You can also put iPad minis and full sized iPads on here and they mostly work as expected, though they do cover some of the front buttons if they are in the lightning port. It took some scanning the manual to set everything up, though the most important thing –setting up the time – is done automagically, syncing with the iPhone’s clock. Another annoyance: it isn’t easy to configure this thing (like any standard alarm clock). Annoyingly, you can pretty much forget about using whatever is in the 30-pin adapter even if the Lightning adapter is empty because of the transparent plastic is a few inches away and blocks the bottom part of the display. The Lightning port is in front and the 30-pin is right behind it. Certainly it is many steps up from the iHome-type ‘alarm docks’ out there. I’d put it somewhere between a Logitech Boom and a Bose Soundlink Mini. As for the sound? It is extremely good for such a small form factor. Waking up to your favorite music over quality speakers is a step up from my tinny iPhone speakers. Speaking of convenience, if I wake up in the middle of the night, I don’t have to reach all over to find my iPhone see what time it is – the ‘not too bright’ white LED time display is a glance away. It is nice to just have the alarm to wake me up without having to go find my phone before going to sleep. Everything is exactly where I expect it every morning, always 100% charged.Īlso, a dedicated alarm is nice in those rare instances where I’ve left my phone in the car or in a coat pocket downstairs. Instead of looking all over for the charging cable at night, I have this dock on the nightstand that charges both my iPhone 5s as well as two other devices – usually my kids’ iPad 3 and an Android device via the rear USB port. That said, I’ve quickly become addicted to this alarm clock/dock/radio. I probably wouldn’t have sought a product like this out, especially at the $130 price point. I also have some of the best inexpensive portable Bluetooth speakers on the market if I want to listen to music in my bedroom. I use my phone’s alarm to wake up and I almost never listen to the radio anymore. Philips hopes to remedy the transition to Lightning with their new-ish AJ7260D/37 Dual Dock Triple Charging Clock Radio which retails for around $130. I’ve been using the alarm/clock radio for about a month now and here are my observations:įirstly, I didn’t think I needed an alarm clock. That was great while we had 30-pin iOS devices, but now that we’ve mostly moved to Lightning, it is mostly just lip service – about as convenient and up to date as that wired room line phone installed next to the toilet. If you travel frequently for work, you’ve probably seen one of a number of 30-pin alarm clocks that have almost become standard at business hotels.
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