Dual radio/alarm. Just what you need!

Advantages: Fantastic radio/alarm at a modest price
Disadvantages: None

...Just before Christmas my trusty but rather elderly portable radio gave up the ghost. I needed another one. But this was just before Christmas and my mind was on other things. Like Christmas shopping! Whilst wandering round ASDA in Telford for a number of Christmas presents my wife drew my attention to a small but very attractive silver-coloured radio. It boasted digital tuning (it is not a DAB radio, however) and three wave bands. One AM and 2 FM. It also has a built-in alarm clock function and a dial light of a rather nice amber/orange colour. I was amazed at the price. £6.95? Surely it can't be any good for that price? It was actually remarkably good! Controls are push button on the front and very well laid out, save for the slider switch for the two FM bands and the rotary tuning knob on the side. The AM band covers...

Martinscholes 04.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Dual AM/FM portable radio and alarm clock

Wharfdale DAB/FM Digial Radio Alarm Clock

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: time freezes and then doesn't work, horrible alarm noise, not easy to use.

...Was given this last Christmas as a present. It isn't the easiest of clock radios to understand, the instructions aren't too bad, but trying to remember what to do each time you use it isn't easy, I find that I have to have the instructions to hand on each occasion. It has quite often had me wanting to throw it out of the window. The worst point about it is that for some unknown reason the time 'sticks' and the clock becomes un-useable, you have to unplug it to re-start it, I have taken it back for an exchange a couple of times, but to be honest I can't wait for next Christmas to a I can have another new one. BUYER BEWARE, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS CLOCK IF YOU WANT IT TO GET YOU UP IN A MORNING, THE TIME WILL HABVE PROBABLY FROZEN ON IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT....

CheerfulC 09.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Wharfedale DAB FM Radio

Great sunrise clock

Advantages: Features sunrise and sunset settings.
Disadvantages: High price, have to dim light until its off.

...The benefits of this alarm clock I personally believe will vary from person to person. It basically is an alarm clock doubled up with a bedside lamp. The main feature of this device is it will switch its lamp on 30 mins before the alarm goes off and slowly glow to full brightness. The idea being that it simulates a sun-rise which in theory is supposed to encourage your brain to release chemicals associated with waking up. The benefits of this function will be most useful to people suffering S.A.D symtoms and individuals working shifts. I personally bought this product because I do shifts and i must admit it has helped, in particular with dark winter mornings, it helps bring you to a more alert state as it casts a nice bright light into your room. A second feature is the same as above but in reverse, the device will create...

adypunk 28.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Lumie Bodyclock Classic Sunrise Alarm Clock

Excellent radio alarm clock

Advantages: Robust, good features, loud alarm, good radio
Disadvantages: Perhaps the display is too bright?

...Being a particularly heavy sleeper, the volume of the alarm was one of the main concerns when buying an alarm clock. As a result I came to the conclusion that a radio alarm was the best option since you can simply set the radio to 'Far Too Loud' and go to sleep safe in the knowledge that there's simply no way that you'll be able to stay in bed once it goes off. But there's more to this little beauty than just volume. The first thing you're likely to notice about it is its shape - it looks like something NASA might have thought up in one of their brain-storming sessions. It's silver/grey and is in the shape of a halved tube with a base at the bottom for all the controls. The display panel is a futuristic luminous blue - perhaps slightly too bright, although there is a way of turning it down a bit. The radio itself can pick up...

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Review of Sony ICF-C713L

A Ray of Sunshine.

Advantages: Wakes you up naturally.
Disadvantages: None.

.... The Classic Bodyclock. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You can see by the photo that the clock has a traditional clock face. It has one of those small hands to set the alarm. I could never understand how to set the time with one hand but basically you put the hand between the two numbers ie. half past 6 would be between the 6 and the 7 hand. I have never thought that it would be stricltly accurate but it seems to be. You can see that there is a glass dome (it is actually plastic) which the light shines through. There are slits in the back which helps even more to simulate the sunlight. There is also a radio function. The clocks from outsidein on line which sells lots of Lumie products are £79. I did manage to get it a fair bit cheaper from Ebay. I bought my first one from outsidein and the postage is free from them...

spottydog2 08.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Lumie Bodyclock Classic Sunrise Alarm Clock

  Forget the alarm clock!

Advantages: Warm weather all year.
Disadvantages: Busy in summer

...this delicate blossom had to go in for a siesta most lunch times as it proved too hot for me, but the outdoor pool was gorgeous to swim in because of the heat. We had a shower one day but it dried up instantly and out at sea must have had rain as there was a lovely rainbow, I?ll try to add the photo later. We often expected rain as a cloud came down which is brought by the trade winds, but it burned away and turned hot. Rainfall is light so this is a popular winter holiday destination. To go back to the title! I expect you wondered why you don?t need an alarm clock, well each morning we were woken by the loudest squawking I have ever heard. No gentle ?cock a doodle doo? here! As dawn broke the Parrots in the huge trees outside our door started, as the bedroom overlooked the walkway we couldn?t get away from them. It is said that they...

jo145 03.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Gran Canaria (Spain)

Wake up to music

Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: none

...The Sony ICF-C390L Dream Machine With the Sony ICF-C390L you have a small neat looking alarm clock, as well as a FM/MW/LW radio. The clock is a half circle shape with a white plastic body and tinted display panel. All the control buttons are flush with the surface of the clock making it really easy to clean. At the time that I purchased this alarm clock it cost £35 from Argos. However, this was around a year ago so the price will probably be slightly less as prices always drop after a while. The alarm clock is part of Sony’s “Dream Machine” range. The alarm clock has the usual LED display, which is a green display which is different, as most alarm clocks have a red display. The clock has two main sets of controls, one for the clock and one for the radio. The Clock The clock has a set of buttons which...

Cowboy22 09.03.2002 · Read review
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Review of ICF-C390L Radio Alarm Clock

Sleep is the Best Meditation.

Advantages: simulated sunrise and sunset, security features, white noise
Disadvantages: some may prefer a radio too.

...in the remainder of the waking time. However to pay nearly £100 for an alarm clock sounds like an excessive amount, and it needs to be very good. There are actually three Bodyclocks in the range with the cheapest model being around £60. My Dad actually came home with the most expensive one from Boots as I had some vouchers and I did wonder was it going to be worth the extra money (as even £60 for a clock sounds a lot of money). In actual fact the Advanced Bodyclock has quite a few more features compared to the other two models. Simply put, to use a Bodyclock you set the alarm time for the time you want to wake up. Prior to that time the lamp starts to very gradually illuminate. By the time the beeper goes up, the idea is that the simulated natural daylight has allowed your body to wake gradually - instead of a great big shock...

Claiiiree 13.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Lumie Bodyclock Classic Sunrise Alarm Clock

Do I HAVE to get up in the morning.

Advantages: Makes me feel less like hibernating.
Disadvantages: A bit difficult to set time initially (or can`t I follow instructions?).

...I am one of these people who would be quite happy to hibernate in winter. I am not lazy, I pack a lot into my day, but come 9.30, I am ready for bed and boy, do I have trouble getting out of it. Funnily enough, when I have to get up at 5am for work, my inbuilt alarm clock wakes me up before the pneumatic drill sounding alarm. The problem is though, I am often awake every hour! The trouble I have is mainly when I have to get up at 7am to get my little boy to school and my husband is already at work. I switch the pneumatic drill off at 7am and for some reason, I can`t switch on the lamp at the same time. I don`t want to get up because it is dark, 10 minutes later I am still there. I try to prooramme my brain to reach accross and turn on the lamp which is on the bedside table, right next to me. I don`t seem to be able to. This...

spottydog2 30.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Lumie Bodyclock Classic Sunrise Alarm Clock

Rise and Shine!

Advantages: *
Disadvantages: *

...I have trouble getting out of bed in dark mornings and I believe this was one of the triggers for the migraines I was getting last winter. I had read about this Lumie Bodyclock so I decided I would get one. I was saving up for one myself but my parents surprised me by buying me one for my 18th birthday! There are three Bodyclocks to suit different needs. I have the middle of the range one. This is the Bodyclock classic with radio. I haven?t used the radio yet but I think I might in the future. ~ What is the Lumie Bodyclock? ~ The Bodyclock is an alarm clock, which stimulates natural sleep patterns by sunset and sunrise. The clock has a large cover, which sits over the bulb. It helps you have a regular sleep pattern by allowing your body to go to sleep during a 30-minute sunset and wake up during a 30-minute sunrise. Despite...

bluejules 22.06.2007 · Read review
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