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You Just Can't Stay Mad At The Yamaha TSX-W80 Wireless iPod Alarm Clock
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MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM
10/08/09

In reply to You Just Can't Stay Mad At The Yamaha TSX-W80 Wireless iPod Alarm Clock
That looks pretty freaking cool, but why not just use the iPhone's built in stereo bluetooth streaming ability coupled with a specially developed app instead of some clunky add on? Why not just make a charging stand to use it like a alarm like that other stand you all covered a while ago? I just don't see the point in the iPhone attachment as is. It seems to me like Yamaha kind of missed the inherit strength of a platform like the iPhone?
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Yannick Wolfe-Mercier
10/08/09

@MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM: bluetooth streaming kills the battery.
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badhatharry
10/08/09

@Yannick Wolfe-Mercier: But if you're waking up to it, chances are you've charged your iPhone overnight. Otherwise, good luck using it the next day.
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MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM
10/08/09

@badhatharry: No no, you both kind of missed the point I was trying to make. These speaker deals that Yamaha does are extremely functional and aesthetically beautiful IMO, but they're too big to sit on a sensibly sized night stand and haven't progressed much for that matter since they were initially designed and introduced...

Why not make a smaller satellite base to charge the iPhone and act as a kickstand that makes your iPhone into a stand alone alarm clock, while also connecting the whole deal to the speaker for music output through a elegant software solution and the already included stereo bluetooth? Quickly glancing at just the picture, I thought that that was just what it was... Imagine using your iPhone/iPod Touch as a visual remote (like one of those screen based harmony remotes connected to a Media PC) to play/shuffle/arrange the music coming out of the speaker without ever having to actually connect it to the speaker base, OR by attaching some horribly designed clunky dongle?

They need a more than just hardware now, they also need an elegant SOFTWARE solution to marry this hardware to IMO to get people to buy just another new iPod speaker, which many manufacturers in this area haven't really thought to do yet... Take it beyond the hardware, you're already half way there Yamaha! The iPhones and iPod Touches of the world are more than just iPods now!
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badhatharry
10/09/09

@MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM: I was talking to Yannick about bluetooth draining the battery. I honestly don't have an opinion on your post.
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MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM
10/09/09

@badhatharry: Ugggg, comprehensive reading skills for the win...
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yankeesrule
09/03/09

In reply to Sony's ICF-CL75iP Alarm Clock Includes Retractable iPod Dock
i could never buy a 200 dollar alarm clock... in the morning I'm pretty... aggressive... with my alarms... this would be broken in a week
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defn
09/02/09

In reply to Sony's ICF-CL75iP Alarm Clock Includes Retractable iPod Dock
They could've easily added in Wi-Fi so you can pull down news/weather to make full use of that WVGA screen.
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iomatic (I know I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway)
09/03/09

@defn: Very good point. Would they have to rely on the NOAA? What if they change formats-- would Sony be responsible for firmware update rollouts?

I think you can see where this is headed-- this could get complicated very fast, though I agree with you, I want the news and weather, dammit!
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Tank
09/03/09

@iomatic: It could connect to a Sony server to get weather and news. Also an automatic alarm for dangerous weather would be nice, especially for people who live in tornado alley.
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Jeb_Hoge
09/03/09

@Tank: I'm not sure I'd be so reliant on that. We have a Sony clock/radio that is supposed to be self-setting using some OTA protocol but it's NEVER set itself to the right time. It's always a good 12 minutes or so fast.
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Blake380
09/02/09

In reply to Sony's ICF-CL75iP Alarm Clock Includes Retractable iPod Dock
This looks pretty nice actually. I mean, who DOESN'T want an alarm with a nice sized color screen and stuff. Seriously, I would go spend $200 on this if I had the money.
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♠ Final ♠
09/02/09

In reply to Sony's ICF-CL75iP Alarm Clock Includes Retractable iPod Dock
I actually need a new alarm clock. I was going to go with a Zune HD this fall but it looks like I'm considering an Iphone again.
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Brett Benedict
09/03/09

@♠ Final ♠ is Soylent Green now.: Can Zunes make calls? Why is an iPhone a replacement for the Zune, or vice-versa?
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♠ Final ♠
09/03/09

@Brett Benedict: Oh no, I'm not equating them it's just the way things shook out for me. I have an older dumb phone with an expired contract and a 5th gen Ipod that only holds a charge for a couple hours playing music.
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/20/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
You know, I actually preferred "Clockman III: Die Clockman Die" to the original "Clockman". And the less said about "Clockman 2: Snooze Control" the better.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
08/20/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
Wow! A Naggin Beeyatch compressed into a Japanese-speaking box!

"Did you brush your teeth?" "Don't forget it's trash day!" "Pick up that sock!" "You are almost out of toilet paper!"**

(not proper translation but who cares!)
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dimsum4u
08/19/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
I don't really care about the clock talking box thing but that girl was kind of hot...giz do you do this on purpose? Do you show us things and make sure there is someone attractive running around so we dont really pay attention...if so it's working if not you should do that.

On the other hand the chick with the greenlipstick..that is a chick right. Ya no bueno.
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chefgon
08/19/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
It's a square Furby, only 15 years too late to be interesting.
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Software_Goddess
08/19/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
You can shut it up by clicking the two lines that look like a sideways = , at the bottom of the vidio box... Just saying... Silence is bliss.
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spannu
08/19/09

@Software_Goddess: I hear the best way to not have to hear it is to get a normal clock like civilized humans.
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1350ft.in.a.Concorde.blow*ng.up.balloons
08/19/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
It needs to know your blood type so it can be fed other wise you would be changing the battery every other day. It looks like it would suck the life out of you.
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Hello Mister Walrus
08/19/09

In reply to I Want To Kill Clockman
Obviously, Clock Man is having spasms from watching that hot Japanese girl changing clothes while having the knowledge that he has no penis.
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anexanhume
08/19/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: I think you are misinformed. How else do you explain the green lips, which just so happen to match various parts of clockman's anatomy?
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spannu
08/19/09

@anexanhume aka Flintheart Glomgold: That's just because she's a Clockwoman. If they had a video of her it would be just as annoying when she keeps talking to an empty room.
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The Lab
07/30/09

In reply to Phillips iPhone Wake-up Light Awakens With a Bright Halo
It is amazing how long the idea of an alarm clock that gets brighter has been around yet the execution has never been good. This is one of the better looking designs. It still looks like a milk jug.

Here is how you make the idea work: produce an alarm clock with a power outlet on the back so it turns on a NORMAL lamp slowly. I'll take 20% on sales, thanks.
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Whoopsi
07/30/09

@The Lab: Yeah! You're right, this idea has been around since the dawn of the time, or at least the first sun rise.
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The Lab
07/31/09

@The Lab:
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Bweetza
07/30/09

In reply to Phillips iPhone Wake-up Light Awakens With a Bright Halo
Gah! $199? I've got 4 alarm clocks already. iPhone, skylight, Jack Russell, and a 2 year old. A nice gradual wake-up would be nice but it sure isn't going to happen in my house.
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
07/31/09

@Bweetza: I have a 4yr old and a 18month. Both girls, that's more alarm than any man needs. You can set you watch by those 2
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/15/09

In reply to Bang & Olufsen BeoTime Alarm Clock Caters to Flute Enthusiasts, the Rich
This one time, at B&O camp I stuck an alarm in my... Er, nevermind. Carryon. Nothing to see/hear.
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