iLuv iMM173 Alarm Clock and Dual Dock for iPod and iPhone (Black)
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Manufacturer: iLuvBrand: iLuv
Edition: Electronics
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows
Model: iMM173
Color: Black
Publisher: iLuv
Studio: iLuv
Music Label: iLuv
Product features:
- Compatibility (plays and charges): iPod mini; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch 1G, 2G; iPhone 1G, 3G
- Alarm clock has two docks for two iPods, two iPhones, or an iPod and an iPhone
- Dual alarm clocks lets you wake up to a buzzer, FM radio, or iPod/iPhone
- Features FM radio with 8 programmable presets; included remote control can be stored on the back of the device
- Backed by a 1-year warranty
- Monster iCable 800 MP3 Player to Auxiliary Input Cord (3 Feet)
- Monster THXIMINI8 THX Certified 1/8 Stereo to Stereo RCA Cable Adapter
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Customer Review: Bad Usability
Summary: 2 Stars
I use this device as overnight iPhone charger and morning radio. It works OK for those purposes, but just tolerably. There is a lengthy list of little shortcomings, which together erode the enjoyment of the device.
* Occasionally, upon insertion into the right cradle my iPhone pops up a message that this charger product is not supported and offers to switch to airplane mode, despite clearly stated support for the iPhone and iPhone 3G.
* There are two alam buttons, each accompanied by an activity LED. All other buttons are backlit, but not those two alarm buttons. The backlighting is provided by the front display, but apparently the engineering challenge was too high to integrate the separate alarm button indicators functionally and aesthetically into the rest of the unit.
* Each of the two alarms has its own time indicator in the display. This is fine for static use and a checkbox on the feature list, but counter to intuitive usage: while setting the alarm time, it would be nice to use and flash the big time indicator as in most other clock radios. (On a couple of occasions, I pushed and held the alarm button to set the alarm, expecting the big time indicator to flash, but I overlooked the small indicators.)
* Each radio station button is dual labeled, "1-2", "3-4", and so on, and looks like a rocker switch. However, they do not work this way -- they are simple push buttons that you have to press twice for the even-numbered stations. I typically don't bother to switch stations, but the design violates the principle of "form follows function".
* The dimmer switch offers TEN levels. That might look good in the specs, but is about 8 too many. My typical usage is this: I want the backlight either off, or on at a low level. I can understand perhaps one other high level, but TEN is too many, for the following reason: Since the backlight increment switch is also the snooze bar and is rather large, it gets occasionally operated accidentally. Since the higher levels are rather bright and unsuitable (let alone not much different), one has to go through some 7 or 8 button presses to get the cycle back around to "off". Incidentally, the "off" position is inconsistently indicated as 1 bar, rather than none at all -- another indication of bad design.
* I had to consult the manual to set the clock upon first power-up - pressing "Set" is not enough; one has to push and hold. This looks exceedingly bad next to any Apple device. Even though setting the time is pretty much the first task, it is explained not first thing in the manual, but is buried somewhere in the middle.
* The surface scratches far too easily.
* Weekday/weekend alarms are not supported.
* No 24-hour mode.
The manual looks like a CD insert, and is clearly made to imitate Apple's style. However, the product design falls far short of this goal.
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