Personally, I like to have a good few minutes when I’m waking up without emails, tweets or headlines flashing in my face from a backlit screen. But I may be alone there!
According to this NY Times article, companies like Sony and HP are pushing hard to replace your clock radio with fancy doodads like the Dash or the DreamScreen.
The problem? Most people already have a touchscreen device with a clock, alarm and internet connectivity next to their beds: their phones. And it’s a lot cheaper to buy a dock for that than some fancy phoneless version of one. I somehow don’t see this being the dawn of a new day for clock radios; it feels more like their twilight. [NY Times]
Sam Brady
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 5:53 PMI’d love a digital bedside clock that displayed the time on its side with low intensity, red OLEDs and had a rumbler for an alarm. No high intensity, high energy light keeping you awake. No annoying ipod requirement or lame radio music waking you up. Most importantly, I could sleep during weekends when my neighbours are being loud and obnoxious because the rumbler would wake me up soundlessly, allowing me to wear earplugs. :D
But no.. the options are all either 20 or 200 dollars and have a trillion or zero uses. My current clock is no longer used because its a sony dock with an LCD monitor that is so brightly backlit at lowest settings that its easily detectable with my eyes closed. :C