- In-Dash Single DIN MP3/CD/USB Head Unit
- Detachable face for security from theft
- 1 Line LCD display
- Red key illumination
- Wireless remote control included
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Sony CDXGT35U MP3/WMA/CD Receiver
Sony Space Saver Under the Cabinet Kitchen Stereo Sound System with AM / FM Digital Tuner Radio, CD
- Time spent in the kitchen or work station just got more enjoyable with this attractive and slim under cabinet CD clock radio, that produces rich sound and features a built-in audio cable and cradle for all digital music, iPod, MP3, iPhone or cassette players.
- Designed to maximize your counter space and blend with virtually any décor, this under cabinet CD clock radio is the perfect addition to any kitchen or workplace. Boasting deep bass and powerful sound quality, this unit lets you enjoy your favorite tunes while you cook, clean, work, enjoy dinner or just relax with a cup of coffee.
- The built-in audio cable lets you connect your iPod, iPhone, MP3 digital music player, while the CD player accepts burned CD-R/RWs.
- Digital FM/AM Tuner with 15 Station Presets makes tuning in a desired station fast, simple and precise with accurate, drift-free tuning of AM and FM radio stations. Set up to 10 of your favorite FM and 5 AM stations
- For the ultimate convenience, a remote control is included for changing tracks, radio stations, adjusting volume and more.
I enjoy the radio presets for various times in the day.
I use the iPod connection for exercise audios and also music.
The CD player is easy to use and allows variety in my listening enjoyment.
I am really loving the remote control for the convenience of volume control during a phone call or visit.
As I am enjoying 90+ years of age, these easy to use features and sound quality enhance my quality of life, hope you enjoy yours as much as I do.
NellI love this radio. I love the looks of it, the space saving, the reception and the fact that I have finally found a radio that I can get reception for AM stations!Item shipped quickly and without defect. Really attractive, not cheap looking. Sound quality great...great...not "tingy" or cheap sounding. Easy to install. Love the iPod docking feature. My kids and I love it! Use it everyday. Unbeatable quality for a great price.THIS RADIO IS EVERYTHING I WANTED IN A RADIO. SOUND IS WONDERFUL ESPECIALLY THE MEGA BASS. PICKS UP ALL THE STATIONS IN THIS AREA REALLY WELL. WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A HIGH END SOUND.
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I am very happy with my newly purchased Sony radio. It has great sound and is just perfect for my kitchen.
Tecsun PL-210 Digital PLL Portable AM/FM/LW Shortwave Radio, Black
- AM/FM Shortwave receiver with ATS (Auto Tuning Storage)
- AM Dual Conversion
- 1,700 preset memories for easy access to your favorite stations
- Alarm clock + sleep timer (1-120 min)
- Kaito Electronics, Inc is the only authorized Tecsun Distributor in North America, Only the Tecsun radios sold by Katio come with English user manuals
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This is my 3rd Tecsun, having already purchased a mid-size PL-600 and the tiny DSP-based PL-360. For a small AM/FM/SW radio this PL-210 is a little gem! It's small enough to fit in your pocket but the weight of the radio with the 2 AA cells makes it a bit heavy. Build quality looks good and the buttons feel secure. The large side-tuning knob is a huge plus. Sound from the small speaker is much better than I would have thought possible. Not "room filling" sound, but not "tinny" sound, either. Tecsun did a wonderful job with the audio on this midget sized radio.Performance on grabbing signals? FM, AM and SW all do well on the telescopic antenna. However, while the FM sensitivity is good, the FM selectivity is an obvious weak point. FM selectivity is not even close to the incredible selectivity shown by the new DSP-based radios like the PL-360. Putting a low-noise / hi-gain preamp with an outside antenna on this radio causes it to overload badly on FM. AM reception is good and the signal-to-noise ratio improves when using an external loop antenna like those from Terk. SW sensitivity is also very good. Not as good as a Degen 1103 but good enough. Hooking up an outdoor folded dipole antenna with preamp to the PL-210 telescopic antenna didn't present any obvious overload/intermodulation problems in my rural (weak SW signal) area. Nice!
This radio will be a good performer except for people who will have problems when using the FM in a crowded urban environment. It's a cute device and even comes with a nice quality zip-up carry case. I only wish I could have ordered it in red rather than the standard black color. With the quality of the sound from its small speaker, you won't mind spending time listening to this pint-size device. Frankly, I'm surprise more people haven't discovered this ultra-small radio by now.
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I already own a couple of other Tecsun radios and they work great. I'm surprised there are only two reviews of the 210 on Amazon. This is a very small radio, even tinier than the 606. There are a few difference. There is no ETM or DSP,but there is a direct frequency keyboard, which I miss on the 606, and it has 1,700 presets..probably more than you'll ever need. With the sheer number of presets you can program the FM band on the first page, The AM band up to 1520 on the second page, and the remainder of the frequencies on the third page. Being there are only 100 AM frequencies on most other Tecsun models, you can get them all in here.One nice plus is the fact you can program shortwave, FM and AM stations in the same memory band. I do miss that ETM feature, but it does have ATS tuning which does the same thing, and with so many memories, if you travel you can punch in the available frequencies on the different memory pages.
Only downside is that is not as selective as the 606, 380 and 390 on FM. Sensitivity is great on both bands, but you will hear a little spillover on strong FM frequencies. I guess not having that DSP feature is the reason.
The CCrane Mini radio looks very similar and it is about the same size. I ordered that a couple of months ago and returned it when I discovered it's poor performance on AM and FM., and the fact you had to hit an enter button for the direct frequency. The radio has a tuning knob that does not go in "increments". With other Tecsun radios, the sound can either be too loud or soft when listening at low levels.
I have the 606, 390, with the twin stereo speakers and excellent AM reception. The 210 is a nice addition.
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bought it because it is small red and the price was right, well it is small and red,have had it for 3 weeks, does everything i expected from a small under sixty dollar radio,
got mine for 39 bucks like it works quite well for its size and price
short wave you will hear much more if hooked to wire antenna
i like this radio
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The Chinese made Tecsun or "Desheng" PL-210 is one of the BEST Medium Wave (AM)/FM (STEREO) and Shortwave Radios in the "Ultralight Radio" classification I have ever used. The Tecsun PL-210 was designed carefully, intelligently and beautifully by the Chinese engineers at the Tecsun or "Desheng" Radio Company, one of the largest mass production radio manufacturers located in Dōngguǎn, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. The PL-210 is the successor to the previous model(s), the Tecsun "PL-200", also known as the Grundig "G100" and the Etón "E100". The "rebadged/renamed" Grundig/Etón versions were exactly identical to the Tecsun PL-200 and were mostly distributed/sold throughout North America and Europe by the Etón Corporation based in the town of Palo Alto, California, USA. The previous Tecsun PL-200, the Grundig G100 and the Etón E100 models were not nearly as good in overall performance as the current Tecsun PL-210 on the market today.A MEDIUM WAVE (AM) BAND EVALUATION...
The Tecsun PL-210 is an incredibly sensitive radio on all bands, Medium Wave (AM)/FM and Shortwave. First, let's go over the performance on the medium wave (AM) band. I reside in Northern California and during my initial test on the medium wave (AM) band, in the late hours of the night, using only its internal, built-in ferrite rod antenna, I managed to capture distant and faint, confirmed radio stations throughout the Western Region of the United States, from Southern California, to Washington State, to Oregon, to Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, even as far as Western Canada and Mexico! The size of the radio will give you a general idea how small its internal ferrite rod antenna is and yet it manages to pull in the weakest of the weak signals on the medium wave (AM) band. Very impressive so far. To even further your long distance reception on the medium wave (AM) band, try using an external, indoor "passive" medium wave (AM) loop antenna such as the "Tecsun AN-200" or a "Terk AM Advantage". Terk's version is built a little more solid and is substantially more expensive than the cheaper Tecsun version but both antennas perform equally as good and are excellent medium wave (AM) loop antennas widely sold everywhere, even here on Amazon. I prefer the cheaper Tecsun version for 2 reasons: (1). The "fine tuning" knob on the Tecsun AN-200 is placed in a perfect area, which is on the front of the antenna for easy access fine tuning. Again, the engineers at the Tecsun Radio plant chose a much more "intelligent" area for the tuning knob to be than Terk's AM Advantage antenna where the fine tuning knob or "dial" in this case, is placed in right the middle. (2). The fine tuning knob on the cheaper Tecsun also turns in a smooth, "fluid like" motion while Terk's fine tuning dial is quite stiff, making it difficult to "fine tune" the exact medium wave (AM) radio signal you're trying to capture. Sometimes, cheaper is actually better! The Tecsun PL-210 alone is built with excellent high-sensitivity circuitry along with an outstanding internal medium wave (AM) ferrite rod antenna and therefore I would note this radio as a fine "DX" machine for its small size. What was that? You just asked me what the term "DX" or "DX'ing" means, so let me explain. "DX" or "DX'ing" is the hobby among many radio enthusiasts such as myself of capturing and identifying distant and faint radio signals from hundreds and even thousands of miles away from your location. Most medium wave (AM) radios are capable of receiving medium wave (AM) "DX" signals especially during the later hours of the night, some radios better than others. In the case of the radio being reviewed here, the Tecsun PL-210 is one of the best, quality-built radio receivers I've ever used out on the market today, that is completely capable of capturing medium-wave (AM) "DX" signals.
ONTO THE FM BAND...
I'm not much of an FM user in the "DX" hobby or in general, but I can tell you while scanning the FM band, reception is well above satisfactory levels and sounds pretty damn good for "general listening", like listening to music through it's built-in monaural speaker. The FM "STEREO" feature is available by USING STEREO HEADPHONES or STEREO EARPHONES ONLY!! So please don't sit there wondering why stereo sound isn't coming out of its one mono speaker like some idiots would expect it to do. To the right side of the PL-210 below the tuning knob, there is a FM STEREO on and off switch.
LET'S NOW GO OVER THE PERFORMANCE OF MY FAVORITE BAND, THE SHORTWAVE BAND...
The Tecsun PL-210 is generally classified as a "Shortwave Receiver" and during the sensitivity test on the Shortwave band, I found that this radio is just "one fine piece of work", picking up signals throughout the entire Shortwave spectrum, around the world without hesitation, with very minimal "images", very minimal "adjacent channel interference", and very minimal "in and out fading" due to it's very effective "dual conversion" design. As with all portable-sized Shortwave radios, the built-in, "telescoping whip" antenna receives only a fraction of the many Shortwave signals out on the airwaves. To maximize Shortwave reception on any and all Shortwave radios, use an external indoor wire antenna or even better, an outdoor long-wire antenna when possible. In this case during the test on the Shortwave bands, I was using the amazing and incredible, "home-brewed", high-gain, non-amplified, and most effective, indoor or outdoor, Shortwave antenna I've ever used called, the "MAGIC WAND", designed and handmade by an eBay seller named, "LowBander" from Kansas City, Kansas for under 30 bucks! "LowBander" is an experienced, "old school", antenna designer and builder that has been inventing the most effective radio communications antennas for over 50 years and knows exactly what he's doing! Look him up on eBay and buy one! I bought one and the "MAGIC WAND" antenna makes a great addition to ALL my Shortwave receivers for maximum Shortwave reception!!
THE "DEAF" LONGWAVE BAND IN THE UNITED STATES...
The PL-210 is also equipped with the Longwave band (150 to 519 kHz) widely used for radio station transmissions everywhere else around the world especially in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia but NOT in the United States. There are no active Longwave band frequencies here in the U.S. or at least not any I know of, so no comments on the performance of the Longwave band.
AUDIO QUALITY...
Audio on the Tecsun PL-210 is rated as "EXCELLENT" through it's small yet powerful front-firing speaker. Audio is very pleasant to the ears and is suitable for longer use throughout the day and/or night. Unlike many modern, "cheap ass junk radios" made today with low quality speakers that emit horrific, high-pitches and make the inside of your ears feel like they are burning with fire and not with desire even when listening for a short periods of time. You would often find these "cheap ass junk radios" displayed on the shelves at retail outlets such as Target Stores, Wal-Marts, Kmarts, Radio Shacks, Walgreens and so on. I won't mention the rest of retailers that sell "crap radios" as the list is too long for me to go on. The retailers I did mention are 5 of the most horrible places to buy a good, quality built radio because they don't have any to sell! They're all garbage! Since the speaker on the PL-210 is smaller due to its "ultralight" size classification, audio can and will overload and cause distortion if you set the volume up too high. Audio on the PL-210 is best when the volume is set at normal listening levels. Remember, this is not a "Ghetto Blaster Boombox" from the 1980's! I wish I still had my boombox from the 80's. It was a Panasonic! Ah, the memories... To the right side of the PL-210, just below the tuning knob, you will find a selectable "high/low" audio switch for your audio fidelity preferences.
THREE TUNING METHODS...
The Tecsun PL-210 offers 3 different tuning methods. (1). "Manual tuning" with the tuning knob. (2). "Auto scan tuning". And (3). "Direct frequency entry". All 3 tuning methods are pretty much self-explanatory so I won't get into full detail on how the they all operate. There is however one minor issue with manual tuning while spinning the tuning knob. Tecsun is probably the only radio manufacturer that equips most of their digital radios with a somewhat annoying, "multi-speed" tuning knob or tuning dial depending which Tecsun models you own. This feature is not available on any other radio brands that I know of as I will explain more elaborately on all its functions so you can get a better understand how this "multi-speed" tuning knob works. On the medium wave (AM) band, when you turn the tuning knob at a slower speed, the tuning steps on medium wave (AM) tunes at 1 kHz increments. Now, spin the tuning knob at a faster speed and the radio will tune the frequency steps at 10 kHz increments on medium wave (AM). A slower tuning speed on the Shortwave band also tunes the frequencies at 1 kHz increments and tunes at 5 kHz increments for fast tuning on Shortwave, via the tuning knob. And for FM frequencies, slow tuning tunes the FM frequencies at 0.01 MHz increments and tunes the FM frequencies at 0.1 MHz increments on the fast tuning mode. The radio's microprocessor does all this automatically depending how fast or slow you spin the tuning knob. Do you get the general idea of the multi-speed tuning design now? I hope so. If not, you're on your own! Anyway, some "higher-end" Tecsun models offer a "kill switch" to stop this type of tuning "behavior". In this case, the Tecsun PL-210 does not offer the option to bypass this feature so you're stuck with the "multi-speed" tuning feature which most radio enthusiasts I know, "LOVE TO HATE". Fortunately for me, I have gotten use to using the "multi-speed" tuning knob and it's not such a big deal or annoyance anymore as it was initially when I started using the radio for the very first time. Regardless of this now very minor issue, with the "multi-speed" tuning knob on the Tecsun PL-210, it is infact a HUGE UPGRADE to it's predecessor(s), the Tecsun "PL-200", the Grundig "G100" and the Etón "E100", which all 3 models only tuned at a one slow speed of 1 kHz on both medium-wave (AM) and on the Shortwave frequencies! Having a tuning knob that tunes only at a 1 kHz increment speed, especially on small portables is pretty damn useless I think, so nobody should really be griping, moaning and complaining like most females do, because of the slow/fast speed combination the Tecsun PL-210 tuning knob offers. I'm actually beginning to like this unique feature now.
1,700 PRESET MEMORIES!!...
What the hell am I going to do with 1,700 preset memories?? That's like those new and fancy, "miniature computer" cell phones they have out today where you can store up to ONE THOUSAND BILLION phone numbers into them if you know that many people. Not much to be said here other than THERE ARE 1,700 PRESET MEMORIES!!
THE TECSUN PL-210 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH "SSB" (SINGLE-SIDEBAND)!!...
For all you listeners who like to eavesdrop on 2 way Ham Radio Transmissions, the Tecsun PL-210 does NOT have SSB (single-sideband) capabilities like its competitor, the "Grundig G6 Aviator" radio. There are 2 versions of the Grundig G6 Aviator radio, the "all black" original and the "Buzz Aldrin Edition" which celebrates 50 years of space exploration and tributes "Apollo 11" astronaut legend, Dr. Buzz Aldrin, both are equipped with SSB (single-sideband) modulation reception. The two "G6" radios are similar to the Tecsun PL-210 radio in size classification but you won't be listening to any ham operators on the Tecsun PL-210. The only thing you'll hear is unintelligible single-sideband "garble", similar to how the "never-visable" adult characters on the Charlie Brown cartoons sound when they talk. The lack of single-sideband on the Tecsun PL-210 is not a real biggie for me since I'm not really that interested in listening to bunch of ham radio operators babbling back and forth about how great the weather is where they are located or how great their new antenna seems to be working that they mounted onto their roof over the weekend which they purchased at a huge discount at some ham radio equipment store. Some people get a kick out listening to stuff like that. As for me, I'm just not interested in ham radio conversations as I find it to be extremely boring. I much rather listen to all the hundreds or even thousands of "jive-talking" black folks across North America, mostly in the United States and Canada on a CB channel called the "WORLD FAMOUS SUPERBOWL CHANNEL"! That's channel 6 on the CB (citizens band) radio, 27025 kHz on most shortwave radios and 27.025 MHz on scanners, no single-sideband required. These guys go back and forth all day long "shooting skip" all across North America on their illegal and over-amplified CB radios that are LOUD AS HELL, shouting, yelling and screaming about nothing but a bunch of "GIBBERISH" non-sense. It's like a non-stop "competition" for this bunch of "old-school" CB'ers on who has the loudest and meanest sounding CB radio that can be heard across the nation or even across the globe! Now that's fun to listen to! Some of these guys are known to run over 100,000 or more watts of pure muscle power to their CB rigs by using illegal linear amplifiers. The maximum legal wattage allowed by the "FCC" (Federal Communications Commission) on CB radios in the United States is 4 puny little watts. I love listening to these black folks "JIBBER-JABBER" on channel 6 as they have been bending and defying the rules and regulations of the FCC for over 5 decades! Today, channel 6 on the CB radio or 27025 kHz (27.025 MHz) is still the most active channel on the CB radio across North America. The second most active channel on the CB would be the "trucker channel" on channel 19 used mostly by "big-rig", long-haul, tractor/trailer truck drivers nationwide, but is not nearly as entertaining as the black folks on the, "WORLD FAMOUS SUPERBOWL CHANNEL", channel 6! These black folks on channel 6 have been shouting, yelling and screaming their "GIBBERISH" transmissions over the CB radio airwaves on channel 6 for more than 50 years continuously, non-stop and is still going strong every single day, every single month and every single year that passes by. Tune in and hear them for yourself during the daytime sunlight hours when you get a chance. The best time to tune in is around the later morning hours like 10 AM to the earlier hours of the afternoon around 1 to 2 PM when "skip" is usually the strongest. When the sun goes down at dusk, these "skip" transmissions by the black folks on Channel 6 will all disappear for the rest of the night until when the sun comes out again the next morning. The radio communications term, "skip" is a very long and complicated scientific topic for me to explain here so if you don't know what "skip" means in radio terms, look it up on Wikipedia under the keyword, "skywave" when you get a chance to do so. Have a blast listening to the black folks "JIBBER-JABBER" all over the place, on the "WORLD FAMOUS SUPERBOWL CHANNEL" with the Tecsun PL-210 radio on frequency 27025 kHz or Channel 6 on any CB radio!
Anyway, back to the Tecsun PL-210 radio...
THE VERDICT.....
I want to express myself on how much I enjoy using this fantastic radio on a daily basis for my AM and Shortwave "DX" hobby. The Tecsun PL-210 is an excellent multi-band, "general coverage" receiver overall, "born and bred" with high-sensitivity circuitry on all bands, outstanding audio fidelity, very good ergonomics, built with quality construction, fine craftsmanship, using quality plastic materials for the exterior body of the radio, and other quality electronic parts that go into every single Tecsun PL-210 radio coming off the assembly line at the Tecsun Manufacturing Plant. Other than the lack of SSB (single-sideband) capabilities, the Tecsun PL-210 also OUTPERFORMS many other competitors in its size class such as its biggest rival, the Grundig G6 Aviator radio (which I also own) in many areas of performance such as sensitivity and audio fidelity. The list just goes on and on. The Tecsun PL-210 Medium Wave (AM)/FM and Shortwave radio proves to be a "champion" of all radios in its size class in many ways compared to other higher-end radios and to all of the many unfortunate, worthless, "cheap ass junk radios" that are currently widely available to consumers everywhere.
FINALLY, A MOST POSITIVE NOTE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS THAT ARE "MADE IN CHINA" TODAY.....
Throughout over 3 decades of messing around with all types of shortwave radio equipment since I was a kid, I've seen HUGE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS and ADVANCEMENTS on many Chinese made consumer electronics today compared to the low quality and mediocre electronics China has offered in the past during the 1970's, 1980's and part of the early 1990's. I believe things started to improve greatly for Chinese made electronics during the mid 1990's. That was just the beginning. Today, there are many electronic products like radios, "Made in China" that are up to equal comparison with radios that are "Made in Japan" and even at times, they can be better than Japanese made products! The Tecsun PL-210 Medium Wave (AM)/FM Shortwave Radio reviewed here, is one of the many fine examples of the HUGE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS and ADVANCEMENTS the Chinese are making everyday for their consumer electronics today that are offered to the entire world! Without a shadow of a doubt, the incredible, quality built, Tecsun or "Desheng" PL-210 Multi-Band, General Coverage Radio, that is MADE IN CHINA, gets 5 stars and more! I like the Tecsun PL-210 so much, I bought 4 of them!! Happy Listening and 73's!
Philips Fidelio DS3000 Portable Speaker System w/Dock Connector for iPod & iPhone (Gray/White)
- Philips Fidelio DS3000 Portable Speaker System for iPod/iPhone General Features:
- Gray face with white body Compact 360 design Works with nearly any iPod or iPhone
- Neodymium speakers for pure balanced sound Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) Output power: 8W (RMS)
- Shielding technology blocks mobile phone interference
- Free Fidelio app for iOS provides playback control, alarm clock, Internet radio, weather alerts
nice voice with easy control
compact system
I like it very much
highly recommend it for any one needs speaker/chargerPurchased this for my wifes 4s iphone.She loves listening to music. Shipping was fast and it was well packaged.I set it up right away but the phone did not connect with the docking station properly. The problem was the thick case.I tried it without the case and it worked perfectly. The case had high ridge at the base of it not allowing full contact. I removed the ridge in my shop and attached it to the 4s iphone and docked it with the Phillips Fidelio, Wow problem solved.Sounds great and is easy to use. Wife loves it.90 day warranty. Overall a good value.I absolute love this product. As a refurbished unit, it appears like brand new item including manual and all adjuncts. I bought this so that I could hear my I-phone through out my 2 story house. It has excellent volume and sound. I would certainly buy from this company again, if the opportunity arises.
Oregon Scientific Rm313pa Exactset Fixed Projection Alarm Clock
I've had four of these clocks so far and only two have survived. Don't get me wrong... it's a GREAT clock with easy and logical buttons and features, but one was dead on arrival and another one lost half of its print on the screen after only two months. BUY ONE LOCALLY if possible and definately save your receipt and packaging so that you can return or exchange it if it acts up. When we bought our first one several years ago, it was REALLY expensive. Recently, I found one at my local Target and it was much more reasonable. This clock is great for me as an adult and two of my children use it as well. The time projection on the ceiling is a nice feature for children that sleep in a top bunk bed. It's easy for a young child to turn the alarm on at night and off in the morning. My six year old uses his faithfully. The time is dead-on accurate and doesn't have to be re-set after a power failure. All busy moms should appreciate that feature. From now on, I will always buy an atomic clock for my kids!
* You can't change the orientation of the projection. I'd like to have the clock facing me when I look at it from bed, but if the clock is facing you, the projection will be side-ways.
* As someone else mentioned, if you change the time manually, the clock will not synchronize. This is very frustrating because the clock will not initially be set, and you have to wait up to 72 hours for it to synchronize. Your clock is totally useless during this time. If you manually set it, you will have to reset it for it to synchronize. This is not well documented in the manual. I found this process to be frustrating, but now that it's set up, it works well.
Even with these two shortcomings, I give it 4 starts because it's a nice product for a nice price.
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Design and function collide in this so-very-cool little alarm clock. Available in several colors (red, blue, purple, clear), it's easy to find a clock to match the decor of whichever room its intended for and with the modern curvy design, it looks almost as much like a decoration as it does an alarm clock. But it's no dust-catcher this little clock (actual size, according to the manufacturer is 4.25" x 2.5" x 4.5") works 24/7 sending radio signals to the U.S. Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado one of the world's most accurate timepieces. This allows the ExactSet clock to maintain the exact time, even going so far as to update itself for Daylight Savings Time!Even with minimal instruction-reading, this clock is amazingly easy to program and use. The first thing to do is use the clearly-labeled 'ZONE' button on the clock's face to choose your time zone Pacific, Mountain, Central or Eastern. A small map of the United States on the clock's LCD screen allows you to see the time zone that you have chosen, making the process error-proof (as long as you know where you live!)
The clock automatically synchronizes the time and date via radio wave to the U.S. Atomic Clock. A Signal Strength Indicator on the LCD screen shows how strong the clock's signal is at any given time. While the instruction manual maintains that complete synchronization may take up to 72 hours, my clock reached full signal strength in less than five minutes.
The ExactSet alarm clock comes equipped with two AA batteries as well as an AC power adapter.
The overall design of this clock makes for easy information retrieval and it will tell you whatever you want to know the time, including seconds, the date and day of the week, and will even keep the time for which the alarm is set visible for future reference. Just a touch of a button allows you to choose what information you want displayed on the LCD screen at any given time.
The coolest feature of this clock, though, has to be the projection display. With the AC adapter in use, the time is projected in large, red numbers onto the ceiling above the clock. (I was worried at first that my husband would not be able to tolerate the projection feature as he requires total darkness in order to sleep well however, the numbers are a very visible yet very muted color that doesn't light up the room at all.) Oregon Scientific thought of everything with this clock, and a prime example is the angled projection. Assuming that most people will place the clock beside a bed, the projection unit is angled so that the time doesn't appear directly above the clock. I found that, upon waking, I didn't have to strain and careen my neck to find the time it was positioned directly above my head where I saw it first thing upon wakening. (If the AC adapter is not used, then the time is not projected continuously. More about that in a minute...
Before actually trusting the alarm to wake me up, I wanted to hear it and what I heard made me a little nervous at first. The alarm is a series of short, repetitive 'beeps'. Well after using my 70's model alarm clock that sounded a loud, terrifying blast (and having slept through it on more than one occasion nonetheless), I thought there was no way this little beep was going to wake this bedhead. I set the alarm for 6:30 a.m. and then set my old behemoth for 6:45 just in case. Well just imagine my surprise when I woke up at exactly 6:30 the next morning and indeed, for the mornings after to nothing more than a series of beeps! After just a few days, the decrepit blaring alarm clock was relegated to the guest room...
Like any good alarm clock, the ExactSet has a snooze button conveniently located on top of the unit. One tap and the offending alarm goes away for eight minutes before sounding again. Pressing the snooze button also activates a blue HiGlo backlight to illuminate the clock's LCD screen for about five seconds. (Were you *not* to be using the AC adapter, pressing the snooze button also causes the time to project on the ceiling again, for about five seconds.)
Setting the wakeup time is also a snap with this clock just a button here and a button there and the time is set. Another wonderful discovery on my part, since setting my old clock often took several attempts. The ExactSet clock is this user's epitome of "user-friendly".
The ExactSet is hands down the most easy to use yet technologically sophisticated timepiece I have ever had the pleasure to use. Cool enough in design to appeal to children and teenagers, it's every adult alarm clock user's dream come true.
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Purchased this so my 7-year old can wake up on his own for school. I checked several stores and was dissapointed to find nothing suitable for a child (didn't want radio, CD, telephone, and other features).** Pros **
1. Very compact size, fits good next to bed
2. AC adapter with battery backup (even came with batteries)
3. LCD display doesn't have annoying illumination while trying to sleep. Blue "glow" activates only when very easy to find button is pressed
4. Straight forward buttons and controls that took about 2-3 minutes for my 7-year old to learn. Buttons are a good size and are not real hard to press.
5. Great styling as a kids clock
6. The projection feature is a BIG hit. Projects about 4" high numbers on ceiling.
7. Projection intensity is good for laying in bed at night without lighting up the whole room
8. Decent construction for the $$$
** Cons **
1. None for my particular application
NOTE: If you are looking for a projection clock to use during the day (visible projection in sunlight), you will be extremely disappointed
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This is a fun and useful clock! My boyfriend got me this for Christmas, and now I know why. He plays with it every chance he gets. The first night, he must have hit the illuminate button 15 times in 5 minutes.Now some serious comments:
For those who worry that the projection on the ceiling will bother you don't worry, it doesn't. I'm an extremely light sleeper who needs complete darkness, but the projection of the clock doesn't bother me at all.
I agree that the projection should rotate based on where you position the clock.
Also, the only way to see the clock in the dark is to push the illumination button which lasts for 5 seconds. So if you're trying to set the alarm in the dark, you have to keep pushing the button, kind of a pain.
For me the clock synchronized in about 10 minutes, so that was no problem.
Again well worth the low price, and one of the more useful gimmicks I've seen.
Sangean WFR-20 WiFi Internet Radio & Media Player
- Wired or wireless connection
- Infrared remote control
- Large, easy to read 3 line display
- High quality full-range stereo speakers
- Play your music collection from your computer
Sound Quality: Good dynamic response for such a small unit, at both low and high volume levels. The unit has a reflex port on the rear which boosts the bass. There is also a noticeably good stereo separation on high bit-rate streams (e.g Radio Paradise).
Build Quality: Heavy duty case**, very solid and sturdy construction. My only minor criticism is that the 'tuning' knob is slightly wobbly, and taints an otherwise robust design.
Software Quality: The radio uses the Reciva software. This is reliable, but seems a tad buggy. For example, when attempting to load "My Stations" while simultaneously listening to a Podcast, it displays a menu load error; Of course, this is not a fault of the WFR-20 itself, and I am certain that firmware quirks like this will eventually be resolved by future `online' firmware upgrades. The Reciva website is easy to use, and I had no problem registering and setting up my radio's station, stream and podcast lists. The Reciva forums are also a good source of information, for example if you have questions regarding setup, connection to Premium streams etc ...
Usability: I found the navigation of the menu system to be straight-forward, using either the `tuning' knob or the remote control. The instructions are almost redundant because the menu system is quite intuitive. The three line display is sufficient to browse station/tracks lists and the horizontal scrolling feature effectively allows long track names to be displayed. That said, I am aware that some less tech-savvy users might disagree with this analysis; the radio's features are not quite as simple as a normal table-top FM/DAB unit, and the display is not what I would consider to be large, or crystal clear. So beware if your fingers are a little stiff, or your eyesight is a little tired,
Connectivity: I had no problems setting up the WFR-20, on our home network. I use a WRT54G Linksys with WEP in B/G mixed mode. After initial configuration I was able to instantly access, browse and play Internet Radio stations and access my WAV encoded music library (Twonkymedia on an NSLU2).
Cost: The WFR-20 is what I would consider to be an expensive unit, when compared to other Reciva based radios. Shop around, because you may find a bargain!
Conclusion:
I am very happy with the WFR-20. It provides me the access to the BBC listen again/on demand streams, which is the primary reason for the purchase. While expensive, the sound quality is better than I expected and the unit has a definite quality feel ... reminiscent of early transistor radios in Bakelite cases! I would recommend the WFR-20 as a good WiFi table-top radio, with any caveats previously mentioned. Internet Radio is still in its early stages, and I would consider this to be a great table-top radio to enjoy the new technology!
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** Regarding the case material: I believed this to be plastic when I first wrote the review, however I stand corrected! (Please see first comment). 11/22/07
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This internet radio does well what it is advertised to do. It took me five minutes to set it up to work with my Linksys wireless router. I was able to save a large number of favorite stations as "My Stuff" after registering the radio at the Reciva Radio Portal. The single button/dial system is not difficult to use and, at night-time, in the dark, offers advantages over multi-button sytems.Pros: Ease of use and set up; the Reciva linked system which enables easy access to thousands of radio stations and streams without having to use a computer; Real audio enabled, which the Roku R1000 is not, allowing listening to many streams, especially great BBC on demand streams, that cannot be picked up the Roku R1000.
Cons:
1. Low power speakers will be sufficient for many listeners,but audiophiles will want to connect higher powered speakers, i.e. Logitech or Creative, via the auxilliary line out.
2. Does not accept DRM protected files. This deficiency is clearly stated in literature about the radio, and was, thus, not unexpected. Thus, Napster, and other media service files cannot be played on the radio. I do not think there is any device that plays both DRM protected files and Real audio streams, thus, when purchasing internet radio devices, it is necessary to choose between a device such as the Roku R1000, that plays premium service files, but has limited radio stream access, and a device such as the WFR-20 that does not play premium service files, but has extensive radio stream access. This is probably the most difficult decision that any purchase of these devices has to make. Since I enjoy listening to on-demand BBC streams, I opted for the for the WFR-20. I may one day add on a Roku M1000-like device so as to be able to access Napster, especially if Reciva does not add access to DRM streams, as they are, apparently, trying to do. The WFR-20 is not the right device for someone uninterested in international radio broadcasts seeking a device to wirelessly play their premium service playlists/downloads.
3. The clock is only visible consistently when the radio is in standby mode (off).
4. It would be nice if Reciva expanded the genres, eliminated radio stations that failed their listening tests, and subdivided the US stations by state.
5. Some reviewers on the internet have complained that this radio does not pick up analog AM/FM radio stations. I do not see this as a disadvantage. The internet radio probably picks up the local stations digitally via the internet better than most analog radios can pick them up, and a much less expensive conventional radio can be used to pick these stations up.
It can be useful, when looking for reviews, to know that the Sangean WFR-20 is the same as the Roberts WM-201 internet radio. The Roberts name is used in the United Kingdom, and the Sangean name is used elsewhere, including in continental Europe. Although the manual has pictures of the radio with 220 voltage input, the radio, as sold from Amazon in the U.S. has the U.S. 120 voltage input.
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This is a revised review after a month's use; I'm less pleased than I was. Although I still think it's a good product for many uses, I regret that I didn't return it while I still had a chance to do so.One issue is that the radio has a very hard time connecting with BBC world service. This is one of the stations I most wanted to listen to (because it is no longer broadcast to North America), but I haven't been able to connect to it for over two weeks. The sangean/reciva combination will sit there "retrying" for an hour with no success. But I have no difficulty connecting with my computer. So the problem is with Sangean or with reciva. There is a sluggishness, an uncompetitiveness about the machine; it seems that it puts in a request about once every 5 seconds, and when refused it goes through a long slow checklist before it tries again. In any case the performance is poor. If you expect to want to listen to popular stations, this is probably not the right product.
Another issue, widely noted, is that the sangean/reciva system is rather buggy. "Internal error 1104" is a pretty common sight when you try to change the station, and the radio freezes up for 20 or 30 seconds. This freezing-up is a frequent occurrence (not always accompanied by an internal error). It can be annoying if all you wanted to do is lower the volume. If the knob is occupied waiting for the radio to reset itself or update itself, you just have to wait.
I'm thinking now that the better option might be the clunky old-fashioned one of running the internet radio through the computer. Sometimes I think that internet radio is never going to work, or that what will be permitted will be profoundly unfree, but other times I think that its triumph is inevitable. Who knows? It's a cool technology and a cool gadget. But I miss the subversiveness of short wave, and the straightforward jamming of unwelcome thoughts.
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I ordered this radio after doing a great deal of on-line research, frustrated that American retail electronics stores for the most part don't stock internet radios, thus leaving consumers without an opportunity for in-store inspections. The radio arrived this afternoon, I had it configured within minutes of opening the box, and it's playing splendidly in the background as I write this. The sound quality is much better than I expected for this size unit (though I'd hoped for good sound given this price). Another pleasant surprise is that the navigation is much simpler than I'd expected, given the solitary knob that controls everything. AND, this radio performs much better as a media streamer than most products currently on the market for that purpose. After fooling around with radio stations for a while, I started streaming music from my immense collection on a hard drive in another part of the house -One selling point is that the Sangean can play lossless files in the FLAC format -On the whole, this item surpassed all my expectations.Save 22% Off
Its already been accurately said; Sealed FedEx box to listening to the BBC in 5 minutes or less. In 10 minutes I'd checked out a few Irish FM stations and some beautiful bluegrass music.My earliest memories of radio are of listening to my dad talking to 'Eskimo's' on shortwave radio and the shiver of a cold war. It took me years to understand that the artic wasn't like Disney and that igloos weren't melting all over their radios. Now both the war and ice sheets are thawing and the hobby of listening to the world via shortwave is drastically changing, if not also melting away.
The good news is Voice of Russia, Deutsche Welle (Germany), Swiss Radio, National Public Radio, WSM, and thousands of others are alive and well on the internet.
Here's what I've found out about the Sangean WRF-20:
Pros:
Its simple to operate for anybody who's ever opened a file folder on a computer; very Intuitive.
Breaking news in a country or town, you might be able to tune in to their local news and get it first hand.
Have you ever listened to traditional music from China? Rock from the Netherlands or Belgium? The defiance of Cuba? Heres your chance.
It's smaller than picture looks, and a handsome unit
I've read reviews complaining about too few buttons. If 1 works, and 1 does, 2 would be too many. Zen baby.
I really like the remote, though it's small and could be trouble for a home with kids and a playful puppy. I'll eventually look for a 2nd unit knowing I'll do something stupid to this one.
Its very easy to operate in the dark with phones on, not disturbing your mate.
The clock is huge and easy to read, the sleep timer is excellent. I haven't tried the on-off timers but they look simple and highly customable, if thats a word.
I haven't hit a function I couldn't do with the remote, I'm not aware of any but others may. Perhaps functions related to Reciva setup.
I have a friend with a $49.95 XM receiver; I paid $250.00 for Sangean. He pays a $15.00 a month subscription, I pay $ZI.PP. (We both pay monthly broadband Internet service) He has 160 channels; I have at least 2500 to 10,000. Some of his channels are commercial free, dedicated channels; some of mine are too.
Sound: I'm used to shortwave radio; this is beautiful! I'll let the audiophiles review this aspect.
Cons:
12 presets, only slightly more than the am radio in a 1967 Volkswagon Bug. I want 100!
The headphone jack is in the back. This makes it look pretty, but makes you fumble in the dark n dust to plug in the phones. Or dust! (my wife's suggestion)
No clock when listening to the radio. Common with many good radios.
Some drawbacks are those of Reciva and web streaming, not the Sangean. Buffering is the new static and fading that shortwave and AM radio suffers. If it does it on your computer, it may do it on the Sangean. The Sangean's memory isn't competing with a My Kittens or Hawaiian Tropics screensaver. Personally I've been pleasantly surprised how little buffering I've had to deal with. Its not Sangean's fault you can't sort by language. And having too many stations is like having too much money; nice problem to have!
I give it 4 stars. Would go 4 1/2 if I could. Its not perfect, but its great fun. Its a small world after all.
Minus my beloved hams and shortwave pirates, it's the new shortwave radio. Enjoy!
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I'm now owned this radio for a couple months. I wouldn't change a thing I've said. I love this radio and play it daily, it's my primary radio, and I own many. I'm a proud freq. geek. I would like to add a few observations to my original review, here goes:
Whether it's the site Reciva or the radio itself, and I don't know which,there are occasions when you cannot access a genre or 'favorites' area of the radio. I've always been able to correct this by unplugging and replugging in the radio, essentially rebooting it. There is so much to listen to, I don't always do this, sometimes I just tune in something else. Theres sooooo much to listen to.
I love the alarms and timers. Highly customizable and very easy to do with the remote, very intuitive. For example, you can set it for Wednesday, 8:35am, Folk Alley, once or every Wednesday. You might want Tuesday set for everyday, 6pm, WSM. IT'S EASY!
You can easily add podcasts and live audio streams thru Reciva. It will automatically give you access to podcast archives, real sweet! There is a growing list of police scanner feeds for some major (and minor) cities that will stream too. NYC, LA, Edmonton to name a few.
Not to plug Logitech, but I added a $40.00 set of Logitech computer speakers to this radio and the already good sound is incredible! 2 built in speakers in the Sangean, 2 satillite speakers with 2 speakers in each, and a subwoofer. Nirvana! Full range sound! If ya got a few dollars left over, this really enhances the music. There are $20.00 speakers, I've heard them, they're not impressive. These are. They'll work on your computer and ipod too, very versitile. I've got about $300.00 in the system, I feel its worth more.
Buy this radio. Buy the extra speakers if you can. ITS FUN!
KICKER 09IK150 iKICK Digital Stereo System for iPod/iPhone with AM/FM Tuner and Alarm (Black)
- Compatible with 4G or newer iPod/iPhone/iPhone 3GS
- Tuned-port enclosure with 3-Inch full-range woofers & integrated amplifier with DSP for enhanced bass response & signature KICKER sound
- Charges in standby mode
- Dual-alarm feature
- AM/FM tuner with wake-to-alarm, radio, or iPod
Timer, auxiliary in, externally antenna input nice extras and goes to Kicker's thought process. Or rather is evident that they had one.
Biggest (only) complaint? The volume at it's lowest setting ('1') is too loud. Zero is off completely. If you're going to sleep with music, it really is louder than you would care to have it. Even for background music, it may be too loud for some. It badly needs a '.5' or one more increment of lower sound. I guess you have to ask yourself how often you would use the timer feature. Kicker: fix this and it's perfect.
UPDATE 5/16/2010:
Just spoke w/Kicker. Apparently there is an updated software version addressing the volume issue. If you press M2 & M3 while plugging the unit in, it will display the current software. Mine was 6.6, should be 7.0 as of 6/16 2010. Bummer is the entire unit needs to be sent to Kicker. I'm stuck with shipping there, they pay for return shipping. Will repost once the unit gets back and comment on the 7.0 software update see if it fixes the volume issue.I had a Sony dock but read about how good Kicker docks sound, particularly with respect to bass. My two biggest issues with my Sony dock were I couldn't get anywhere near enough bass, and the volume wouldn't necessarily go as high as might be nice sometimes. I got my Sony dock for $40 but I know at one point it definitely cost more than that. It was a perfectly acceptable dock. I saw a newer version of, basically, the same Sony dock in the store the other day, and it is $100.
I recently spent $100 more on this Kicker dock ($143, and that was on sale) than my Sony dock and, while it is also a good dock, I don't feel the extra money was justified. The sound quality difference is not that far off, though there is a little more bass maybe and the volume can go high as others have mentioned. At the same time, I am willing to be understanding about the bass due to the size of the unit--when you look at it that way, it does sound pretty good for its size, which is not too much bigger than some alarm clocks are. The music sounds crystal clear and not distorted. It reminds me of how CDs used to sound to us when we first started listening to them, only without the CD spinning sounds. I could listen for hours.
Some of the other problems with it, though:
-I found it a little difficult to operate at first. It's not, in my opinion, an intuitive machine where you can immediately take it out of the box and understand on your own how to work it. I really had to refer to the guide and/or just learn from doing/making mistakes for setting the clock, programming stations, changing the bass/treble, etc. This is probably normal for a lot of people, but this is coming from someone who is good with electronics, knows how to take computers/laptops apart and is pursuing a career in Information Technology, i.e. I don't normally have to refer to guides when I get a new electronic product.
-Um. Conflicting info about which generations of the iPhone/iPod Touch it works with. I'd gotten the impression that this works with my iPod Touch generation from Amazon...for one thing, the site has listed this item under the "frequently bought together with" my generation. The Kicker site and the box this product came in do not list my iPod Touch (I am currently using a 3rd gen iPod Touch). The odd thing is I think the box lists some older iPod Touch/iPhone gens that it works with but not mine...???? Why would it work with 4th and 2nd gen but not my 3rd gen? And so I put my Touch on the dock just to see (because I knew, either way, I could use the auxiliary cable), and it does work...but it's glitchy. If I'm playing music that's on my iPod Touch, songs will just stop in the middle and move on to the next song, settings on the iPod Touch will somehow change and the current song coming to an end will loop back and play again when that's not what was originally selected, and if I am playing music from an application there will be different complications...like, playing music with Slacker, it seems every few songs the current song will just stop in the middle and I go to my iPod Touch to find that the Slacker application has been exited. Sometimes when the iPod Touch is just sitting idle on the dock, it randomly will make sounds, like a sound indicating the dock has just been turned on/plugged in or like the sound it makes when you first hook it up to the dock or a charger. All of this happens even after I have made sure the iPod Touch is securely on the dock. I am, right as I type this, just playing my iPod Touch through the auxiliary cord to avoid these kind of things and am having no problems. I did not have these glitches with the Sony dock, and that dock seems to work fine with most iPod Touch/iPhones.
-Another reason I am using the auxiliary cord and think I generally will just stick with that is because there is no remote included with this dock. My choice was between this Kicker and the iKick501, I believe it's called. Both are lacking in some way--the 501 lacking FM/AM radio, which my Sony had, and this one lacking a remote...um, which my Sony had, also. So, at least with the aux cord, I can just lay my iPod Touch beside me and pick it up when I want to change the song or volume rather than get up and cross the room as if this is the 1970s. And that other iKick costs too much money to JUST be a dock with no radio on it (around $300, and yes, I do still like to see what's on the radio every now and then)...I thought that was nuts.
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Conclusion: It does have great volume and sound good, especially for its size (I've had bigger stereos that haven't sounded this good), but I really could have stuck with my cheaper Sony dock or bought that $100 dock from Sears and gotten nearly the same thing with a little bit more in some ways, i.e. a remote control. This is a dock that is similar to the one I had and similar to the one I saw in Sears, if not the exact same one from Sears (and it's cheaper here than in Sears).
I purchased the large Kicker (to use with my iPod), great item I just noticed that randomly the volume would dip low and then return to normal. I called Kicker and they had not heard of the problem but had me do a hard re-set; this did not fix the problem. So I returned it for the ik150 model also a great item but the same problem happened. I exchanged my iPod and tried that, no luck. So I emailed Kicker customer service and asked if they could help again; I told them everything I had done and that I was off to buy a different brand dock and see if the problem would happen and that I was going to hold on to the Kicker until I saw what the other brand did. I bought a nice Sony and did not notice the problem at that time.
The Sr. technician from Kicker called me to say customer service forwarded my email to him. He said at first it made no sense given the two models I purchased were not even configured the same. Then he asked me if I had email and i Cal on my iPod, when I told him yes, he asked if the the iPod's Push was set to on, I said yes. He then said I think we've discovered your problem. He asked me to try and receive an email and a notification from iCal while my iPod is docked with the Kicker; he thought the notifications were causing a disruption in the signal. So, I tried this with both the Kicker and the Sony and YES this was the problem! I was sending and receiving emails with no clue that the notifications were causing the problem. Solution, I removed the emails and turned off Push.
I have to say in todays consumer market having a business actually call and take interest in resolving a problem was refreshing to say the least. The technician was very kind and helpful and asked that I pelase call or email him with my results. Kicker is a wonderful product with great quality and the company really "gets it" when it comes to customer service. I would encourage anyone who is looking for a great iPod dock to buy Kicker!!!Good sound and system for my iPhone. Only complaint is the display screen. You cannot read it unless your eyes are horizontal with or above the screen level. It you are looking up at it (like in bed) you see nothing but a blue screen, the time cannot be read.
THIS DOES THE TRICK!!!
From my room to the end of the dorm hall way you can hear it with both doors closed.
The buzzer is amazing.
If you are a heavy sleeper looking for an alarm clock. This is for you.
Moshi IVR006 Voice Control Digital Clock Radio Black
- Stereo Speakers, Battery Backup, Snooze Function, Dual Alarm, AM/FM Radio, Tuner Preset Buttons, Alarm, Touchless Snooze Control, Auxiliary Port
- Electronic Functions: Built-in Speakers, AM/FM Radio, Digital Tuner
- FM Presets: 3 ; AM Presets: 3
- Power Source: Battery-Powered
- Warranty Description: 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
I can be out of the room( bathroom getting ready) and and ask MOSHI and get my answer!
I watch Tv with home theatre system and I have never had it go off in the 6 months I have had this.
The pleasant waking up sound and Miss Moshi tells you the day and time. I love to say Thank you and Miss moshi says "you're welcome"
The am/fm stereo sounds great and picks up all of my stations!
It's so easy to set the 2 seperate alarms ( which is great for a couple who get up at different times).
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my MOSHI!
( I have bought 2 more for gifts, I am so impressed with this device)
features : volume on MOSHI voice, am/fm 3 preset stations,gorgeous colbalt blue display settings.
So nice to be sleeping on my side and and just ask moshi instead of just about having to get out of bed for the time.
This is a 10 star item!
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To all of you who gave a low score to the Moshi AM FM IVR 006 clock radio, apologise to the radio, as the radio did in speaking with you. The radio instructions did not tell you to speak in a "slow normal voice. Nor did it tell you to raise your voice in decibels to get the point across. Too, you were not told to get right up within an inch of the mic and command it. And it did not say to shout insanely at it as if it will listen to the sound of you, as you pack it up and get it ready for a return trip to the store. I know what I am talking about because I got my first one and was frustrated because right out of the box it could not understand the difference between "SET TIME" and "SET ALARM" or AM to PM. I returned it telling my wife that I really don't want another. I got a replacement though, just to find it doing the same thing again. Then, I did as I was told with the manual and spoke a few feet away in a normal low pitch, pace, and power voice and WOW!, We started listening to each other and the results were marvelous. I now love my new Moshi IVR 006.When you get it, set it up where you are going to use it. Speak each command in a LOW normal voice with no raised volume and do not speak slowly because the radio must be stupid. The receiving microphone is made to accept a low volume regular voice. I spoke in that manner and to my surprise it listened near perfectly. Moshi and I are getting along quite nicely now.
PS the manual also states that when waking to AM FM radio You can not turn it off by command. Only when using the alarm sounds can you voice command it to go off. You need to tap the "on and off/reset" button each morning to stop your radio and reset for the next day. For me, I like the alarm sounds which do work with the "Turn off alarm" command. Buy it or try it again. Just remember to communicate in the right way. Thank you Moshi!!
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This talking clock/radio is very easy to use. The female voice is clear and understandable. It is easy to verbally set the time, date and alarm. The AM and FM radio presets are a bit more difficult but once you get the hang of it, you will find it easy. Once the radio is playing, you can not do any further voice commands because the microphone is being blasted with music so Moshi (the product name that you must use when giving a command) can't hear you speaking.If you like to wake gently to either alarm or music, this is a great item. The alarm volume or radio volume start low and gradually build louder and louder rather than jolting you out of a sound sleep. The manufacturer even built in manners. Once Moshi gives you the time, if you say "Thank you" the item will reply, "You're welcome." I like it!
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Beautiful looking, built sturdy. However-it has several problems:1) It frequently will pick up a phrase on TV or radio (or someone in your house) and engage the command sequence ("Command Please"). Just about anything that rhymes with, or is even close to, "Hello Moshi" (its command engagement) will set it off.
2) Just as frequently, the alarm does NOT sound at the pre-set time, and once it has gone off 5 minutes LATE.
3) AM radio reception is non-existent.
4) It would be nice to have a male/female voice selection.
5) Frequently, it does not comprehend commands. It has turned the radio on when I've told it to set the alarm, for example. Voice placement/tone/volume is critical, so be ready to attempt many voice settings at times.
6) Three screen brightnesses: Bright (too bright), medium (almost unreadable), and off (why?).
7) Be ready to yell "SNOOOOZE" over your spouse/partner if you want to invoke the voice snooze command when the alarm sounds (she/he/they will probably NOT be happy).
Overall, this is a quality product that introduces an interesting (and fun) interactive concept. Hopefully, the manufacturer can solve the many bugs.
I then took this clock back to Brookstone for a refund. The sales rep offered to replace the device so I took him up on his offer but only if I could test out the replacement device in the store. This time, the sales rep did the test run and again, the clock simply would not pick up any commands after "Hello Moshi". He finally managed to get it to work only after nearly shouting into the clock's microphone. At that point, there was no question of refund.
If you are looking for a basic clock radio, this will suffice though there is no need to fork over $69 plus shipping fees. Unless I had bad luck with two defective clocks, I have a feeling that the voice recognition device doesn't work as advertised. My advise is to test run the device at the store before you walk out.
Sony ICFCL75iP Speaker Dock with Alarm Clock, Radio and 7-Inch LCD Screen for iPod/iPhone (Black)
- Compatibility: iPod mini; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch 1G, 2G; iPhone 1G, 3G, 3GS
- 7-inch LCD display with customizable background, video/photo viewing from iPod, internal memory, or removable media
- Dual alarm with 7-5-2 function lets you wake to five different nature sounds, iPod/iPhone, radio, or buzzer
- 1 GB of internal memory and ports for USB, SD card, and memory stick storage devices
- Unique "fun wake-up" feature lets you display an image and play back a voice memo as your alarm
- Vivid 7" diagonal LCD screen for viewing photos and videos
- Compatible with iPod Nano 5th generation
- Large Time Display for easy viewing
Also, forget trying to keep your iphone in its case, the dock unit is not adjustable (online other sony clock radios that offer iphone docking). As the main thrust of this unit is to be a dock for your iphone or ipod, its a shame Sony didn't spend a little more time on making the dock more sturdy and capable of keeping your case on.
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Just got this in some initial comments that I will update later. So far I am really blown away by what Sony has crammed into this thing. It is by far the ultimate ipod desk or bedside accessory. Sony is really pushing the limits of an ipod/iphone accessory here. Looking at my review, you see a lot of cons I think its because this unit pushes the limits so far that people will have thoughts on how it could be improved. Nothing is 'wrong' with this unit really, its just some of my personal preferences I think.
Despite some of the design flaws, overall its a fantastic unit. However, it might get promoted to my desk as opposed to bedside. I don't know that i really need a video screen bedside & a digital picture frame. At my desk tho, that would be much handier.
Pro's:
LCD Screen is extremely bright & crisp you can play video from the ipod or iphone or from internal memory or a memory card or USB stick! I would have no probs watching tv episodes or even a movie off this screen. You can even watch youtube videos on the LCD playing from the iphone. You can choose full screen or fit to screen for video and stills. Video screen integration with the iphone is simply put, exceptional.
The unit has a memory card slot and a usb slot plus 1gb of internal storage. You can play stills, music & video from the internal storage or the memory card or the iphone. Extreme flexibility.
You have decent playback controls on the unit to control playback from the iPhone. Buttons are hard to see when "in bed" as they are flush on the unit's base, you'll have to just learn where they are I guess.
4 brightness settings for the LCD screen including "nightmode". My wife would kill me if this thing lit up the bedroom. Nightmode essentially just puts the time on the screen very very faintly, so faint even in total darkness its faint I like it!
Built in battery for when you lose power nice touch. Supposed to have auto time set but it didn't work for me. I had to set the clock manually.
Slide out tray for your iphone, etc. seems to be able to hold my iphone in its case great news. Tray is not the best design tho.
Track & playback information displays on the display when you play music from the ipod very cool. No album artwork on the unit however.
In settings you can see the "software" version which says 1.0. Maybe this implies we'll get updates for it that you can load via memory card? That would be nice. There are a few features that could act differently. Fixing nightmode and adding album artwork would be great.
Cons:
No remote. Seriously Sony? Not even for basic functions like volume and play / pause? Serious lack of thought for a pricey item. My last Sony ipod clock radio had a great remote & was almost half this price. Sad face. This is a really glaring omission.
Speaker quality is pretty "tinny" I was under impressed with the sound coming from this unit. My last Sony iphone clock radio had great speakers and cost less than $100. So the trade off is I get a video player but my music quality drops a lot. Again, tho, clock radio not meant to be a full sound system.
The iPhone / iPod dock could have been better made. It feels flimsy and I have to use both hands to dock the iphone. One to hold the entire unit steady and one to place the iphone in the cradle. The dock locks when you push it into the body of the unit but when you extend it, it does not lock into place and slides back & forth. I sense a potential point of failure here.
It seems you can't delete the internal "demo" photos or video. Sounds silly but I don't want to see "demo" pics on my slide show. I figured out that if you play the slideshow from a memory card it skips the internal pics. There are about 6 pics of "kids" and landscape that always repeat if you play the slideshow from the internal memory. Very annoying that if you play the slideshow from the internal memory you are stuck with "demo kid" and stock photo shots in your mix.
You have to go into the settings to switch to video playback for the iPhone, it would be nice if you could switch to video easier than that. Also, if you stop playing video or use another function on the clock, you have to go back to video settings and switch to ipod video again. I'd like a button on the unit to do that.
I can't figure out how to turn the clock off when watching a video from the ipod, it displays the time in the lower right corner. Would be nice to be able to clear the screen while watching a video.
It seems you can't enter 'nightmode" when listening to music or using the "sleep timer" function. The screen stays on the lowest regular setting which is quite bright in total darkness. I'll have to play with it more maybe they can patch it. This is a pretty big issue, what's the point of a sleep timer if the thing is lighting up the entire room.
The unit has no audio in (fail) and no headphone jack. It could really use both of these but you can plug in your iphone headphone while watching video on the screen.I really was pleasantly surprised by everything this small unit can do. My only complaint so far, is that the buttons are a bit complicated when you first see and use them, but it all makes since once you get the hang of it and realize what it can do.
I have tested playing both an Ipod classic and an Ipod Touch and the dock works fine with both. I have also tested playing back the IPod for both music and movies. It works great.
I haven't tested loading any images, movies, or MP3's to the on board memory (1GB) but I was able to plug in an 8GB SD card. It played the MP3's on it with no problems. I have not tested the USB port yet.
Some other things I like about this unit:
The screen can be dimmed or turned off almost entirely for sleep.
It has two alarms that are easily adjusted, turned on/off when needed.
You can set your own background wallpaper.
The sound quality isn't too bad considering the size of this unit.
The time readout is easy to see and it is easy to see if the alarms are set as well.
Overall, this is a smart looking and a versatile addition to my night stand.Like most users here, I was really disappointed when I first started using this device. The fact that you could not omit or delete the sample pictures from scrolling was unbelievable. Then, the unit would freeze up every few weeks so I was never too confident in it as an alarm clock. To top it off, I could change the display mode, but it would change back to the default mode whenever the alarm went off. It seems like Sony simply did not spend any time testing this unit and just rushed it out with the understanding that a firmware update would resolve the issues.
Well, actually, that is what happened. I was ready to throw this thing out the window (I already threw the box out or I would have returned it). But then I downloaded firmware 1.05 from the sonystyle support site. Now it seems all the issues have been addressed. You still can't delete the sample pictures but there is an option to omit them from the cue. It remembers your display mode, and it hasn't frozen up yet....
Thank goodness, this was how it should have been when it was first launched. For everyone who regrets buying this clock radio because of these bugs, but would love it if they were addressed, download the latest firmware update and you will finally have what you want!Pros:
1) Play iPod video.
2) Play iPhone/iPod Touch youtube video.
3) iPhone full compatibility.
4) USB and memory card expansion.
5) Play xvid avi video on USB (and I assume memory card as well).
6) High resolution LCD screen.
7) Vibrant image display on LCD screen.
8) International voltage and AM step setting.
Cons:
1) Unnatural and inaccurate contrast and color reproduction when playing video. A similarly priced portable dvd player will beat it hands down, as well as the screen on an iPhone or iPod Touch.
2) No adjustment for contrast and color.
3) No remote.
4) No way to hide current time display when playing video.
5) Too much plastic for the price.
6) Cannot delete sample pictures. They will show in your photo slide show.
7) MSRP is high in some countries, e.g. CAD 199 (~USD 190). GBP 150 (~USD 250). AUD 299 (~USD 280)
Remarks:
A unique product that hopefully will get better in its 2nd iteration. One of the few portables that can play iPod videos. Philips has portable dvd players in its range that accept iPod but they are all low resolution screens. iLuv has another portable dvd player coming out but requires awkward placement of iPod inside the case. This Sony is the only model that is iPhone compatible.
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First, I don't know why a previous reviewer gave it one star without even having one to review. If you have a problem with a seller, give the seller one star, not the product.I'd been waiting for this little clock-radio to finally hit the market. Ordered it on Sony's website (Amazon didn't have it till just now), then ended up buying at another retailer because Sony was backordered. Sony's list is $149.95, so anyone selling for more than that is trying to make a buck on the popularity and scarcity.
I've only had it two days, but here's what I know so far.
Pros:
* it DOES get dim enough to sleep I was worried as other preview reviewers commented on the brightness
* it has nature sounds (which was a criteria for me)
* it is a photo frame viewer, which shows slide shows of your photos
* it wakes you to radio, ipod/iphone, nature sounds, a 10-second recording (funWakeup), music stored on it, or buzzer
* sound is much better than other clock radios I've used
* button interface is good, unlike other clock/radios I've used
* connects easily with my iphone
* has atomic time, so don't have to set the time
* has digital radio stores preset stations
Cons:
* it's a little hard to get a bunch of photos off a USB stick to internal storage you have to select each photo individually
* it's a little hard to make all those photos I just copied display as the wallpaper/slide show you have to select each photo individually
* hitting the snooze button in the morning brings the brightness back to full brightness I want to sleep more! (I'll have to get used to this)
I'm still learning how to use it, not that it's hard, I just haven't had much time to mess around with it yet. But so far it's been everything I was expecting. Great little photo frame/clock/radio.
Kaito KA1107 World Band AM/FM Shortwave Radio
- Dual conversion analog tuning and sensitivity selectable L/M/H
- Back-lit alarm clock with 1 minute to 120 minutes sleep timer
- Built-in AA battery charger with hinged battery cover, external antenna and earphone jacks
- Volume control with numerical indication
- 1 year manufacturer's warranty
This radio is most stellar on the FM band. I get stations loud and clear 65 miles away using the internal whip antenna. The reception exceeds any of my radios. Sensitivity and selectivity rival that of a good FM receiver. The antenna rotates and angles down for optimum reception of vertically, horizontally and mixed polarized FM antennas, allowing more stations to be heard clearly. This radio is rated at less than 5 MV FM sensitivity, and i do believe it.
SW and MW sensitivity and selectivity rival that of larger radios on the market. MW stations during the day come in loud and clear. Nighttime reception is sensitive across the band, though AM suffers from selective fading and man-made interference. I cannot honestly rate reception on the individual SW bands. I rarely use SW any more, due to man-made interference, selective fading and the low sunspot count.
The sound quality of the Kaito 1107 is a big surprise, with the two-step tone control offering room-filling audio. The two-step tone control logically selects between music and voice reception.
The side-mounted knob provides velvet tuning which a joy to turn, unlike many of the cheap Chinese-made radios on the market today.The three-step sensitivity control is useless except on SW. The large band-switch knob on the side of the radio is a joy. The volume control is recessed, protecting the radio in case of a fall, and is a good feature.
The clock, power, tone, and sensitivity buttons are poorly laid out and not suited for the less dexterous. The buttons are small and the labels are hard see for anybody with a visual impairment. I've placed masking tape with large-print writing to remedy reading some of the controls on the face of the radio.
You may buy this radio with confidence. The price is right for the value.Arthur.
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For the price you can't do better than this nice little portable radio. I was initially looking for a portable to fulfill an interest I had for a "ultralight DX" radio, but felt the current crop of highly-rated high performance ultralights wouldn't be a very good choice since most were never intended to be exported out of China (i.e. 240V power supplies, Chinese instructions, hard-to-decipher controls, etc.). I was about to give up & wait for awhile, when I stumbled across this little gem. For the price it can't be beat. AM mediumwave sensitivity is phenomenal, which is exactly what I was looking for. Tuning is very sharp, with no overload problems detected, and even though I occasionally hear a strong local 50kw AM station over my telephone lines it doesn't seem to bother this radio. FM sensitivity is equally good, although the FM band is somewhat compressed since the scale covers both US and foreign FM bandplans. Shortwave seems very good as well, with amazingly good audio received from some AM amateur radio operators on both 80m and 40m with the built-in whip antenna (note though that these are the only two ham bands this radio covers, since they lie near two commercial shortwave bands). The bass response from the small speaker is exceptional when the appropriate switch is placed in the "bass" mode. And finally, a dial light that will stay on until you turn it off! (You can even turn in on while the radio is off). Battery life also seems to be very long even when using the light all the time (it imparts a very nice warm glow to the dial). Are there any shortcomings? Sure after all, it is analog, so frequency determination will just be a guesstimate, but after all isn't that what makes it fun? The tuning is a little "spongy", with some dial backlash, so you tend to need to "rock the dial" back & forth to center in on the signal, but at least the dial moves very smoothly so this is quite easy. The numbers on the dial could be a little bigger, and the green numbers could be a brighter color, but some of that is probably my 50 year old eyes. And SSB reception would certainly be nice for the ham bands, but would probably add considerably to the price. Overall, it just can't be beat for price vs. performance, and easily beats all of my vintage transistor radios for ultralight portable AM DX, and blows away my Sony ICF-SW100 in the same arena (although the Sony can do much more, it isn't nearly the mediumwave AM DX machine that this is).Read Best Reviews of Kaito KA1107 World Band AM/FM Shortwave Radio Here
I've been meaning to replace my old shortwave since the tuner broke, but it took me several years to get around to it. I checked out the available products and decided for the use I would give it, I didn't want to spend a fortune. I found this little radio on Amazon and thought the reviews looked promising and investigated other online review sources and overall thought it was worth the risk of buying something with audio completely unheard. Glad I bought it. I'm pleased with the sound. The radio is about the size of a paperback book with a dial tuner. The controls are quite small as some of the other reviewers have noted, but this isn't really a serious problem for most users. I have been able to pick up a few shortwave stations and lots of decent FM and MW channels with good reception. The radio has some nice features--the battery recharger, the clock and backlight, and the dial tuner, as I very definitely did not want digital only. I found the function buttons easy to use and figure out--honestly, it's a pretty straight-forward radio, not brain surgery or anything. Sound quality was good, price was good. It was shipped right away and I got it three days later. I'm very satisfied.Want Kaito KA1107 World Band AM/FM Shortwave Radio Discount?
This radio is a GREAT VALUE and it's performance including shortwave is very good.-AM,FM and Shortwave have a very good analog tuner (great for DXing).
-The time is always visable and has both an alarm and a sleep timer.
-It has a nice speaker with a tone control.
-Three LED lights showing power on, stereo station and center tuning.
-This radio also has an AC adapter included with a built-in battery charger that can be turned on or off.
-The cabinet has a flip up stand and is just a perfect size.
-Furthermore, it includes a switched light for the tuning display that will stay on as long as you want it to.
If it sold for $60 it would be a very good buy but, at $40 it is incredible.
Hurry, get one while they are still available.
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I work in a metal sided building but with the external antenna I am able to pick up my favorite Public Radio Station with almost pure clarity.This inexpensive radio is well worth the cost and with my Prime Membership the shipping was free!