Good product - no phone needed
My alarm clock of 30 years recently broke. I decided to replace it with a modern take on an alarm clock. I think many of us can identify with the following - we both love and hate our alarm clocks. To me, this means that this sort of product is personal. I am very happy with the Dawn. Here are my pros and deltas. Pros - No phone needed. I purchased a few other products but returned them when I discovered that I couldn't perform all functions without my phone. The Dawn fully works without a phone. I love this. While like many folks I like connected devices and technology, when I go to bed I don't want to be required to use my phone to control my alarm clock. Sometimes I take my phone with me to bed to read but sometimes I don't. When I don't, I don't want to have to get out of bed to go get it in order to do something to the product. For example, to enable an alarm, other products required me to use a phone. This was a non-starter for me. - Bluetooth. I love being able to stream BT from my phone in my bedroom. - Easy to use. - Dimmable display. - Nice look, nice weight. - USB charging port. - Alarm has a crescendo which was a nice touch. It is quiet at first then gets louder. My partner and I like this. My old alarm clock was like a gong - super loud at first which always jolted me. - Finally, a big snooze button right on top so you can whack it. Well done. Some old habits don't go away. - Has battery backup. Deltas - Sound is terrible. Very mid-range with no treble and no bass. However, I didn't buy this for the sound so this didn't bother me. I do like streaming BT from my phone but when I want good sound, I go elsewhere in my house to listen to what I want to. - FM radio reception is terrible. This bothered me a little bit. I like to turn on the radio sometimes when in my bedroom. Even with the included antennae fully extended, the reception is bad. Other products I tested had much better reception. - Colon in clock flashes. Other products do this but my old alarm clock didn't. I'm very light sensitive so this concerned me. However, I discovered that the flashing colon is subtle unlike other products. With the dimmer on its lowest setting (display still on), I don't have a flashing disco globe party in my bedroom at night while trying to sleep and I can still look at the time in the night. Wishes - Wish I could get a white one...went with gray. - Wish I could change the color of the display. - Wish I didn't have to put batteries into it for the backup. My old one took a 9V. But it always annoyed me when the 9V ran out of power because I would never find out until power would go out and I would wake up late for work. This day and age, why not build a small lithium ion battery into the unit and let the wall outlet keep it charged. Overall, great little product. Thanks, team. Read more




















