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Gear4 Renew SleepClock Sleep Monitor for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Measure your sleep with no wristbands or headbands to wear.
Select your wake up time and start monitoring.
Listen to FM or iPod as you settle down.
Enjoy a better night's sleep and compare information withprevious nights to track and improve your sleep.
Track how long it takes for you to fall asleep.

I have never written a review about anything, but I felt compelled to let everyone know how amazing this clock is.

I researched all of the sleep monitors before deciding to buy this.I debated for a while if I should spend so much on a clock, but thought I would try it, and if I didn't like it I was going to return it.

I have been using it every night for the past 2 months, and now I can't imagine ever going to bed at night without it, it is that incredible!!!

I call it a clock, but it is so much more than that! There are so many things I love about it, I don't even know where to start.

First of all, it is the most UNCOMPLICATED thing to use...all I do is click once on the APP on my iphone to let it know I am going to bed, and I dock my iphone on my bedside table.

That's it!

I just get in bed and go to sleep!

There is nothing attached to my body, no headbands, no wristbands, nothingat all!

While my iphone is charging all night, this is monitoring EVERYTHING about my sleep.

It wakes me up in the morning during my lightest sleep, within a preset window of time that I need to be awake by.

The alarm in the morning is NOT ALARMING, which I appreciate. I wake up to the most beautiful music that gently increases in volume.

I know it is working and has found the best moment to wake me, because never in my life have I woken up so peacefully, not feeling the need to hit the snooze button to get a few more minutes of sleep!

I then remove my fully charged iphone, and whenever I have time I can look at my "easy to read" sleep stats,

which gives incredibly accurate information such as:

-how many minutes it took for me to fall asleep

-exactly what time and for how long I am in both LIGHT sleep and DEEP sleep

-how many interruptions during the night, including the exact time I woke up and and for how long I stayed awake before falling asleep again

-the amount of time I spent in bed

-the amount of time I was actually sleeping

There is actually so much more information, and there are so many more ways that I can use it, such as answer questions about things my day that might affect my sleep (coffee alcohol, exercise, stress and many more).

Also, I could type notes or thoughts about that particular nights sleep.

All of my stats and information for each night will be there forever, and I can look at all of the information listed above averaged by the week, month or year.

It tells me my average amount of sleep compared to others that are my age.

It gives me a sleep score, and explains to me, in full sentences, conclusions about my sleep habits and patterns, and continues with suggestions to help me improve my habits.

There are graphs that keep track of things such as my amount of deep sleep over a months time.

It figures out a target of the best amount of sleep for me!

There are minute by minute graphs of exactly what was happening all night long.

I really do believe that it is accurately monitoring me, because there have been nights when I wake up and look at the clock to see what time it is. Then if I have a hard time falling back asleep for what seems like forever, sure enough the graph shows that I was not sleeping at that time. That is mind boggling, almost unbelievable that it is so accurate.

At night, when it knows I need to go to bed so I can meet my target, it makes a little noise (like a text message would make) reminding me that it is time for me to go to bed. Seems like that would annoy me, but I actually appreciate it!

I am so glad that I decided to buy this! I get information that I could only get if I were sleeping in a sleep lab, and yet there are many nights that I forget that it is monitoring me... because pretty much all I had to do was dock my iphone at night (which I have always done anyway,so that it has a full charge in the morning).

Oh, and I should also mention that you can preset 5 radio stations in, or you can listen to your own music on your iphone, ipod, etc. The speaker has great sound, which kind of surprised me. You can set it to play a certain amount of time at night, then it will automatically go off so you will be able to sleep in silence.

By the way, it probably sounds like I work for the company,and let me assure you that I don't, and don't know anyone who does. I just think this is an incredible tool, and from my research, there is nothing like it, not even close.

Worth every single penny, and now that I know what it has done for me (and will continue to do) I would have paid more!

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I've had the renew sleep clock for 3 weeks now and love it. It's so interesting to see how well I sleep night to night. There is a journal feature that allows you to enter daily activities and things you consume such as coffee, food, etc that can impact how well you sleep. I feel the results on the sleep report have been very accurate especially the number of time I wake up through the night and when they occur letting the dog out, etc.... By looking at the journal results and comparing my sleep scores, i've made some changes in some of the things I do and has resulted in better sleep.

I've let my father borrow the clock to measure his deep sleep vs light sleep the results have let him to believe he may have sleep apnea and he is going to having a home sleep test to see if he needs to seek other treatment.

I definitely recommend the clock!!

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This is a very "unusual" clock, to say the least. There are some "interesting" things about it. . . but also some things you should know, especially before paying this much for an alarm clock.

First and foremost, you need to have a want. . . need. . . and desire for a clock which is going to record your sleep patterns. If this is what really want. . . need. . and desire, then this might be the alarm clock for you.

Next, you really need an iPad. Granted, it will also work with an iPhone and a newer iPod Touch. . . . but in reality, you're not going to be able to see what's going on very well without an iPad. FYI, it will even work without one of these devices, but then you just have a VERY expensive alarm clock, because without a device to go with it, you will not be able to see your results. Also, having a device makes it MUCH easier to set-up the alarm clock.

Other things you need to know:

* You have to sleep on the same side of the bed as the clock is located. The alarm clock also needs to be six-inches above your mattress.

* The display on the alarm clock itself is WAY too small. For the most part, it just tells you the day-of-the-week, and the time. . . but. . . if you're very far from the clock you're probably not going to be able to tell the time, and it's also not very bright.

* There is no battery back-up. This is a HUGE mistake. My power went-out last night just for a moment, and I just happened to wake-up when it came back on. The iPad thought I was awake and had turned-off the alarm. It was waiting for me to tell it how I was feeling (tired, good, great. . . which it asks you after each time you turn the alarm off). If I had not woken-up, then no alarm would have sounded. You might want to consider getting your own battery back-up (like for your computer) to work with this alarm clock.

* You give the alarm clock a "range" in which you would like to be woken-up. For example, between 800A and 830A. Then, based upon your sleep pattern, the alarm clock will choose the "right" time to wake you up. If there is no "right time" determined, then it will wake you up at the latest time, which is 830A, in this example.

* There are lots of different "sounds" to wake you. The radio. . . music on your device. . .chirping birds. . . drums. . . etc. etc. etc.

* I don't think it's 100% accurate. Though I don't think it really could be. By using radio waves, it can tell if you're moving. If you get out of bed, to get a drink of water for example, then it knows you're awake, because there's nothing in the bed. But if you wake-up and you're in bed, it can't really always tell if you're awake or not. I can only assume that all of the information it has is based upon your movements in bed. There is a line going across the screen when you tell it that you're going to sleep. If you move, then the line goes "crazy" like an EKG machine. If you're still, then the line is more-or-less flat.

* It charges your device, which is nice, but I don't find it the easiest thing to slip my iPad into, but perhaps that's just me.

* Once you've been using the clock for several days, you can tap the "recommendations" button, and the system will give you information about your sleep habits and what (if anything) you might try to improve. The longer you use it. . .the more data you will have.

I have an iDesign Cube Alarm Clock by Brookstone which I've been using for the past year and really like which I'm going back to. Granted, it doesn't work with my iPad, but it does work with my iPod Touch and it has battery back-up, which I just can't do without. Not that the "SleepClock" is a "bad" item. . . It's just that the iDesign Cube meets my needs better.

iDesign Cube Alarm Clock Radio for iPod and iPhone Devices

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I wish I had saved the packing box so I could easily send this thing back. I find the product description very deceptive! This device might work fine with older Apple stuff, but forget it if you have anything new. The picture looks like an iPad mini, I assume it's a iPod touch. Supposedly the iPad and iPhone are supported. The sleepclock only has a large style (30 pin) connector so if you want to use a iPad mini or iPhone 5 it will have to sit off to the side connected by a cable. Support was not helpful. They told me:

"All of our testing with the iPad mini/ iPad with retina display have been in conjunction with a authentic Apple lightning connector and I reconfirm that that all of the aforementioned devices have worked in conjunction with one another."

My iPad with retina display (ipad 3) has 30 pin connector and plugs right in, but yields a message about the device not being supported. I am very frustrated.

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Tells me what I want to Know about my sleeping habits and lets me know that \I sleep better than thougt.

Wakes me very softly to any sounds or music I like.

Would recomend sleep clock to everyone.

Know of no other product like it or good as it.

Used this product for 2 weeks but this is enough time to test it.

The only dislike is that it didn't come with an Australian addapter'

Energizer(R) 9-Volt Alkaline Industrial Batteries, Box Of 12

i use these for my paintball guns and gear. i go through a lot of 9V. and paint ball gun draw a lot of power and it works all day.

the little plastic caps are nice. so you don't short any of your 9V out

Timely delivery of defective batteries. Half the batteries registered 9.35V the other half registered 8.7V. Needless to say, the 8.7V batteries did not work for my needs and I wonder how long the 9.35V batteries will hold their charge. I reported this problem to Amazon's Customer Service department and they promptly responded with a full refund.

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These were perfect. Came in a timely manner at a good price and was exactly what my brother-in-law asked for for Christmas!

He was thrilled... I don't get it but he was happy as could be! Thanks

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I bought these Jan. 2012. My Voice Alert system will tell me when battery charge is low and the last 5 "new" batteries I've put in has triggered the low battery alert. I will not be buying alkaline batteries from Amazon in the future if they're sending me "new" batteries with no charge left or can't vouch for the freshness of their products.

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I bought these batteries from Amazon and received them in a bubble mailer. The twelve pack of batteries had opened in transit and were scattered in the bubble mailer. Additionally, they have a late 2016 expiration date. I am used to expiration dates in the late teens to even the early twenties at this point. I don't know if 9 volts just don't last as long, but I would have been disappointed if my aim were to use these one or two at a time each year. Instead, I bought these for this year's replacement batteries for the whopping six smoke detectors in my house. I will have depleted them by 2013 so the 2016 date won't be that much of a problem for me. I tend to give batteries four stars, but I give this item three stars instead due to the packaging and date issues.

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SimplyVibe SV-X6U1-Black Rechargeable FM, MP3 Player and Portable Speakers w/ DSP Bass for iPad 2, i

LED Display shows the name of song, singer and support 20 kind of language
FM radio: Auto search stations and support FM recorder that can play back FM songs/programs
Turbo bass Technology w/ DSP subwoofer bass blaster, High fidelity sound!
Plays FM radio, MP3 from a USB Flash Drive or a SD Card! Need to format to FAT32 for all USB and Memory Cards, up to 32 GB
Headphone output jack and 3.5 mm input cable: works with and amplifies all Android/iPod/iPad/BB devices

I was looking for a clock radio with good sound and some other features. I didn't notice the teeny tiny size measurements, 6.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches. Fits in your pocket. There's no on/off switch --you need to read the manual and have a good memory to know how to do that. There's no plug -it charges off your computer, and doesn't keep its charge for very long, even when not in use. I wanted something to entertain me as I fall asleep and then turn off on it's own. Apparently, if I were to turn on a bright light and grab a magnifying glass, for the teeny print instructions and teenier print on the unit, I could re-set the turn-off mode every night, and then return it to the computer every morning to recharge it. The time dislpay is too small to see a couple feet away with just-woke-up eyes but can be seen from close-up with reading glasses. The sound is good. It takes re-setting with the teeny buttons and display for every function desired.

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For many of you "bitrate" is not interesting, for you: the unit has respectable bass for a portable unit, but it is a portable unit. It is not a stereo. However, a stereo won't fit into a suitcase, or fit in your hand. The radio has a nice clear sound. It works well if you hook up an external mp3 player, useful for "lossless" encoding fans.

Now my real review: (for people who know what "lossy" and "lossless" encoding are.

For mp3 encoding, pretty much any player will play any mp3 you create. A nice encoder is included with windows media player (no, i'm not kidding!), media player uses the frauhofer encoder which, if set to 320 kbps, is the best overall encoder for mp3, and honors their patent.

Where the simplyvibe speaker shines is that, for me, I have had no problems playing quality 98 Vbr files, also obtainable using media player. The 98 quality files sound almost as good as the cd, and since you are using an sd card, file size should be less of a problem. Not too many mp3 players will play the higher bitrate vbr wma files, this player has for me.

a note about the display, it doesn't seem to display the last few characters of the filename, but usually enough to identify the file.

also, i cannot find a way to randomize playback, though someone else may.

the filename window is useful for finding your place in an mp3 audiobook, also if listenning to an audiobook, if you want the unit to shut off after , say, 30 min. do the following

1. hold down menu (the clock will come on)

2. click menu again briefly

3. use the left hand toggle, just under the screen, to go to sys settings

4. click menu briefly

5. left hand toggle, to light up "tool"

6. click menu briefly again

7. power off set is lit, click menu briefly

8. adjust setting with the right hand toggle, setting is # of minutes till shutoff

9. CLICK MENU TO SET TIME

10. wait for screen to go to clock

11. click mode to sd card mode.

Anyway, that's what I know so far.

ADDENDUM: note addition of bold type step 9.

Also, you can think of the menu button as an enter key and the play button as a cancel button.

I have discovered that you click menu briefly while your music is playing, a menu option cycle mode comes up wherein you can change to random playback.

Also, a thought, for people (Re: Parents) who want an mp3 player which has a speaker instead of headphones, this is an excellent solution. It is a good idea to avoid headphones when you can, because headphones are not really good for the longevity of your hearing. (especially in the ear canal headphones). The simplyvibe has excellent sound, and a very good speaker.

One sad note, there is a little distortion at high volume levels, so to correct this you may have to reduce the volume slightly. For personal use, or in a moderate sized room, it works very well. It has excellent tone.

I'll post any additional thoughts as they occur.

PPS. I had a realization tonight about encoders, the best encoder for a player is probably the one that corresponds to the decoder which is in your hardware. For physical mp3 players this is probably the fraunhofer encoder/decoder because they have the patent and an mp3 manufacturer has to buy their decoder from the patent holder. For pc software that is downloaded, you may have to experiment. Also, there are different fraunhofer encoders available. There are fraunhofer encoders in media player and itunes, and I believe there are some command-line encoders available. To determine the best encoder, you may have to use the empirical method and see what works. Try everything you can, use what works.

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My laptop speakers are pretty crappy, so I was looking for some portable, compact speakers that had decent sound quality. Well, this one has all that and more! The sound quality is really fantastic, much better than I was expecting even after reading all the good reviews on Amazon. It sounds nice and clear and doesn't distort at high volumes and as for volume, it can get loud enough to fill a medium room.

I also really like the radio mode, which is useful, even though I admittedly don't use it that much. I primarily employ it as a laptop speaker, and the connection and setup is quite simple and takes up minimal port space just the audio line, in fact. I love that the battery is USB chargeable. I just charge it with my wall socket ipod usb charger and it's ready to go, no need to take up usb ports on my laptop.

The screen is really useful too, and just a nice thing to have.

And lastly, the design it looks great and complements my samsung 9 series very nicely. I also like the slightly rubberized bottom, which helps keep it stable.

All in all, a freakin awesome product! I would definitely recommend it for college dorms, which are short on desk space and often in need of some music. :)

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I bought this product on August 29th and at the beginning of December it quit working. The deadline to return it has passed and now I am stuck with it. Don't waste your money.

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This thing took a lil bit to figure out, but once I read the instructions THOROUGHLY> It was easy! Everything you need to know is in the instructions, I just had to read them a few times before it all sunk in...lol This small speaker/radio does so much & the sound is just AMAZING! > Loud, clear and full of bass, just unbelievable for such a tiny speaker.. And the FM radio was easy to use to scan for channels & it picks up many more stations than my home stereo, and they are crisp and clear. I inserted a 16 GB SD card and connected it to my PC and easily transferd music files to my device. I am so happy & impressed with this small speaker/radio that I am going to buy a few more for gift and one for the garage... This thing is just amazing.

Motorola W173 Unlocked GSM Dual-Band Phone with FM Radio, MMS, Speakerphone and Polyphonic RIngtones

I purchased this phone for a trip to Europe and not have tried it out yet. [See updated comment below.]

An annoyance, however, is that its charger uses an unusual plug: it has the two flat prongs arranged at 45 degree angles, for use in only Australia, I think. They include an adaptor for to convert to plugs used in the US, but now this means I have to use *two* adaptors at once in Europe: first the supplied plug adaptor to convert the 45 degree angle prongs to a US style plug and then my own adaptor to convert to the local plug style in Europe. This is workable, but still annoying. I would not have ordered this particular phone had I known this. It is not mentioned on the web page anywhere.

On the plus side, the phone is attractive and strikingly thin, so it will fit will extrmemly well in a pocket.

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UPDATED COMMENTS ADDED LATER: My son is using the phone in Spain, with a SIM card purchased there. It has been working well for him, for making and receiving calls. The phone was advertised as unlocked, and our experience confirms this.

The SIM card cost 10 euros and was preloaded with a 5 euro balance. One glitch is that he cannot send text messages from it to US phones, but this would not be the phone's fault. We have not tried sending text messages from the US to him, but our past experience on other phones is that this does not work either.

I have used this phone overseas and works flawless. This is a pretty basic phone. If you travel overseas, this is a great phone to carry where the carriers use 900/1800 Mhz frequencies. I thought it would be useful for you if I give the list of countries where this phone will work. However, check the compatibility for the latest changes in the bands the carriers use in the country you plan to visit. All that you have to do is just slide in the SIM card from the local carrier of the country and say 'hello'.

Compatible countries:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, China, Hong Kong (SAR), China, Macau (SAR), Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Guiana (French West Indies), French West Indies, Gabon, Gambia, Gaza Strip / West Bank, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe (French West Indies), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Holy See (Vatican City), Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macau (SAR), Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique (French West Indies), Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank / Gaza Strip, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

This is my personal experience with Motorola phone. The bar phones works the better than the flip and touchscreen.

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I used this phone for my vacation in Europe. It worked great, reception was perfect and battery lasted very long time between charges. I also like that this is a small and light phone and was very easy to use.

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Took this for a short Asian trip and it worked from day one. Just pop in a SIM card from the local carrier, and you are good to go. The battery seems to hold up well. If you need a no-frills cellphone, then this would be the way to go.

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I sent this item overseas, but it wasn't compatible with the network there. Under the product information, it says that this product is an unlocked cell phone, but clearly it wasn't. Don't buy this product, if you want to take it overseas. It isn't worth the risk.

TEAC SL-D88 Clock Radio and CD Player

Multi-mode CD Player with up to 20 track programmability
Rotary illuminated AM/FM radio tuner with built-in 4-Digit LED screen for clock display
Dgital Clock, Sleep Timer. Timer-on and Snooze modes
Headphone Jack
120V 60Hz AC powered

I own a Bose clock radio and a Bose CD clock radio. When my daughter started college, I wanted to buy her a good CD clock radio, but didn't want to spend the money for another Bose. I searched long and hard. There weren't many good choices. I first bought an Emerson SmartSet CD Clock Radio. It turned out to have two defects: the CD didn't play and the forward button didn't function. I returned it and bought this one.

This radio was built with quality. The sound quality was quite good. Most importantly, everything works, which isn't a low standard given my experience with the other radio. It even has an plug for earphones. My daughter has had it for several months now, and she is very happy with it. I think this is the best CD clock radio that you can find under $300.

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Needed a new radio for the office. The 'used and new' category offered one of these new in box for $104, so I bit, and am glad I did. Everything works as advertised, and the selectable-color lighted dial was a nice suprise. The analog tuner performs better than most clock radios, though not as well as the unit's bigger digital brothers (one of which I also own). The CD section works fine so far with commercial and home-burned discs.

If I had a complaint, it would be that the long wire FM antenna isn't detachable It's not needed where I am and is currently rolled up under the unit. From a functional viewpoint, I'd rather have a digital tuner and an analog clock, but that wouldn't look as good and looks are definitely a big part of the package.

This unit works fine and looks good. Noise is low enough it won't drive you (totally) nuts to listen through headphones, and everyone thinks the styling is -verycool. It is! That's worth $104 any day. Right?

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The color of the illuminated ring around the dial is selectable: seven fixed colors, including three shades of blue, two of green, one each of red and violet; also, my favorite option, is to have the color vary (never does red though); the illumination can also be powered off.

The set has a nice weight (it isn't light) and feel, like it is a quality piece of equipment.

However, the bass is boomy out of the box and there are no tone controls. I corrected the boominess by partially blocking the bass reflex ports with tissue--audio enthusiasts will know how to do this (don't try otherwise)--sound quality out of the box should be fine for non-enthusiasts.

Overall, I love this set.

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Looked good, sounded good. Then I noticed the low-volume hum (60 Hz?) coming from the bass ports on the back. The lower you turn the volume, the louder the hum, though it was always very subtle. The more I tried to ignore it, the more annoying it became.

Repositioning the unit had no effect, nor did moving the cord or antenna or trying different modes (CD, radio, aux). The power cord has a two-pronged plug, and there was no way to ground the unit to see if that would solve the problem.

Since this was to be used right next to the bed and normally played at low volume, the hum was unacceptable, particularly at the price of this radio. Paying shipping to return the radio has also left a bad taste in my mouth.

Very disappointing.

This originally struck my eye as a nostalgist piece of electronic furniture. From its retro-era looking speaker covers right down to its mind blowing performance, this stereo is perfect for any any room.

It provides enough volume to fill a small office, the kitchen, or even the garage. I would call it an all-in-one package. You can play CD's, listen to the radio, and even plug your ipod into the input jack if need be. But the thing I like most about this stereo is that it feels like it's stright out of the 60's. The analog clock has a color changing illuminating light which surrounds it and gives it a little pizazz.

All in all I would recommend this clock/alarm/CD player/ "ham radio" to whomever is looking for a good price and a better product.

iLive 3.1 Channel 37-Inch Bar Speaker System with FM Radio and Charging Dock for iPhone and iPod (Bl

Wall-mountable Speaker Bar
3.1 Channel
FM Radio, Dock for iPhone and iPod
Motorized iPhone/iPod Drawer
Full Feature Remote Control
3.1-channel powered speaker
Compatible with iPhone
FM radio (PLL)
Motorized iPhone drawer
SRS TruSurround XT

Like one of the other reviewers here I purchased my ILIVE elsewhere. Picked mine up this afternoon at Walmart for $98 dollars, on sale for Christmas I assume. I bought it for my Haier 32" flatscreen TV that I bought here on Amazon 2 weeks ago because although the TV has a beautiful picture it has rotten speakers and sounds like a small transister radio (seriously!). The only downside to this soundbar is that it would not hook up to my TV with the supplied RCA lines and I had to go to Radio Shack and spend another $15 bucks on a mini-plug line jack that I had to run from the TV's headphone outlet to the Input jack on the soundbar. Once I had that in place I fired up the two components and adjusted the bass and treble to the maximum settings and the sound is just wonderful ! What really surprised me is how good the bass response is considering the small speakers. It does come with a Subwoofer line out jack and I am going to hook up my Sony powered Subwoofer that I have in storage and then I will have a perfect home theater system as far as I am concerned. The mute button on the remote controlled the TV volume too which is a pleasent surprise. The added bonus of having an FM radio and an Ipod/Iphone slide out bay makes this a well rounded unit for the money to say the least. I played a few DVD's and the SRS surround worked just great with nice seperation of sound effects etc. I played some of my more bass-heavy CD's through my DVD player and the sound once again is very satisfying for me and I don't find myself wishing that I had more bass although I will add my Subwoofer to the unit simply because I can and it's only one wire instead of 6 wires with a standard home theater system with 5 speakers and a Subwoofer. I don't miss those nasty wires AT ALL ! I would reccomend this unit to anyone that is on a budget and wants great sound without breaking the bank and hates messing with a bunch of extra speakers and hiding wires under throw rugs to get that added surround sound.

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I have had this sound bar for 2 months now. It works fine. The sound is not great...but ok for it's size. The ipod/iphone feature is nice...how everwhen you plug in the iphone 3g it say it needs to download an ilive program, but i can not find it online in the itunes store. It does have some weight to it, so if you are like me and want to wall mount this thing, you're gonna have to drill four holes in the wall with anchores to secure it. The remote sucks! The lay out and functionality of it is crap...drives me nuts everytime i pick it up. bottom line is you get what you pay for with this. It's inexpensive, for moderate quality.

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I purchased the 180 model from Amazon. The product does exactly what I wanted. Plays music from my Uverse music channels without having the TV on, charges and plays the Ipod and etc. The sound was not very good. The unit went completely dead after a couple of weeks. After working with tech support I sent it back for repair. I then found this model, the 280 on sale at Target and purchased it hoping for better sound. It was better! Not great, but good enough. Today the unit suddenly started making screeching sounds. I've tried unplugging it, reseting it, changing inputs. Same noise from all sources. The unit is ten months old and has been used maybe 100 hours. Must be broken. Ilive did send me a new 180 to replace the one I purchased from Amazon as that one was still under warranty. I'm not even going to hook it up. It's going to Good Will. Looks like a charitable deduction is all these units are good for.

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I purchased this, as some here mentioned, to hear my TV better & have a dockable system for my old iPhone 3 which has become my music media player. I am not a sound snob by any stretch, but the quality of this soundbar without a subwoofer (not included) reminds me of my Evil Kenivel transistor radio I used to take around with me in the late 1970s. Lucky I had an old subwoofer from my PC system, and I was able to hook it up. It sounds fine now, but I wished I had gotten a model with subwoofer included. You get what you pay for, I guess.

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Shipping was super fast! Got it the next day. The bar is compatible with my iTouch but the speaker are way below good. It distorts at medium level and the bass sucks (but it does have a Subwoofer output). Also, this model (I should have checked the model # more closely) only has analog and 3.5 jack inputs. No way of connecting to my HDMI or Optical only LCD TV. May keep it to mount on the wall in our bedroom as the alarm clock with the iTouch dock could be useful there. Don't expect much for $60 with shipping!

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I really hate this clock radio. The only thing I like about it is that it does indeed charge my iPhone overnight. The display is far too bright, I have to turn it away from my bed when I sleep otherwise it wakes me up. The alarm is hard to set and turn off. The connection for where you put your iPhone/iPod is really hard to use you have to be really slow and deliberate and accurate about it. I really should have returned it but never got around to it. DON'T BUY!

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So, I have had this watch since the 7th and I am having moisture issues wich causes the screen to become unresponsive to touch...and I have to pull the back off and dry it out. I am not sure if it's from just sweat on my wrist of from washing my hands. I like the watch and I hope I can get it to dry out enough to stay working properly. The watch functions well and you can use the built in speaker as long as it's not too noisy around you. The Camera takes ok pictures and the Video camera is not that great (choppy video). The Radio works well and so does the music player...even the supplied headset isn't too bad. The phone has some cool features, it has a feature to turn on and off the watch at times that you set, an alarm function with 5 alarms. I love the watch and I hope that my issue will clear up.

Update: 9/3/12

The phone stopped responding to inputs on the screen a couple of weeks ago... my fault due to getting it wet while washing my hands. So, Be carefull when washing hands or around water. I did buy another watch and I have kept it away the H20 and has worked flawlessly so far, except for my charging port on my watch... it has for some reason stopped working and now I can't charge my batteries. I luckily kept my old watch and now use that to charge my batteries. So, am I just having bad luck????? I guess there are a bazillion scenarios for what could have happened... guess it's just one of those things with electronics. I still like the watch and I would recommend it.

Hope some of my Pain will help in the decision making process.

I liked the watch, but then the charger died 1 day after I got it. Now it's dead. I can't see if it's just the cord or the watch itself that broke since it's this weird Chinese-made connector. Now I have to return it, which annoys me greatly. This thing gets a 1.

Here's some other stuff that went wrong with it that I was willing to live with:

#1: The stylus broke in 1 day. The top part fell out, then while trying to fix it, it got pushed in so I can't extend it anymore.

EDIT: I was able to recover the stylus with a thumb tack! YAY!

#2: Touchscreen has a bug where it won't recognize touch for more than about a second. Tapping works fine, but it's very difficult to move icons, and the handwriting feature doesn't work at all. Try to write an O, and I can only get half done before it cuts out.

#3: This watch did not come with the bluetooth headset or 2GB flash card as advertised. However, when I spoke to Amazon about it, they helped me out. That's not really a strike against the watch; just wanted to mention it. I'd say it's actually a plus as far as Amazon's customer service is concerned.

FYI, if you're going to use it to listen to music via bluetooth audio, remember to set it to stereo output. Scared myself for a bit there thinking the sound quality was going to be like AM-radio!

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The batteries don't last long at all.the came with the second batteries but both of them are out of service right now and i don't where to order new one and without batteries i don't know what to do with the watch.PLease any advise where to order just batteries...Thanks

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from wat i read it seems like a good watch but perfect if youll can make it waterproof n everybody would get one think about it

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This product was much cheaper than if I would have bought it at Walmart and it came at the time promised.

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Alot of my Hallmark ornaments batteries were dead and I found these energizer batteries that once again my husband can here all my magic ornaments

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I ordered 10 of these batteries for my timers more than 2 years ago. So far I have used 4 of them. Those batts are excellent quality. Lasting for very long time. I love them.

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Supersonic SC-1961UM Mp3/cd Receiver Am/fm

I recently purchased this radio and got a defective model, upon shipping the unit back to the store they sent me a new one. I installed the new unit and was impressed with the unit. I could recieve far off radio stations in other states other than my own. the cdplayer,mp3player,and usb player work fine so I give the company 4 stars for this product. thanks a satisfied buyer.

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LG CU405 Push To Talk 3G Quad Band GSM Cell Phone AT&T

I've had my share of cell phones. Before getting the LG CU400, I had a Sony/Ericsson 500A. I loved that phone but S/E's Customer Service stunk! (Because of a SyncManager database error, they said I had to reinsall the O/S to fix the problem! Yea, right!!!) The LG CU400 has a progressive ringtone. Right now, you can't change that. From what I understand per LG, Cingular made this an LG-requirement of their phones. It's annoying when I hear someone else's phone do that, especially when no one answers the phone! It doesn't have a quick-lock feature (that I can find.) The Contacts are laid out in a wierd way (to me.) Name1/H, Name1/W, Name1/M, and so on. (H=Home, W=Work, M=Mobile, and so on.) I don't know if that's because the data was on the SIM and isn't 'loaded' into the phone, itself, yet, or what. I do like the location of the speaker button a one-touch feature. When the phone is closed, pressing any button on the side will display the date/time. It's not in color No biggie. It's a PTT (Push-To-Talk) phone. (I didn't buy that capability ...) When you dial a phone number, the numbers are pretty big. It has an external antenna. My last phone had an internal antenna. I didn't buy insurance in case I drop it and it breaks, or something. It's possible that can happen. It's not a Razor but it's thin. The internal display is very clear! I let the fully-charged phone run out the battery and, twice, it's lasted only 4 days with very minimal use. Your call history is a couple of buttons down the menu-path, no biggie. The speaker gets fuzzy at about 4 out of 7 bars. You can't accidentally take pictures of inside your pocket or handbag. I don't use the download capabilities of the phone for anything. I don't IM. I just use the phone as a phone. So, I'm not going to comment on those features. The 'door' that needs to be opened for charging is very flimsy! I can see it breaking off very easily. You'll want to 'turn' it 90 degrees UP to get it out of the way of the charger-cable. There's no holster, yet, because it's so new. There is a data-cable that can be used from another phone, so I'm told. Be sure to ask about the peripheral hardware BEFORE you buy in case you need to have it right away. All the peripherals may not be available yet.

In sum, it's not a bad phone. The ascending ring, the external antenna, and the fuzzy speaker, so far, hold me from giving this phone a Rating of 4. It's above average but I don't think it deserves a 4. I'll try the phone for a while and then try the Samsung C417. It's all about tradeoffs.

I got this phone as a christmas gift, and, aside from the battery issue my first one had, this is an absolutely terrific and easy to use phone. the keypad is the best i have seen on any phone, and the size of the screen is perfect. I had my previous phone, a samsung x4217 or whatever it was, for well over 4 years, and i had just about had it with that phone, so pretty much anything was an upgrade. All i wanted from my new phone was a screen on the outside to show the time, and a camera that i could quickly pull out and snap a quick pic of something, and this has both. this phone also has a video camera, which is a great extra feature. the outside screen doesn't have any fancy bells and whistles, it just shows the time and whatever symbols you have at the top of the interior screen. this phone has great sound quality, and the speaker phone works like a champ. the ringer is nice and loud, and being able to use the bluetooth to send sound files to my phone, instead of downloading tones from cingular for an arm and a leg, is another great bonus. We also signed up for the multimedia package, which nets you unlimited internet and Cingular Video access. Cingular Video is great for espn mobile and cnn quickies, along with funny shorts from shows like letterman, family guy, and the brak show.

at the end of the day this is just a phone, and it does everything that a phone should do, ie. not drop calls and it has great sound quality. it doesn't do any particular added bonus that great, but it does all of them well, and that's how it should be. if you are looking for an inexpensive phone with a lot of well-rounded features, this is by far the one to get.

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I bought this phone to replace my wife's ailing RAZR. It has Cingular 3G high speed data, Push-to-talk, and a good feature set. The size is just slightly thicker than the slim RAZR phone form factor. My wife seems to actually like the slightly bigger size because it is easier to grasp and use. The menus are decent and the sound quality seems above average. The battery is also quite good thus far. It also sports bluetooth and a nice speakerphone, which means loud ringers and a good, strong vibrate alert. All in all-this phone seems to be a winner for the price. If you want PTT in a slick package from Cingular, look at this capable phone, the V365 or Blackberry Pearl!

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We bought 5 of these for our family two months ago. We were previously Nokia and Motorola users. We made the transition fairly easily. Pluses: big keypad, big, bright display, decent sound quality EXCEPT for the speakerphone, nice camera with video. Minuses: iffy batteries (one phone had to have the battery replaced within two weeks), poor quality speakerphone, annoying placement of PTT button, too much emphasis on web access functions for those of us who don't like using a phone for our internet connections. Bottom line: if you're looking for a good, cheap phone that does all of the basic things well and has a nice set of extra features to play with, this is the one for you!

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I have owned the LG CU400 for about one month. Both the call quality and the reception are very good. Battery life is acceptable, although I should note that I use the phone only for calls no internet, no Push to Talk and no Bluetooth. The speaker phone is on the tinny side but acceptable about what one would expect for a phone of this size.

I have, however, encountered two problems:

1. While the battery life is acceptable, I encountered a problem with the battery strength indicator. The battery strength indicator on every cell phone I previously owned showed that the battery strength gradually declined as I used the phone, thereby giving reasonable advance notice when the battery needed recharging. This is not the case with the indicator in the CU400. The first CU400 I owned showed that the battery was fully charged (3 bars) until a relatively short time before it turned itself off because the battery was too low. Specifically, on one occasion when I timed it, the indicator went from 3 bars to 2 bars five or six days after a charge. After only 10 additional hours on standby with no calls at all, the phone turned off because of a low battery.

Thinking the indicator was defective, I returned the phone to the AT&T store and received a new replacement. The indicator on the replacement phone operates slightly, but not significantly, better. The first phone had Cingular markings and the second had AT&T markings, so I doubt that the two phones came from the same manufacturing batch. It seems that this is an inherent problem with the phone. If you buy one of these, I definitely recommend immediately charging the battery when the indicator goes from 3 to 2 bars and buying a car charger, if you spend any appreciable amount of time in a car. The car charger does not come with the phone.

2. When the phone is powered on or off, it makes an annoyingly loud and harsh noise. My wife nearly jumped out her skin the first time I turned the phone off while standing next to her. The noise cannot be changed to another tone, but it can be turned off by putting the phone on vibrate or by turning the ringer volume all the way down. Of course, if I were to do either of these and forget to turn the volume back up after the phone is turned on again, I will not hear the phone ring. I complained to AT&T, which advised that the phone makes this noise because it is a "3G" phone and that the noise is supposed to replicate the sound of a "jet." All I can say is that I have been around airports for quite a while and the noise sounds nothing like a "jet" to me. The closest thing I can compare the sound to is the noise a vacuum toilet on a cruise ship makes when the toilet is flushed. It is really hard to imagine that a major US corporation would put such an intrusive sound in its cell phone and not give the user any option to replace the sound with another.

In summary, the CU400 is a very good basic phone, provided you don't mind listening to the sound of a toilet flushing when you turn it on and off and you also don't mind either frequently charging or running the risk that the battery will unexpectedly run out of juice

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Strong battery with good lasting power. Reliable not the cheapest, but then not the most expensive either. If you need good d cell batteries for similar use, I recommend these Eveready Gold Ds.

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I have several battery powered lights that come on at dusk and stay on all night. I only need to change these batteries once a month. I have them on subscription but get more than I really need so that I am building up a reserve for hurricane season. I first got introduced to these when we purchased a battery powered train for Christmas; the batteries that came with the train lasted 10 minutes. These batteries lasted the entire Christmas season (Thanksgiving till New Years). I recommend these batteries and I am buying more.

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Timex T436b Auto Set Alarm Clock Radio With Projection & Nature Sounds (Personal Audio / Clock Radio

This clock is really nice. It has good radio reception, the adjustable Indiglo backlight for the display is clear, the projection feature is nice, and the speaker itself is good. This is why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1. If you're like me, this clock isn't that good, if you're the opposite, then it may be 4 or 5 stars.

What bothered me were the backlight, the date, and the alarm. The backlight feature is a permanent setting when used, in the sense that it will be on or at that level of brightness all the time. I would have loved a separate setting that allowed the backlight to be turned on (push a button) and then it shuts off after 10-30 seconds for checking time in the middle of the night.

This clock keeps track of the date as well, however, if you set an alarm, it will replace the date view with the earliest alarm set. Since I wasn't expecting the clock to keep track of the date, this didn't bother me, but it didn't make sense to me to see the alarm time all the time.

The feature that drove me to return this clock, the deal breaker, is the Alarm itself. First, there is no actual alarm buzzer/beep sound. Second, the alarm sound used is the last setting you chose on the clock (radio/natural sounds/MP3 input) at the sound level you had it at. I can be a heavy sleeper, and the alarm on this clock does not increase volume over time or have it's own beeping sound independent of the radio, natural sounds, or MP3 input. Before sleeping, I like to turn the radio on for some music on a 15 minute timer, but this is with low volume; hence I could not rely on the alarm of this clock without sacrificing listening to the radio before I sleep.

I bought this clock for my daughter because she wanted the projection AND MP3 in. Great.

However, we quickly realized that our unit was broken, or these are just garbage.

Our first attempt to set the time was met with frustration. The buttons only work some of the time. Sometimes it will register a press, sometimes not, sometimes 2 or 3 presses. We decided we could live with that, since we didn't expect to be setting the clock or alarm that frequently.

I'm not really sure what is going on inside this clock, but it sure doesn't keep time. It's been anywhere from accurate to over 1 hour off in any given 24-hour period. Completely unreliable.

Our third issue is that the alarm doesn't seem to work at all, in any mode. It just NEVER goes off. I thought maybe we had the volume wrong, or set to MP3, but no... it simply won't trigger.

I'm hoping we have a bad unit because there are definitely some nice points about the clock:

* Both the clock face and projection are clear and easy to read.

* The clock face dims to a pleasant level for sleeping.

* The snooze button is large and easy to find.

* The sound quality is fine for a clock radio.

* The adjustable sleep timer is nice.

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I am very picky about projection clocks and the way they project and this one is very bright on the ceiling, easy to turn on and off. I wish there were more sound options but that is ok. The sounds are very soothing. The display is nice and large and you can adjust the brightness of it. Love it!!

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I'm surprised by the negative reviews about this clock. I have it for almost three years and never had problems with it.

This is very reliable, easy to use and accurate clock. It's not atomic, but I don't remember if I ever had to adjust it, and it's very easy to switch to DST. I like the fact that it stays illuminated all the time, you can adjust the brightness or turn it off.

The alarm sound is very good for me, the sounds are pleasant and loud enough, I've never missed one. Plus, you can connect an MP3 device if you wish.

My only minor complaint is that projection could be a little brighter and clearer. Other than that great inexpensive clock.

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This is a very "Mickey Mouse" instrument. It took forever to figure out how to set it up. Directions are not very clear. I finally got the time set, then couldn't get the date set. It's touchy and confusing. Also, it says on the box "digital tuning." I thought that meant you pressed a button and the radio searched and landed on the next station that came in the clearest... this is just a regular old wheel that you have to turn and hope you have landed on, and not overshot, the station you're looking for. I also thought I'd be able to set one alarm for radio and one for sounds, but both alarms have to be set for the same thing. I'm extremely disappointed. I paid around $30 for it and it's not worth $5. Don't buy it.

ALPINE CDE102 E 50WX4 AM FM CD DET FACE

Features -
Power Output - Max 50 W x 4 High Power Amplifier
Display - White LCD (14 Segment)
Control Type - Rotary Encoder Knob
Face Color - Black

I was looking for a "cheap" car stereo to replace the factory head unit in my 2001 Mustang. I wanted AM/FM and CD, with mp3 compatibility, a USB connection, and an AUX in. Additionally, due to my car's unusual factory sound system, I needed preamp outputs with a high pass filter and a low pass filter for the subwoofers. The Alpine satisfied all these requirements, and it's been great so far.

Pros: cheap, sounds good, easy to install, plays mp3's on both data CDs and USB sticks, and supports iPod connectivity with optional cable as well as audio AUX input on the front panel.

Cons: User interface is a bit clunky.

Notes: I have a Mac, and to get songs to play properly and in the correct order on a USB stick, you have to copy them to the stick in the order you want them played, and then *remove* all the hidden files that the Mac copies as well. The Alpine will skip these hidden files, but it takes a few seconds for it to realize it can't play them.

Also, my unit does not seem to like Memorex CD media. A burned Memorex CD plays fine at first, but then in the middle and toward the end of a CD it starts to skip, drop out, and eventually stop playing altogether with "error" on the display. TDK media has no problems at all with everything else being the same.

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Major CON. First of all, the user manual is on a CD and there is no hard copy. This does make it hard, not impossible, to use the manual in the car while working on the radio just harder to handle a lap top than a piece of paper. And no, I did not want to print out the pertinent parts. It just seems as if having a small paper manual would be a nice touch. I do always find backup manuals for my gear, but a paper manual for car installed equipment would be wonderful.

SOUND out of this unit is SUPER. Even better than the premium radio that came in my Escape. Have had Alpine radios in my VW and BMWs in the past so was happy to find this radio. Had to get it because the Factory installed 6 CD player went out, but also wanted a few more sound options, like Aux and USB.

CD, Aux., and USB all work great with my gear and I had no problems with any of them.

a. I tried Factory CDs as well as home burned CDR and CDRW. All worked well with both Windows Media Player and I tunes being used as burners.

b. Used a 1 GB Kingston, 2 GB (Memorex) and a 4 GB Kingston DataTraveler I Flash drive. All worked downloading from both Windows Media Player and I tunes, as well as direct copy from a CD.

c. IPod I have two different iPod Shuffles: The first Generation works fine with this plugged into the Aux Jack (front panel). Second Generation I pod does NOT work. Controls in the ear buds make this a very hard to use unit with anything not apple. (Do not buy 2nd Gen unless you are going to use it just by itself. If anyone knows how to make this work with this radio, please let me know.) There is a list of IPdos that will work with the radio, but this is on the user manual.

Both the Kindle and IPod 1st Gen use a standard (cheap) stereo to stereo cable for input to Aux.

Overall I have found this radio to be well worth the money.

Con my wife cannot turn it on or off because there is not a switch labeled for this function. You have to hold in the source button for at least 2 seconds. Mt radio is wired into the key so it does turn off when the key is removed, but you would have to manually turn it off and on if wired differently.

Con: The only place the serial number is listed is on the bottom of the unit. Once installed you cannot see the serial. It would have been nice to have the serial number under the removal faceplate.

CON: Update 7/5/2011 I finally had to print out the Clock Setting Procedure. You would think it should be simple to remember, but it is not. 2x a year is not enough to remember this fairly complicated (if you are not reading it) procedure.

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Great HU for anyone replacing any stock Stereo. It will make your stock speakers come to life! Many have given this HU a lower rating because of the USB port not being compatible with the Ipod/Iphone. The box clearly notes that the USB Port only plays flash-drives, hard drives, and any mass storage devises. For ipod support you will need the KCE-433IV cable which connects to the back of the unit. For those who are having problems with their flash drives not reading your media files, You need to make sure your devise is formatted to FAT 12 / 16 / 32. Anything else, your HU won't be able to read.

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I don't have time to write a full review on this receiver but the KCE-422i cable they try to give you is not the correct cable for iPod connection. You need to get the Alpine KCE-433iV cable. Look at Alpine's site. Just a heads up.

I don't review very many of my purchases because I believe in longevity and most of the time there is a new model out the next year after you buy something. I was surprised to see that this Alpine head unit is still available new!

I have had my CDE-102 installed in my truck for around five years and it has worked flawlessly! I love the sound from the unit and the CD player still works (I had a bad run of almost every other brand's CD players lasting two years maximum). Reviews have complained about iPod connectivity and I guess an informed sales person should have mentioned that you need a cable for iPods. I bought the cable with my unit and my iPod Nano is constantly plugged in and works just fine. Being able to control your iPod off of the head unit is fabulous! I will admit that some functions are hard to perform, after five years it still takes me some fiddling around to remember how to set the clock. I haven't used the auxiliary input or USB input very often but last I knew they still worked just fine.

All in all, if you want a good cheap stereo that will last a long time and sound great this is the unit for you!

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