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Emerson iTone Clock Radio for iPod (Black) | Discount Price: $54.88
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Brand: Emerson
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1
Features: - Sleek clock radio with built-in, top-mounted iPod docking station
- Dual alarms wake to the iPod, AM/FM radio, or graduated buzzer sound
- 0.6-inch white LED display; programmable 99-minute nap and sleep timers
- Patented SmartSet automatic time setting system; touchless snooze control
- Includes 12-key remote; measures 13.5 x 8.5 x 6.5 inches (W x H x D)
Yeesh [Posted on 2008-02-11]
Radio reception not the greatest and the display is so bright I can read by it.
Just what I wanted. [Posted on 2008-06-14]
I had an Emerson dual-alarm clock radio and I was looking to replace it to accommodate my iPod. I was rather cautious after reading the mediocre reviews here, but I knew and trusted the brand and decided to give it a try. I was not disappointed. I have no problems with docking my iPod even with a EVO4 Duo for Ipod Classic 80GB Electra / Blue on. The dual alarms function exactly as I'd expected them to. The remote works fine and the touchless snooze is a cute but unnecessary feature.
My only nit-picks are cosmetic or outside of what I'd expect from a bedside clock-radio:
The readout does seem needlessly bright but I faced the clock directly & closed my eyes and could see no difference if I then covered my eyes with my hand.
The radio reception is not good at all, but I've never had a clock-radio with good reception and I now use the iPod anyways. It could come without a radio for all the interest I have in one.
Finally, the buttons on the top are small and spaced closely together. But after it is set the only thing they are necessary for is shutting the alarm off. Since either the alarm 1 or alarm 2 button works for this, I've had no problems with that either.
I have had NO buzzing problems from the speakers and the music from my iPod sounds just fine. It's not a high-end stereo and I don't expect it to be. It's a charging station with playback capability and dual alarms. The iTone does the job I wanted it to and does it very well.
Fantastic Product [Posted on 2008-07-18]
This is a fantastic product. Has self setting clock, dual alarm, I usually set one for music, and one for buzzer, the speakers are good, display is good, remote is very handy.
Coming to the point, I tested about 18 Ipod docks from CC, BB and WM, side by side. The price ranges were from 19.99 to 169.99. To be honest, looking at the size of this unit, I hadnt even opened this box till I finished testing all the others. but when I tested this with others, the sound quality and features and remote, beat all the other products outright.
I really dont understand why emerson stopped production on this units. I just see them only in clearance items. get one if you find one. worth it.
awful experience! [Posted on 2008-08-27]
Everything started well. Good sound, lots of features. But it only plays one song from the playlist for the wakeup alarm. After only one month of owning it it started to fritz out. Playing one and a half songs, two and a half, one half, (random wakeup playbacks), finally it automatically set itself to nap mode and the alarm started going off every 60 seconds and nothing would stop it. Even tried unplugging it and pulling out the battery, then reassembling it. It never stopped resetting itself to nap mode! It has been an awful experience.
Great sound, however very glitchy [Posted on 2008-09-29]
Nice sounding radio for FM and the iPod. However, FM selectivity isn't too good. Large city dwellers will have interference problems picking up weaker stations, since this radio, like most sold today, has a cheap tuner system. Ditto with the AM band.
Emerson has sent me 3 replacements over the past several months. Here are some problems encountered: the AM presets do not hold their stations; the unit will suddenly power out with the clock wildly resetting and all presets lost; loud clicks when pausing or advancing iPod tracks, etc...
I think the basic circuit design is flawed and subsequent assembly by cheap Chinese labor. If the radio buttons worked as designed this would be a decent radio. Unfortunately too many quality control problems with this radio. Customer service is US based (Texas) - a plus, however hours are limited to convenience for the company, not the customer (7 - 10a & 11a - 2p, M-F, p.s.t.).
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