Product Description Meet the new iP99, the world's first clock radio for the iPhone! Designed and engineered to shield and avoid annoying iPhone/mobile phone GSM noise so no airplane mode is required which means that you'll never miss a call again when your iPhone is docked. The iP99 is packed with lots of innovative features, including alarm settings to complement your lifestyle so you can wake to your own custom iPhone playlist at different times on different days, a remote that controls the unit and iPod menu functions, AM/FM radio with presets, programmable snooze settings, and SRS WOW for an enhanced audio experience. With our Reson8 speaker chambers, you'll be able to enjoy great stereo sound around the clock. The new iP99? treat yourself and your iPhone right. Charges iPod or iPhone while docked High-fidelity stereo drivers in specially designed Reson8 speaker chambers deliver astounding clarity, depth, and power Line in jack to play MP3/CDs Gradual Wake and Gradual Sleep increase/decrease Alarm/Sleep volume so as not to startle the user Remote controls unit and iPod, including menu functions Dual alarm with AM/FM presets Extra-large, backlit custom LCD Display with dimmer DST switch for quick daylight-savings time adjustment Unit Dimensions - 10.6 W x 3.1 H x 6.3 D Power - AC Power Adapter (included) 10V, 1.4 amps Battery Requirements - 2 ?AA? Batteries (included) for included remote control
Customer Reviews:
Bad Design & Poor QualityNovember 22, 2008 I was excited to have an iPhone clock radio so was eager to buy this product.
First problem was that the interference problem was not completely solved and sometimes it didn't recognize it as an iPhone accessory so I still get the prompt to put the phone into airplane mode.
Design problems are many and it just seems they didn't really think it through. The wheel controls are illogical and the light dimmer is annoying. You have to go through 7 brightness settings to get it to the lowest brightness. If you miss, you have to go through all 7 again. That's usually still to bright so I turn it all the way off. In the morning the radio comes on to wake me up and since the dimmer switch is also the snooze bar I have to turn the radio off to see what time it is. There is more, but the short summary is it's poorly designed.
As for quality it's a wreck. One wheel no longer turns so I can no longer control my iPhone through the device. But that doesn't matter because the doc connector now no longer works so I can't even plug my phone into it. I've had this for 3 months and it's pretty much completely useless at this point.
Very disappointed
Good design, poor qualityOctober 31, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hi,
I bought this clock four (this is important) months ago from a brick and mortar store (not Amazon, which is selling it for about $50 less. Darn.)
The design is very good, and the interface is intuitive. It comes with a nice remote control, which is handy, although some of the buttons could be better arranged. My only other design complaint is that the tuning/volume "slide wheels" are made from the same slick surface as the rest of the unit. This makes it harder to turn with your finger than it ought to be. But these are minor quibbles with an otherwise well designed product.
Here's my real complaint: after about two months, I wasn't able to play music from my iPhone through the iHome, which let's face it, is pretty much the reason I bought it. I already had a very nice Sony alarm clock thankyouverymuch.
I really thought the problem was my iPhone, and it took me a couple of weeks for met to get to the Apple store and have the Genius test it out. He ended up trying the phone out on an identical iHome in the store, and bingo, the phone worked fine, which means my iHome was the problem (Strike 1).
I called iHome customer service, that afternoon, and they were closed (Strike 2). Apparently their customer service people aren't interested in heard from customers in California past 4 PM eastern time. Then I emailed them, and received a prompt reply the next day (better!).
It turns out that iHome products only have a 90 day warranty! HELLO? 90 DAYS? I was 95 days in. Even though the unit clearly failed during the warranty period, I was outta luck. (Strike 3)
I was giving the option to have the unit repaired for a $30 fee, which shipping both ways at my expense. By then, I'm halfway to the cost of a whole new unit.
The level of quality and warranty length are just unacceptable. I would not purchase this unit again, despite my happiness with the unit while it was working.
An excellent audio and charging solutionAugust 29, 2008 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Pros: - A convenient way to charge your iPod or iPhone on your night stand - Sound quality is a 4 out of 5 stars, with clear highs and and adequate bottom for a clock radio - Handles all iPhone audio (except calls), including video and internet radio - Clean and simple remote control with good across-the-room range - Backlit buttons and display have several light levels, dimmed at the touch of a button - Solid construction, compact - Line-in for additional source - Does indeed block out Edge/Wifi iPhone interference (in my personal experience, you milage may vary) as long as you're in iPod/iPhone mode. There is some inevitable interference when in radio mode. This is the nature of RF, folks.
Cons: - No internal AM antenna, so you'll need to use the included loop - Input select button cycles through AM, FM, and Line Input but not iPod/iPhone. The iPod/iPhone is selected as the source by pressing the play button or if the iPod/iPhone is already playing audio before being plugged into the dock. This is fine if you plan to use only the iPod functionality. If you're an internet radio listener, you'll need to get the station streaming before plugging in. Not a big issue, but worthy of note.
clear sound quality, but still hasn't solved the interference problemJune 10, 2008 19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I got this off my wish list for my graduation. I've used it for about a week now. I originally placed it on my wish list because I heard that this was the first iPhone-compatible alarm/radio system that eliminated the problem of cell signal interfering with fm signals. It's the really loud "bleep-beep-beep" noise that you hear when your phone is too close to the radio. I won't get technical in this review since I don't know much about why that happens, and I'll write this review from a point of an average consumer.
First, the system has pretty good sound quality given its compact size. The design is quite cute, not to many buttons and self-explanatory. The remote is very helpful. You can set the length of the snooze, have two alarms, set them to weekdays, weekends, or all 7 days, and wake up to radio or to music in your phone.
It's all good, except I still occasionally hear the interference when my phone is near the unit or connected to it. It's no longer the "bleep-beep-beep," rather it's more static-like noise, but still very loud.
The interference is not as frequent as I hear in my car stereo, but the fact that it still occurs really bugs me. It's very sporadic too. I'll hear it in succession (say, 3 times in 30 seconds), then not hear it for an hour. I haven't been able to find a pattern.
So it seems like i'll have to wait again for another product that will solve this problem. Because this one hasn't yet.
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