March 9, 2006
IT AIN'T A ROOSTER, BUT... (via Pepys):
Read It and Sleep: A guide to the best alarm clocks. (Dan Crane, March 7, 2006, Slate)
Brookstone iHome Clock Radio for iPod, $99Posted by Orrin Judd at March 9, 2006 7:22 AMThe ubiquitous iPod (and its clean white aesthetic) infests yet more of your world via the iHome Clock Radio. Though it doesn't have an abundance of features (aside from the usual snooze, sleep, and radio functions), the iHome sounds excellent and can easily double as a bedroom stereo. It's fairly simple to master, has three dimmer settings, and charges your iPod while you sleep. The only problem I had was deciding which of my 6,783 songs should awaken me.
Ease of Use: 7
Wakeupability: 8
Features: 9
Looks: 9
Total: 33
Unloop.
Posted by: oj at March 9, 2006 11:27 AMOJ:
I live on a farm. Roosters are terrible ways to wake up. Cityfolk like yourself assume that roosters only crow at sunrise. This is untrue. Roosters will crow any old time they please. If they're hungry or if they just ate. If they're feeling randy or if they just got laid. Whenever. Whatever. At 3:30am when you've got 6 roosters having a crowing contest outside your bedroom window you will agree with me that the clock is superior to the cock. Now, if the question is which one makes a better pie, roosters all the way.
I've yet to see any rationally valid reason for the acquisition of an Ipod. Alarm clock is surely not going to sell me.
I've a circa 1987 Sharper Image sound soother clock radio. White noise, in surf/rain/stream modes, a clock that keeps time and a really annoying alarm tone.
Never have listened to the radio portion.
Mike
The point of an iPod or similar device is internal storage - no need to carry additional media for musical variety.
It's essentially self-programmed radio, at a much higher price, but sans commercials.
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at March 10, 2006 6:45 AM