Review on Timex T121 Digital Alarm Clock Radio

The research

  • Why you should trust us
  • A budget digital warning with a large face: DreamSky Compact Digital Alarm Clock
  • A just "smart enough" clock: Lenovo Smart Clock Essential
  • A unique and informative digital alarm clock: Oct17 Wooden Alarm Clock
  • A bones merely loud digital alert clock: RCA RCD30
  • An unalarming bedside companion: Loftie Alert Clock
  • Best sunlight alarm clock: Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Low-cal HF3520
  • A classic wooden alarm clock: Lemnos Riki Alert Clock
  • How nosotros picked and tested
  • What to await frontwards to
  • Notable contest
  • The contest

I'm a writer at Design Milk, and since 2006 I've been writing virtually dwelling design for a multitude of design-focused outlets, including Flat Therapy, Lonny, Metropolis, and Pattern Sponge. I've also written several guides hither at Wirecutter, including on bedside lamps, floor lamps, bed frames, and patio article of furniture. Previously, as an industrial designer, I designed children'south toys and piece of furniture, and this immune me to learn the ins and outs of mass-market place product design—from conception to manufacturing. I take an uncanny ability to wake approximately ane minute before any alarm, but I'1000 notwithstanding paranoid enough to set up 1 equally a backup.

Our pick for best budget digital alarm clock with a large face, the DreamSky Compact Digital Alarm Clock.

Photo: Rozette Rago

Our pick

DreamSky Compact Digital Alarm Clock

Best for: Those who desire a large digital brandish, want to charge devices overnight via USB, and don't heed a plug-in model.

Why information technology's great: If you're looking for an alarm clock that does a lot on the cheap, the DreamSky Compact Digital Warning Clock is both an warning clock and a USB charging station. Something that really stood out with this model, versus other clocks we tested: The DreamSky has an enormous digital display (each number is ii inches alpine) that stretches beyond the entire front of the clock. Although I'g nearsighted, with basically mole-like eyesight, I could read this clock clearly from a distance—without wearing spectacles or contacts.

The DreamSky has a huge, easy-to-read face and a touch-sensitive snooze panel (rather than a traditional button). Photo: Rozette Rago

Some digital warning clocks we tested—specifically those with lots of extra features and controls, such equally the Philips Wake-Up Calorie-free—required a detailed review of manuals to get them upwardly and running. The DreamSky, on the other mitt, was plug and play: The clock was like shooting fish in a barrel and intuitive to fix and adjust, with clearly labeled buttons for time and alarm and ii physical dials for book control and brandish brightness. The DreamSky was the only clock nosotros tested that had such a wide range of customization options—information technology'due south simple to literally dial in your personal preferences. The snooze button isn't a physical button, simply at that place's a touch on-sensitive surface that shushes the alert in nine-infinitesimal increments.

If you're picky nigh colors, you lot'll like that this DreamSky model offers vii color variations, with dissimilar finishes and brandish hues to choose from. In that location's as well a similar DreamSky model that includes a digital FM radio and a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack.

You lot should know that this alarm clock is not fully battery-operated—2 backup AAA batteries are responsible only for keeping time and alarm settings, in case of a power outage. There are two USB ports in the back—1 to charge almost mobile devices with five Five output and the other to power the clock via USB (or you can plug directly into the wall).

Flaws but not dealbreakers: The DreamSky logo emblazoned at the top (underneath the snooze push) is downright ugly. The plastic case and buttons feel every bit like what you'd expect from a $20 device. The batteries protect only fourth dimension and warning settings, in case of a power outage; for a full display, yous have to plug in the clock or keep it connected via USB cable.

Materials: plastic
Finishes/colors: black case available with green, orangish, cherry-red, white, or blueish digits; white case bachelor with white or blue digits
Dimensions: 5.8 by 2.ix by 2.seven inches
Ability: plug adapter

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential, the best smart alarm clock for small spaces.

Photograph: Rozette Rago

Our pick

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential

Best for: Anyone looking for a compact digital alarm clock that offers time, day, and weather info at a glance, and those who prefer using voice controls over physical buttons.

Why it's cracking: Lenovo offers two Smart Clocks, the Lenovo Smart Clock and its cheaper sibling, the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. Nosotros liked the smaller and more affordable of the two because its options are truthful to its name—Essential—with fourth dimension, weather, and day easily viewed at a glance across its 4.5-inch auto-brightness-adjusting LED brandish.

Most everything this alarm clock tin can do is subconscious, accessed using its built-in Google Banana vocalisation controls or with the Google Dwelling app. Fifty-fifty though the clock is outfitted with 4 evenly distributed buttons—for volume, turning on music, and the alarm settings—they are obscured from view due to the angled wedge design. Unless you're looking at them from above, the buttons are discernible only by affect, and I often fumbled at nighttime or in the early morn while trying to turn on music or adapt the volume. There'due south also a tap at the acme to enable the snooze feature, but it sometimes required another bear on to register. To prepare the alarm, adjust the book, or turn on the nighttime-lite, information technology was always much easier to summon help with a "hey, Google …" instead. Fortunately, the clock's two microphones (1 in the front, the other in the back) are very sensitive and able to discern commands, even when nosotros used a hushed volume at night. And though the clock'south single-speaker output tin can be a bit tinny for playing music, it tin can get surprisingly loud and is just fine for alarm tones and answering Google Assistant prompts.

Our smart alarm clock pick for small spaces, shown face down, exposing the ports on the back of the clock.

The Lenovo Essential includes a USB 2.0 Type-A port for charging devices, also as a night-light oval ring that frames the back console. Photograph: Rozette Rago

The clock's compact size is ideal for anyone with limited space. Withal, Lenovo included a USB ii.0 Type-A port in the back for charging devices (albeit at a slow rate, which is all-time for overnight charging). At that place's also an oval-shaped night-lite in the back. Simply the output is fairly dim, even at the brightest setting, then information technology's best used every bit an ambient low-cal to help you detect your way in the nighttime.

Flaws but non dealbreakers: The clock's concrete buttons make a satisfying click when pressed. But because of their angled pitch, they're small and hard to discern. The tap-to-snooze feature tin can be choosy.

Materials: polycarbonate and cloth encompass
Finishes/colors: gray
Dimensions: 2.51 by 3.26 past 4.51 inches
Power: Plug-in

The Oct17 Wooden Alarm Clock, which is shaped like a triangular block with the numbers displaying directly on the wood.

Photo: Rozette Rago

Our selection

Oct17 Wooden Alarm Clock

Best for: Those who prefer the look of forest over plastic and who value unfussy contemporary design—equally well as those who desire an alarm clock that displays the time, date, temperature, and humidity at a glance.

Why it's corking: The Oct17's triangular-shaped wood body looks much nicer than one might expect from a budget clock. In fact, it'south more attractive than many pricier clock options we considered. (Information technology's also the only clock we found that's virtually impossible to tip over.) This model is very affordable, and yet compared with the inexpensive feel of the DreamSky and Capello alarm clocks, the Oct17 seems upscale. The clock's woods-grain finish has a great feel, and its absurd "now you see me, now you don't" LED display shines from below its veneer.

The Oct17 displays more information at a glance than any other clock we recommend, showing the time and appointment (alternating) alongside the temperature and humidity level—all without requiring an internet connexion. If you're bothered by ambience light glowing from your clock, the Oct17 has 3 brightness settings. And information technology's the only brandish we found that you can set to plough off completely after 10 seconds. Simply when you need to know the time again, a handclapping of the easily or a tap on the forepart face will reawaken the clock for 10 seconds.

If you don't wake at the same time each solar day, this is the digital alarm clock for you: Information technology has 3 separate alarms, including ane y'all can set up to skip on weekends (to allow for sleeping in).

The Oct17's brandish allows you to toggle among three levels of effulgence. Video: Rozette Rago

Flaws but not dealbreakers: Navigating the clock's mode settings and feature adjustments proved unintuitive, requiring more push button presses than a Street Fighter motion combination.

Materials: MDF and wood veneer
Finishes/colors: brownish, blackness, bamboo, and white finishes
Dimensions: 3.1 by 3.1 by 5.9 inches
Power: USB cable (included), four AAA batteries (not included) for emergency power backup

Our pick for best basic alarm clock, the RCA RCD30.

Photo: Rozette Rago

Our option

RCA RCD30

Best for: Anyone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money, prefers a huge digital display, and is merely looking for the basics to be done right.

Why it'southward bang-up: The RCA RCD30 is an affordable digital alarm clock with a vivid display, an like shooting fish in a barrel-to-use button layout, and an alarm loud enough to wake even heavy sleepers. It'due south also the least expensive model we tested, making it an easy pick when y'all need something cheap and dependable, like for a invitee room or a vacation rental.

The RCA is a basic unit, just it has all you actually need in an alert clock. Information technology's one of the smallest clocks we considered, so it won't have up much room on your nightstand. But it'due south likewise easy to read, with a three.75-by-one.4-inch illuminated display that'south visible in daylight and at dark from at to the lowest degree twenty feet away. The large display size is a boon for people who wear glasses because there'south no need to fumble for them in order to cheque the time. If a big display keeps y'all upwards at night, know that the RCD30 does offer a dimmer setting.

The no-frills RCA is also easier to use than other, more complicated clocks nosotros tested. It has a large snooze button across the pinnacle, so you can ordinarily hit it without much trouble. On the back, at that place are three switches: one for setting the time and alert, 1 for dimming the front display, and one for turning the alarm on and off. The alarm emits a loud, constant beep that can be heard from at least 20 feet abroad. That wake-up call continues until you shut off the warning or hitting snooze (which provides an extra nine minutes of slumber every time you press it, for well over an 60 minutes).

The RCD30 also comes with the pick for fill-in via a 9-volt battery, so you lot won't lose your settings if the ability goes out at ii a.m. Every bit with most of the alarm clocks we tested, when the RCD30 is using but battery power, it will not display the time, but the alarm will still become off.

Flaws but not dealbreakers: A few of the alert clocks we reviewed have up and down buttons for setting the time. The RCA does not. The minute and hour buttons go in only one management, so if you get distracted while setting the time and go too far, you'll demand to cycle through once again. This is not unique to the RCA, though; setting the alarm on the Alessi Optic 02 B presented a similarly frustrating, "careful, don't miss it" experience.

Materials: plastic
Finishes/colors: black, white
Dimensions: 5 past four by 6 inches
Power: Ac plug-in

The Loftie Alarm Clock, the best alarm clock with smart features and numerous features.

Photo: Rozette Rago

Our pick

Loftie

Loftie

An unalarming and smarter bedside companion

This was one of the least slumber-disruptive digital alarm clocks we tested. Whether it's the night-calorie-free, the snooze button, or the sound of the alarm tones, every detail feels similar information technology'south been refined to reinforce a land of at-home.

Best for: Those who believe in the minimalist ethos of "less, but amend," and people who savour falling asleep or waking upward to ambience music and nature sounds.

Why it's great: The Loftie tin fool you lot into thinking you're waking up of your own accordance every morning, rather than existence forcibly annoyed out of bed. Of all the alarm clocks we tested, the clock'southward selection of five ambient compositions best induced the sensation of arising alongside the natural cues of the morning—sounds of birds, ambient tones, morning temple bells. After nine minutes, the Loftie follows upward the first alarm with an ever-so-slightly more-insistent "go upward" chime. (Later first using the Loftie, I wrote down that "I felt like I had arisen to a morning directed by Terrence Malick, all contemplative mood and relaxing stillness.") There's the pick to fix different alarms scheduled for different days of the week, besides as a multitude of alarms you could set equally reminders throughout the 24-hour interval—to go upward occasionally, practise, or walk the canis familiaris, among other everyday tasks.

You do non need your phone to use the Loftie—y'all can play everything, including podcasts, right from the device. But you do need to apply the Loftie app on your telephone to become the clock online during setup; this allows the clock to receive regular updates. Photo: Rozette Rago

The Loftie is too designed to assistance owners relax and autumn asleep. It includes a variety of background-noise generators (white, brown, pink, and so along), meditation/breathwork soundscapes, and even a podcast called Snoozecast. Whatsoever sound can be programmed to be activated or turned off with the printing of a push button, and this fabricated the Loftie easy to apply when the heavy blanket of unconsciousness began to take over at night.

The adjustable nighttime-lite hidden at the base can exist turned on and off using the big button on peak of the clock (it's as well a snooze button). Video: Rozette Rago

Of clocks we've tested, this one'south brandish isn't the largest or the brightest. But information technology'due south clear, and it automatically sets the time one time connected to a Wi-Fi network. We also liked the clock'southward all-blackness exterior (it comes in a white and blackness option, too), which is gratuitous of distracting lights or branding. There's an adjustable night-light hidden at the base that'due south easily turned on and off, using the large push button on top of the clock (it as well works equally the snooze button). Y'all won't be able to read using the light, but it's bright enough for when you lot're fumbling for your glasses or going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. The two other buttons are for setting the alarm, accessing effulgence and volume settings, setting the duration of the sleep timer, and choosing alarm tones. The Loftie isn't "smart" like other smart alarm clocks, in that yous won't exist served the news or the weather with the assist of a voice assistant. But on a regular footing this clock can get additional features delivered via Wi-Fi updates. For instance, we discovered ane night that there were a few more soothing classical compositions to wake up to than we'd had the day before and that alert-scheduling options had been expanded. The developers recently added Bluetooth speaker functionality and are promising Spotify connectivity and additional sounds as features that are "coming soon." We'll update this guide when—and if—these features appear.

Flaws but not dealbreakers: The Loftie was originally $165 when nosotros first tested it but the cost has at present been lowered to $150. We still recall it'due south a pretty penny to pay for any device, allow alone an alert clock with a purposely edited selection of features. The numerical display is legible up close, but it's slightly dimmer when viewed off-center. And, for nearsighted sleepers like us, we wish there were an option to increase the brandish size.

Materials: polycarbonate
Finishes/colors: black (with an option for black or white accent colors)
Dimensions: 2.75 by 6.5 by 2.75 inches
Power: plug-in (USB-C adapter)

Our pick for the best sunrise alarm clock, the Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light HF3520.

Photograph: Rozette Rago

Our pick

Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light HF3520

Best for: Anyone who hates existence jolted awake each morning with a wailing alarm, and those who adopt easing into consciousness with increasing luminosity.

Why it'south bully: A top option in our guide to sunrise warning clocks, the Philips SmartSleep Wake-Upwardly Light HF3520 is even so our favorite sunrise alarm clock for anyone who hates being woken abruptly. Over the bridge of 30 minutes, the luminous LED orb produces a convincing simulation of dawn or dusk. It provides a kinder, gentler wake-upward than whatever other alarm we recommend, and information technology's the only clock nosotros tested that tin help lull you to sleep at night. The Wake-Up Light likewise includes more alarm options than most clocks we tried, with five nature-themed tones, forth with a built-in FM tuner and a backup alarm. (Nevertheless, navigating the clock's touch surface and icon-based carte system isn't very intuitive, and non ever responsive.) Our favorite setting was a combination of the simulated sunlight paired with the convincing sounds of cheerful chirping birds.

We also found the clock's calorie-free sufficiently bright enough to work every bit a decent reading lamp, making the Wake-Upward the only clock we recommend that tin can do and so. At eight inches broad, this model takes upward a lot more than room on the nightstand than other clocks we tested. Simply when yous think of the Wake-Up as a combination alarm clock and bedside lamp, it presents a pretty efficient use of space.

The buttons around the rim of the Wake-Upward Light are modest and almost duplicate from one another, then it tin be easy to printing the incorrect one. Photo: Sarah Kobos

Flaws merely non dealbreakers: Despite the Wake-Up Calorie-free's overall size, its numerical digital display is less than an inch tall and then not as easy to read as those of the other clocks we tried (especially with its light at total brightness). The secondary fix of tactile buttons across the unit of measurement'south top are more intuitive to utilize than the icons on the clock's display, but they're small and nevertheless size, then it'due south easy to press the wrong button. The FM radio is a plus, but because that the clock is our 2nd-virtually-expensive option, the silver-dollar-sized rear-facing speaker is tinny and disappointing. The LED bulb is rated to last vii years with regular use. Just information technology cannot be replaced, then over fourth dimension the clock could lose its well-nigh distinguishing feature.

Materials: polycarbonate
Finishes/colors: white
Dimensions: eight past 3 past 3 inches
Power: DC power plug with 8-hour power backup

Our pick for the best classic wooden alarm clock, the Lemnos Riki Alarm Clock.

Photo: Rozette Rago

Our choice

Lemnos Riki Alarm Clock

Lemnos Riki Alarm Clock

A handsome, archetype clock

The Riki is an analog clock that'due south like shooting fish in a barrel to read and to set (with one of the nearly pleasant alarms that volition still wake you up). It's ideal for light sleepers who want to blackball electronic distractions from the bedroom.

Best for: Blueprint enthusiasts, or anyone looking to ditch their smartphone for an simple, completely silent, easy-to-utilise classic alarm clock.

Why it's not bad: If you want a undecayed warning clock with a timeless analog design that's dead silent and piece of cake to use, the Lemnos Riki checks all of those boxes. The only alarm clock amid our picks with a blueprint-award pedigree, the sedate beechwood Riki was designed by Japanese modernist Riki Watanabe, whose work was known for being simple nevertheless functional. The Riki'due south prominent face has half-inch-tall numerals and large hr and minute arms, so it's piece of cake to read—fifty-fifty in dim light and from a distance. The clock'southward sole button consolidates the calorie-free and snooze functions (doling out extra slumber in four-minute increments), and we found information technology effortless to employ, even with our optics closed. When yous press the push, the clock illuminates just enough to brand the face legible (a big plus for those of the states who like to peek at the time earlier we have any real intention of waking up). The brightness level seemed more akin to candlelight than to the intrusive mod glare produced by the LED- or LCD-backlit displays on other clocks nosotros tested. Even the side by side-dimmest night-calorie-free (on the Marathon Analog Desk Alarm Clock with Machine-Night Light) seemed much also bright later nosotros'd acclimated to the Riki's tranquil illumination.

Although it looks perfectly round, the clock actually has a subtle indentation on its base that keeps it from rolling away—and from moving when brushed or bumped. And considering this clock is battery-operated (it needs simply a single AA battery), there are no cords to worry almost. In addition to its snooze button, the straightforward Riki has only three controls: an on/off switch for the alarm and two dial knobs to set the time and the alarm.

Close up of the bottom of the Lemnos Riki Alarm Clock, one of our picks for best alarm clock.

From the front, the Riki looks perfectly round, but information technology actually has a flat lesser that keeps it stable on a nightstand. Photograph: Rozette Rago

If the tick-tock of some clocks' mechanical movement tends to keep you awake, rest assured that this clock is completely silent—something we can't say almost the percussive passing of time produced by the Alessi Optic 02 B or the faint bzzzz emanating from the Marathon Analog Desk Alarm Clock with Auto-Night Light. The simply audio the Riki makes comes from its alarm, which is loud enough to wake yous without beingness abrasive.

Close view of the snooze button on top of the Lemnos Riki Alarm Clock, one of our picks for best alarm clock.

1 particular we didn't love was the wait of the plastic snooze push button, which stands out side by side to the clock'southward beechwood frame. Photo: Rozette Rago

Flaws but non dealbreakers: The Riki isn't inexpensive, and information technology's gone up a bit in price since nosotros first tested information technology. Even though this clock is nonetheless bachelor on Amazon and at various other retailers, the Lemnos site currently lists the Riki as "archived," so we're investigating whether it may accept been discontinued permanently. We volition update this guide as soon every bit nosotros know more.

Setting the Riki'due south alarm to a specific hour is fairly simple to do, but setting it to an exact minute is more of an approximate, due to the clock'south dial face. The ABS resin snooze-and-low-cal button matches the color of the beechwood clock case, only it isn't made of wood.

Materials: beechwood, ABS resin, glass
Finishes/colors: natural, chocolate-brown, white, grey
Dimensions: 4.3 by 4.5 by 2.2 inches
Power: ane AA battery

Five different alarm clocks we tested to find the best alarm clock, in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

Nosotros tested analog, digital, and smart alarm clocks. Photo: Rozette Rago

Alarm clocks may seem a bit erstwhile-fashioned, since everyone and their grandmother now uses a phone as an alert. A search for "alarm clock" on Amazon returns a paltry seven pages of models to choose from, many merely minutely different from the next (and virtually so ugly that the idea of sleeping virtually them is enough to induce mild insomnia).

But in that location are still some not bad options available today, and hither are the features we looked for in an platonic alert clock:

  • Piece of cake to read: Whether it has hands or a digital brandish, a clock should be legible at a glance, even without contacts or eyeglasses.
  • Produces a pleasant alarm tone: The ideal alarm will wake y'all upwards without creating a jarring consequence. We favored models with pleasant tones and the pick to alter them based on personal preference.
  • Dimmable: A persistent, noticeable vivid light tin can be a detriment to falling asleep. We highly recommend a clock with the option of manually or automatically dimming the display.
  • Meaty and stable: A good alarm clock has a low center of gravity and sufficient weight to counter the impuissant hands of the half-awake.
  • Unproblematic to set: Accessing warning on/off settings or adjusting features like snooze, brightness, and alarm volume shouldn't require a PhD or a YouTube tutorial.
  • Unobtrusive: An warning clock should not be the first thing you discover in a chamber—perhaps it should even be the terminal. Leave the argument pieces to the living room.
  • Actress features: Radio, USB ports, Bluetooth and internet connectivity, multiple alarms, alert sound and tone options, and a backup bombardment are all welcome (just not necessary).

In 2018, after reading through customer reviews on Amazon and other retailers—and focusing particularly on the qualities listed above—we called in the x about promising alarm clocks. We used each clock for a few days and nights. In 2021, nosotros once again scoured retailers and chosen in 4 more alarm clocks to test. We tested each model in our bedrooms, with the alert set half an hour earlier than our usual wake-up time, to ensure the clock's alarm tone was responsible for breaking our usual slumber bike too as to allow united states to employ each clock'southward snooze function while yet groggy. We also kept an eye out for cosmetic defects, and we inspected the durability of materials and construction, imagining the litany of abuse an alarm clock may have to endure over its lifetime. Bated from the largest clock (the Philips Wake-Upward Light), our picks are small; they should fit on most nightstands and won't slide or knock over easily.

We're keeping an eye on the OneClock, a supposedly built-to-last-a-lifetime analog alarm clock that is in the process of getting crowdfunded on Indiegogo. But with an estimated $350 retail cost, it's definitely not inexpensive. We won't officially review it until the clock is fully available to the public, but a pre-production sample nosotros saw seemed promising. We'll update this guide when we have more information. Nosotros're also going to look at the Echo Dot with clock in our side by side circular of testing, to see how it compares to the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential.

Sangean RCR-five
Good for: People who desire a bones and affordable AM/FM radio clock.
If yous're looking for a solid alert clock that's outfitted with essential features, this back-to-basics dual alert clock–radio is less than $50. The Sangean scores solidly online with owners, just we plant the clock's cheap, glossy plastic finish and overly conspicuous logo distracting and reminiscent of models found on drugstore electronics shelves. It made united states appreciate the similarly priced Lenovo Smart Clock Essential's tasteful simplicity that much more.

Lenovo Smart Clock
Good for: Someone who wants a smart alarm with a color screen.
The Lenovo Smart Clock is just barely larger than its more affordable, monochromatic, not-touch Essential analogue. But the Smart Clock adds a punchy, full-colour touchscreen brandish with a selection of user-customizable faces and more alarm options than the Essential, but with the same Google Assistant hatful of tricks. We think the introduction of another vivid color screen in the bedroom isn't a cracking idea, and the few extras the Smart Clock adds do non really justify its price.

Marathon Analog Desk Alarm Clock with Auto-Night Light: The Marathon has many slap-up features. In addition to its meaty design (the clock measures three.5 inches wide by 1.five inches deep), the Marathon features a sensor night-lite, expressionless-tranquillity movement, a conspicuously marked warning and snooze buttons, and a depression-glow low-cal that'due south similar to (but non quite as skilful as) the ane on the Riki. Its ane and only shortcoming was legibility: The clock's printed numerals were small and difficult to read at a glance. Nosotros'd still recommend information technology if yous want a battery-operated alarm clock that's like shooting fish in a barrel to throw in your luggage.

Lexon Flip On/Off Alarm Clock: (Of notation: This clock has now been replaced past the Lexon Flip Plus; the size hasn't inverse, however.) The Lexon Flip is fun to utilise and has a novel design that works well: To turn the alarm on or off, you flip the entire clock over, instead of pressing a button or a switch. Each side is clearly marked, with "on" written beyond the clock's safe blanket on one side and "off" written across the other side. The Flip (which is near impossible to tip over) takes upwardly little infinite, merely its small size also means it isn't as legible as we'd similar for an everyday alert clock. Its LCD display is hard to meet in standby mode, and it'southward easy to read only with the backlight on. Besides, its loftier-pitched digital tone is effective yet annoying.

MoMA Alume Cube Clock: We liked the Alume for its compact, ii.75-inch minimalist silverish-cube design. Information technology should fit on whatsoever surface with plenty of room to spare, displaying the fourth dimension, date, and temperature with a snap of the fingers or a tap on its tiptop. Where the clock comes upwardly brusque: the absence of snooze or dimming options (the display turns completely off betwixt snaps or taps) with an LED brandish that glows a fleck besides common cold and bright for tired or notwithstanding-waking eyes. If you do like this design, there are several knockoffs—with like features—for a lot less.

Capello Round Fourth dimension Tabular array Clock: The Capello is a modest and lightweight plug-in warning clock with an like shooting fish in a barrel-to-read LED brandish and a stylish gray-material front. A USB port in the back works great for overnight charging, but the listed "option to plug in your phone so you lot can listen to music" didn't actually work for us (with an iPhone). And the clock'due south lightweight plastic construction made information technology easy to knock over. The snooze push button isn't a real button—touches or calorie-free taps won't register. Snoozing the alarm requires a business firm, palm-down press across the unabridged clock. If you're sensitive to lite, yous should note that even at the dimmest of this clock's three settings, the LED display was distracting. We eventually had to turn it face-down.

Alessi Optic 02 B Alarm Clock: This at present-discontinued model from Alessi was an example of high design being hampered past low-quality features. This clock was too audible to be a peaceful bedside companion, producing a tick-tock audio so loud that information technology bothered usa even when we were in the side by side room. No doubt, the Italian space-age design is eye-communicable, but having this clock near the bed made the passing of fourth dimension a torturous, second-by-2d thing. And we found its plastic structure flimsy, with tiny and hard-to-set dial controls that had more in common with a cheap, drugstore alarm clock than something sold for many times the price.

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