I never bought and never wrote nor about any similar watches. Moreover, not even interested in such models, at home using old-fashioned alarm clock, well, mobile phones, of course. What suddenly made me look in the direction of this accessory? Perhaps the fact that Sony have started to actively implement this segment all of their branded stuff. Not so long ago caught my attention from the newly announced systems called Sony ICF-CL75ip Dream Machine - photo frame, alarm clock, stand for the iPhone, and watch all in one. Perhaps a strange segment of the digital clocks would save only universalization, where this thing can work even with your mobile devices into one degree or another. Today's "new dress" just shows how this can be realized.
Design
Of hours not much to say - round, rather large. The plastic quality, the speaker behind closed metal grid controls are scattered all over the body, so that reading instruction is mandatory. Power cable is fixed in the bowels of hours, it can not be removed, as well as radio antenna. In general, watch the clock, we have seen thousands of them, if not podstavochka right.
Model weighs 971 grams, very heavy, but maybe it is for the better, right? Come watch a fairly large box, inside there is a remote control, documentation and adapters player Walkman. Nothing special, but nothing else and is not necessary. Let's connect the clock to a network and see what they can do.
Work with phones Sony Ericsson, Walkman player
The most important feature of these watches is their secondary purpose - besides the fact that they can awaken their master, they can still charge his phone or player. The right side is the stand with a connector Fast Port, it is interesting that phones with built-in down at the SE unit. As a rule, modern devices Fast Port is located on the side. On the one hand, it seems to be not very nice turns. On the other hand, like it is nothing. I tried this watch with SE Aino, let it "slightly" does not fit the dimensions of the stand, but the location of the display is just such a need (I mean sensory mode of the phone). Thus, we establish the Aino, charging starts.Moreover, if you run the player, the music will be transferred to a column clock at full volume (on both devices) start wheezing, but if not extreme, it is a normal sound for the room. I believe that the usage scenario might be: you set the clock in your bedroom, living room, office, going to bed or coming to work, installing the unit on a charge. Listening to music. Are very happy life. Is this good? Yes.
As for players. We pull the stand forward, it is easy to put forward - see another plug, this time for WM Port. Thanks to the adapters in a set, you can use all models of Sony Walkman with FastPort, ranging from the first representatives of the series A, ending with X. The principle of operation is the same - charging plus the ability to play music from your player through a column of hours. The main body of the alarm is even a separate button Play, works only with the Walkman, it is next to the display, do not miss.
Simultaneously charge two devices at once will not work, you must switch between the first and the second by pressing Select. Unable to start the radio on Aino, though, well, why is it up to? After all, hours and so there is a built-in receiver.
I note an interesting fact: in the list of supported models is the most modern devices, the most-the most recent - a SE W995. So, there is support for all, but different management features. For example, if you connect the W995, then using the clock can not just charge it, but also control playback via remote control. In addition, if you set the alarm on the clock, the W995 can be an alarm clock, in the sense that it will begin playing some songs from the library. That such complexity. Generally, three types of signal - it can be buzzer (about him below), radio (for him to sleep well on), already referred to the phone.
For other functions
Do not dwell on the many settings themselves clock and alarm. Let me just say that any work setting "alarm" does not make the display bright, clearly visible in the darkness, the signal is loud and very nasty, something between a buzzer and a standard signal of some old mobile phone.Another interesting find - this is the rhythm of this most "tink-tink." Initially, the intervals between "Tink" are a couple of seconds.
In the dream, you know: what is wrong. Have to get up?
Then the intervals are reduced gradually and unobtrusively.
You begin to stretch.
By the time between the "tink" the gap is not at all, you'll be standing next to the alarm or take in hand panel. There is also a mode of Snooze - much such a button on top, if you click it, you can doze off for another five minutes (this option is set, as I understand).
Using the remote control can be switched on the radio, to move between stations, the transfer clock mode Sleep (show time and day of week), to include music by connecting the player Walkman. There is also an opportunity to enable Line In, a column will display the sound from any mobile device equipped with a jack 3,5 mm. Another nice thing - sleep timer, so you run the radio, set the time off hours and go to bed. Timer is triggered, clock turned off, uncle or aunt is asleep. Very good.
Conclusions
This toy is worth three thousand five hundred rubles. An ideal gift for a lover and collector of all sorts of unusual veshchichek from Sony, is suitable for any room, capable to carry out some tough duties - this charge your phone, and dodgy invigorating "Tink" in the morning. Two hands vote for this wonderful gizmo, the combination of normal business hours with a cradle was successful. Column would only notebook. But then we would have to pay more.
