Review: One Fatal Design Flaw
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2012
There's a lot I like about this clock. It works well with the Kindle Fire and the iHome sleep app makes it even better with various sounds to fall asleep to and to wake up to. Nice. It's no bigger than it has to be and so it doesn't take up a lot of room. It's sleek and attractive and the digital clock display is crystal clear with an adjustable light. There's a battery backup so that power surges or outages don't leave you stranded. That should be a standard feature on all alarm clocks, but surprisingly quite a few don't have this basic add-on.Here's what I don't like about the clock -- it's a little TOO sleek in that the controls, located on top of the unit, are set flush with the surface. Very bad for trying to find buttons in the dark or through eyes that haven't adjusted to the morning light yet. For me this is a fatal design flaw and just doesn't make up for the many good features. Sorry, iHome.