Friday, September 21, 2007

The Apple Blog - Review: Timex iPod Alarm Clock

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  • Review: Timex iPod Alarm Clock

    I’m not all that picky when it comes to alarm clocks. Essentially it passes my rigorous test if the display doesn’t light up my room while I sleep, and the default buzzer doesn’t stop my heart when it goes off in the morning. But I suppose after using the Timex Ti700 for a few months, those standards would have to be set aside for a more advanced, iPod-centered alarm clock. At the end of the day, I’m happy with the Ti700 - it does the job it sets out to do (wake me up so I can get into work before noon) at a fairly reasonable price ($69).

    However, if you’re slightly more picky than I about the performance and features of your alarm clock - especially one that touches your iPod - then you’ll likely expect more of a review than that.

    What better place to start than my two initial indicators? The large round display face of the Ti700 is backlit with Indiglo technology. The white-blue color looks really nice, and has 3 levels of brightness (and a 4th setting of no backlight at all) that you can choose from. Being one who would put black-out curtains on my windows if the wife allowed it, I don’t like any extra lights muddling-up my darkness. That goes for the Dish receiver LED, my charging MacBook, or anything else; Thus, my alarm clock needs to be visible only when I go looking for it. Unfortunately even the lowest Indiglo setting is like having a car’s headlight right behind my head when I wake up in the dark hours of the night. I’ve adapted by just keeping the backlight off (which makes the entire display unreadable in the dark) and turning it on only when I need to see what time it actually is. It’s not ideal, but it works.
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