The Philips AJL308 has quietly slipped onto the market.
(Credit: Amazon)Around this time each year I start trolling the Web, looking for potentially interesting products that we should review for the holiday buying season. So, there I was, scanning Amazon for new Philips digital photo frames, and lo and behold I came across this $130 Philips AJL308 7-Inch Digital Picture Frame, Alarm Clock, Radio and MP3 player. For some reason, I hadn't seen it before.
The Amazon product description reads as follows:
"This is the perfect item for your bedside, as it functions as a clock radio, alarm clock, and digital picture frame. This beautifully styled dual alarm clock radio will wake you with your favorite FM radio station or your personalized MP3 music. Comes preloaded with music or easily download your favorite music with USB connection from your PC or memory stick. Also has SD/MMC slot, so it's easy to upload picture files and enjoy your favorite photos while listening to the music of your choice. You can even upload video clips from the USB or SD card slot. The built-in FM radio has 20 presets and a dual-alarm function with gentle wake mode, which gradually increases the music volume. The 7-inch display screen can also display a large time readout and calendar functions. All of this makes the AJL308 multifunction frame the perfect item for your bedside table."
The Philips PR rep (from the company's outside agency) I spoke with to request a review sample seemed kind of surprised the product was available, even though Amazon's site says it's been selling the AJL308 for a few months. "That's not supposed to be out yet," he said.
Anybody intrigued? Would you consider buying one for yourself or doling one out as a gift?
On Sale Now: $149.99
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Sony's ICF-C1iP iPod clock radio
(Credit: Sony)Sony's taken the wraps off two more iPod-compatible home audio products: the ICF-C1iP clock radio, and the ZS-S2iP boom box. The ICF-C1iP clock radio is available in black or white and offers an adjustable backstop for accommodating various sizes of 'Pods in the built-in dock. Otherwise, it's a pretty standard feature set for the clock radio category--adjustable brightness control; AM/FM radio; wake to iPod, radio, or alarm; and wireless remote. Personally, i think the clock's digital display--along the bottom of the iPod dock--seems like it would be too easily obscured, but maybe I just have too many books on my nightstand.
... Read morePicture this. It's Monday morning. You're a little bleary from your weekend indulging, and it's time for your virtuous 6 a.m. trip to the gym to sweat out those toxins. But your old clock radio only gets two choices, troubling reports from war zones or the local pop radio station. Not wishing to subject yourself to treacly theme songs or fearsome news reports first thing in the morning, preferring to ease yourself into the day with a little Megadeth, perhaps, what will you do?
You can't just plug one of those clunky plastic dial timers into your olde-tyme CD player like you did when you were in grade school. Nope, you need a combo alarm clock-clock radio-iPod speaker ensemble. Luckily, with props to Dealhack, we just saw one posted on Meritline at a discounted price. When you use the coupon code AC20939715OFF during checkout, get 25% off the usual price and enjoy free shipping while the deal lasts.
This device works with iPod Mini, iPod 4th Generation, iPod Nano and iPod Video.
(Credit:
Meritline.com)
What: iClock stereo alarm clock with radio tuner for iPod
How much: $45
Shipping: Free
Where: Meritline (via
When: Through July 8, 2007
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