Reviews
Recent News
- iLounge Weekly coming early Monday, giveaway reminder
- iBackFlip launches Somersault case for iPad
- Motorola loses third patent case against Apple in Germany
- Apple rushing to pick demo apps for next iPad launch
- Apple airs new Siri-focused iPhone 4S ads
- Periscope Audio Lab releases SpaceSampler
- Evernote Hello improves contact entry features
- eMailGanizer Pro adds Universal Inbox, Smart Folders
- Scosche rolls out bassDock for iPad
- German court rejects Apple bid to ban Galaxy 10.1N
Recent Reviews
- Cygnett Apollo for iPhone 4/4S
- Case-Mate Pop! ID for iPhone 4/4S
- Case-Mate Pop! for iPhone 4/4S
- Case-Mate Pop! With Stand for iPhone 4/4S
- Solid Line Products RightShift 2 Removable Keyboard Case for iPad 2
- Spigen SGP Kuel F60Q Battery Pack
- Just Mobile Highway + Highway Pro for iPod, iPhone + iPad
- Speck CandyShell and CandyShell Satin for iPhone 4/4S
- Jensen JiPS-310i Docking Speaker for iPod, iPhone & iPad
- FrappeDesign Smart Sleeve for iPad 2
Recent Articles
- iOS Gems: Adventures of Tintin, Reckless Racing 2 + Scramble With Friends
- Ask iLounge 2-3-12
- Making The Case For - And Against - An Apple iTV Television
- Instant Expert: iTunes U for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
- Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of iBooks 2.0
- iLounge’s 2012 CES Best of Show Awards: Honorable Mentions
- iLounge’s 2012 CES Best of Show Awards: iPod, iPhone, iPad + Mac
- iOS Gems: Bug Princess, Dora Hops Into Phonics, It’s A Small World, Sleepy Jack + X Is For X-Ray
- The Complete Guide to Managing iTunes Videos
- Editorial: As CES Grows, Will Microsoft’s Loss Be Apple’s Gain?
1
It's another alarm with good features that it seems no one actually tried in a bedroom before selling.
I bought one with BBB gift cards to try, and I had to return it 2 days later. For one, the dimmer, which adjusts the front display fine, doesn't affect the top buttons. Those buttons glow bright enough that it looks like an alien spaceship landing on your bedstand. I actually woke up about 2 AM the first night thinking I had fallen asleep with the light on- that's how bright it is. You can cover 'em up with tape, but now you can't read the buttons.
Also, like the iHome, it quickly ramps the volume up to louder than you would ever listen when your iPod alarm goes off. I don't need to be jarred out of bed like that every day.
Summary: good features, nice price, and totally sunk by little details that no one bothered to test.
Posted by HornsKeith on August 10, 2006 at 5:39 AM (PDT)
2
Is it me, or do the LCD display and remote look like the ones on the iHome models?
Posted by nationalnetworks on September 8, 2006 at 9:59 AM (PDT)
3
ryan10ad, its not just you. The dock and the buttons are also the same. They are either using the same supplier in china and/or ripping off ihome. I think there could be a lawsuit here, the iH5 is patented, right? it will never come to trial, because this is probably a china-based company, and they have no respectr for intellectual property.
Posted by anti-luddite on December 14, 2006 at 5:26 PM (PDT)
4
"Apple Store-exclusive iH6 in features"--in fact I bought one at Costco for $89 this week.
Posted by Everyperson on December 15, 2006 at 4:44 PM (PDT)