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Once you unpack the iDL45, place it on a nightstand, plug it in (there's a really nice long cord) and drop your iPhone onto the Lightning port, you'll be asked to install a couple of apps onto your device. The fun part of reviewing the iDL45 was setting it up with bogus alarms for testing.
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That app is also used to set up the dual alarms both of which can have full week, weekday and weekend settings. The free app automatically syncs the clock to your iPhone's time, so there's no need to tap buttons to set the clock and it handles daylight savings time changes with ease. Like earlier iHome products, the iDL45 is designed to work with a companion application. The iDL45 has a battery backup, so you cannot use a power outage as an excuse as to why you overslept.īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. The digital tuning FM stereo radio gives the iDL45 6 preset stations, perfect for those times when you want to scan stations for local news in between the ads and jock talk. Since you can pop anything from an iPod touch to a full-sized iPad onto the Lightning connector, there's a "backrest" (for lack of a better word) to prop up the device and make sure it's not putting undue pressure onto the connector. Atop the unit is the Lightning dock, and there's a USB port on the side for charging your other devices - basically anything that charges via USB.
The iDL45 is an attractive-looking clock radio, featuring white numerals and control icons on a stark black background. That's a mouthful, so for the rest of this review I'll call it the iDL 45, OK? Design iHome is now shipping the iDL45 Dual Charging Stereo FM Clock Radio with Lightning Dock and USB Charge/Play for iPad/iPhone/iPod (US$99.99), and it's perfect for your Lightning-equipped iPad, iPhone or iPod. Basically, this was your standard clock radio with a trusty 30-pin Dock connector on top, and your iPhone could receive a charge while you slept and let you listen to your iTunes playlist if you didn't want to have the local FM station blasting you out of bed. Alarm clock radios have been around for decades, and when iPods and iPhones jumped onto the scene, we started to see a new accessory: the alarm dock.
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