Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 3 x 4.2 inches ; 1.3 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B002AZ5FF8
- Item model number: iMM153BLU
List Price :
Price : $40.66
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Product Description
Color: Blue
Are you a deep sleeper? Now instead of just hearing your alarm, you can feel it, too. The iMM153's bed shaker alarm accessory will shake you awake and make oversleeping a thing of the past. The "Shake and Wake" bed shaker alarm accessory vibrates your bed or pillow to shake even the heaviest sleeper awake.
iMM153 Dual Alarm Clock for your iPod with Bed Shaker
At a Glance:
- "Shake and Wake" feature designed for deep sleepers
- Large LCD display with 10 brightness settings
- Compatible with iPod and iPod touch; add other devices via 3.5-mm input
- FM radio with PLL digital tuning and 10 memory presets
Rich sound quality from the built-in speakers provides depth and clarity to your favorite iPod tunes, while the universal iPod dock plays and charges your iPod. An auxiliary line input for 3.5-mm jacks allows you to plug in other audio devices as well. The large, easy-to-read digital numbers can be brightened or dimmed with a 10-step LCD dimmer level control. Drift asleep to the sounds of your iPod or FM radio, and wake up to your choice of iPod, FM radio, buzzer, or bed shaker.
Designed for Deep Sleepers
The iLuv iMM153 stereo speaker dock features a "Shake and Wake" bed shaker accessory that shakes your bed or pillow when the alarm goes off, ensuring you'll never sleep through an important appointment again. The bed shaker accessory plugs into a custom jack in the iMM153 and runs under your bed or pillow for a gentle but noticeable rhythmic wake-up.
Large LCD Display with Dual Alarm
The large LCD display allows for easy reading from anywhere in the room. Ten brightness level adjustments let you find the setting that's right for you.
A dual alarm can be set to wake you with FM radio, iPod music, bed shaker, or a traditional buzzer.
FM Radio with PLL Tuning
The built-in FM radio features PLL digital tuning technology for crystal-clear playback of your favorite terrestrial radio stations and programming. Ten programmable presets let you save your favorites for quick and easy access.
Compatible with iPod and iPod touch
The iMM153 is compatible with the iPod touch (1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G), iPod classic, iPod nano (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G), and iPod with video. When docked, the iMM153 will charge your iPod or iPod touch in addition to playing audio.
Add Other Audio Devices via 3.5-mm Input
In addition to working as a cradle for your iPod or iPod touch, the versatile iMM153 also has an auxiliary input line that lets you connect other audio devices that have a 3.5-mm jack.
The iLuv iMM153 stereo speaker dock for iPod is backed by a limited one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
iLuv iMM153 stereo speaker dock, bed shaker accessory, AC power adapter, and instructions.
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Main Unit Power
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz Main operation 6x AA
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz Back-up battery 6x AA
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz Back-up battery 2x AA
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz Back-up battery 2x AA
AC 100-240V, 50/60 Hz Back-up battery 2x AA
AM/FM/WB/HD Radio
AM/FM/WB
FM
FM
AM/FM
Aux-In
Dual Alarm
Bed Shaker
Remote
iLuv App
Technical Details
- Shaker alarm accessory vibrates your pillow or bed
- Built in speakers allow you to hear your music with depth and clarity
- Play and charge your iPod on the universal iPod dock
- Large, easy to read display.Programmable presets for 10 FM radio stations.
- Compatible with iPod touch (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation), iPod classic, iPod nano (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th generation) and iPod with video
Costumer Reviews
Here is the rundown:
Pros:
+Docked flawlessly with my iPod nano 5g.
+All buttons worked.
+Ability to have auxiliary input.
+Wake up bed shaker is a nice touch. (and it has a very long cord)
+Alarm is a beep that gets louder over time (and can be used in concordance with the bed shaker)
+Can customize both alarms to incorporate different alarm types (ie. Shaker and beep, shaker and playlist, etc)
Cons:
-Sound was absolutely unbearable with any bass (even with ipod EQ settings set to bass reducer)
-Wake up bed shaker is not as strong as I hoped it to be.
-Product "feels" cheap (thin plastic, cheap buttons).
-Time setting is clumsy and difficult, why not just have it sync to the atomic clock (my $15 walmart clock did that)
-There are two bass "holes" in the back that appear to do nothing (I don't hear anything coming from them)
-Many comparable docks have remotes included. This does not.
-The screen does not look like it does in the image. It has a bright blue backlight.
Bottom Line:
This is great if you want an alarm clock with multiple alarm features that will also charge your iPod. You should not get this if you want to listen to music on it.
Why I gave it 2 stars:
I got this so I could listen to my iPod while I go to sleep. The sound quality is so unbearable that I stopped using it. It still has nice alarm features, but is overpriced for what I wanted.
A great concept let down by a few design flaws.
My intent for buying a new alarm clock was two-fold:
1) To enable me to set an alarm which would wake me, without disturbing others
2) To have a way to dim the clock so it would not disturb my sleep with too much light in the room.
Having this connect to an iPod Nano was a bonus.
The first thing that impressed me from the specs on this alarm clock was the bed shaker. Now, take note, this says Bed Shaker - and it truly is. Anyone sleeping on the same matress will feel their skull vibrating almost as much as yours, even when you place the vibrating disc under your pillow. 9/10 points for effort - 4/10 points for implementation
The second thing that persuaded me to this model was that it appeared, from reading through the reviews that the brightness on the clock was settable from 0 (no backlight) to 9 (bright enough to read a book by). This seemed great as this would allow me to have the backlight off for sleeping and adjust it if/when I needed to read the clock... However, the implementation of this is a fatal flaw for me with this product. Let me explain in detail:
a) The brightness change requires you to set a new overall brightness level; so if you are at 0 you click the Dimmer/Snooze button and it goes to 1. To turn the light off you have to click the button another 9 times to cycle back to 0. This is awkward, though is way surpassed by the loud clicking made by the cheap switch which wakes anyone else not wearing earplugs...
b) Insult is added to injury with the design of the Dimmer/Snooze button. Imagine you're sleeping with the backlight off (Dimmer 0) and the alarm occurs - you hit the button to increase the brightness, but it's a joint-function Dimmer/Snooze button... So, the alarm snoozes - and no matter how many times you hit the dimmer/snooze button again, to turn the brightness up to see the time, nothing happens. It appears the the clock is in "alarm mode". The only way to see the clock is to fumble for the alarm off button, turn off the alarm permanently and then hit the Dimmer/Snooze button again to now increase the backlight on the clock to level 1.
I know, and apologise, if this appears like a rant - and maybe my unit is faulty as the Dimmer 1 setting is incredibly bright and disturbing to sleep.
On the brighter side. The iPod functionality works well, even on the new iPod nanos, and the speakers are ok - definitely not hi-fi, but for a bedside table to listen to music whilst reading a book, they are adequate.
Anyway, please take the review as is, and if you we looking to an alarm clock with similiar prerequisites steer clear of this one. I wish/hope that these flaws are corrected and welcome any feedback to highlight better alternatives.
Hope this helps,
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