock. In other words, it's everything I wanted in an alarm clock so I'm glad I bought it.

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Nature Sounds Alarm Clock Review

First off, I also get "time drift". Not always a bad thing as I seem to need an extra 10 minutes, but at the moment the clock is about 40 minutes fast. A pain to keep resetting. Also, only has one alarm so I have to keep resettingdepending on what the next day is. Lastly, I returned my first one because the volume control doesn't work for the alarm nature sounds (which are loud!), only for the sleep sounds. Turns out that's the way it works. But good nature sounds. "Coulda been a champ".

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Nature sounds alarm clock with wake sounds and sleep sounds. .9" LED display. 3 sleep sounds. 3 alarm sounds and traditional beep. Volume control. 9 minute repeating snooze. Battery backup. Requires a 9V battery for battery backup (not included). 7" L. x

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iLive CI3807 Dual Alarm Clock with iPod Dock (White) Review

I was looking for a docking station that had the following qualities:
- charged iPod
- wake to iPod, radio, or alarm
- AM/FM
- capable of high volume
- affordable price

Finding these feature were harder than I expected. There are an awful lot of docking stations but few have AM and of those that do, even fewer are under fifty dollars.
This GPX model fit the bill and despite its unknown (to me at least) brandname, it has impressed me with its quality and features.

Some more features that I have enjoyed:
- sleep from 10 to 90 mintues
- three different display lighting levels (and when alarm goes off, it automatically goes to brightest setting which I thought was clever)

Now it is a forty dollar machine so I didn't and wouldn't expect the highest quality of sound (especially noticeable as the volume increases). But as a bedside radio/alarm it is fine. Also the display quality is not the greatest - you really have to be at the right angle to read the clock. But that is a small concern when this docking station comes at such an affordable price.

Overall, I am pleasantly surprised with this product. I've had it for over a month now so I can't comment on its longevity quite yet. I am glad I didn't drop a hundred bucks or so for an iHome.

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Wake up in style with the iLive Dual Alarm Clock with iPod Dock, a sleek combination of the classic alarm clock radio and the iPod dock. Wake up to iPod, radio, or buzzer, and check the time on the blue backlit LCD. Certified iPod DockEnjoy wide iPod compatibility with the certified iPod dock. Charge your player while you enjoy your favorite tunes, and use the 3.5-mm auxiliary input for non-docking iPods like the shuffle or other MP3 and CD players. AM/FM Alarm Clock RadioListen to your favorite AM or FM radio stations, keep track of time, and wake up on time with the AM/FM alarm clock radio. The device boasts dual alarms for multiple wake times, and lets you choose how to wake up--to the docked iPod, the radio, or the buzzer. Hit the snooze for a few more minutes of sleep in the morning, and drift off to your favorite songs at night using the sleep timer. When you awake, your iPod will be charged and ready to go. If the unit is unplugged or the power goes out, rest easy--the backup battery will save the clock time as well as your alarm times. What's in the BoxiLive Dual Alarm Clock with iPod Dock (White), Dock Inserts.

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