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iHome iA5 Reviews

DigitalTrends

05/2010

iHome iA5 App-Enhanced Alarm Clock Review

We review the iA5, iHome's first app-enhanced speaker dock and alarm clock for iPhones and iPods.Setting an alarm clock should be easy. But with the cryptic controls on most bedside time keepers, it still isn't. You'll be punished with another 59 clicks to get the right time if you roll past the alarm time you wanted to set, be forced to reset the time every few months to keep it accurate to within a minute, and good luck if you want to take advantage of those advanced features to make separate alarms for weekdays and the weekend.It's no wonder so many people just use their cell phones these days, which let you punch in the digits and set it up the way you want in a matter of seconds. Although many companies build iPhone docks with built-in alarm clocks, or make it easy to use the one on your phone, iHome's unique new iA5 actually allows you to set the alarm on the hardware with a special app on your phone. It promises the ease of smartphone operation with the perks - like an LCD display, snooze bar and louder speakers - of a dedicated alarm clock, plus a few unique additions, like Twitter and Facebook integration.Unlike some of the spendier iPhone alarm clocks out there, including iHome's own iP90, the iA5 has no remote, FM radio, or dual-alarm feature (built in, at least).

CNet

04/2010

iHome iA5 alarm clock

iHome dubs its iA5 an "app-enhanced" alarm clock, which is exactly what it sounds like: this unit is designed to work with iHome's iPhone app, which means you probably shouldn't bother reading this review unless you have an iPhone or iPod Touch to connect to its dock. From a design standpoint, the iA5 isn't terribly distinguished-looking, but it looks attractive enough with a speaker/dock system that slants back and leaves your iPhone or iPod Touch sitting in a lightly reclined position. The speaker is a little deeper and bigger than you'd think looking at it from the front, measuring 3.9 inches high by 5.83 inches wide by 9.34 inches deep. In other words, if you have a small nightstand, adding the iA5 won't leave a lot of spare room. On its own--without a compatible Apple device connected to it--the iA5 has little in the way of features. There's no AM/FM radio and there's just a single alarm (on the connectivity front, you do get an auxiliary input for connecting other devices), but there is a separate time display to the left of the iPhone dock, so you always know the time. However, once you download the free iHome app from the App Store--it's called iHome + Sleep--and dock your iPhone in the iA5, things get a lot more interesting.

Prices

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iHome iA5 App-Enhanced Alarm Clock Speaker System for iPod and iPhone (Black)	$66.85	See it
Ihome Ia5 App-enhanced Iphone/ipod Dock Speaker System	$69.99	See it
Ihome Ia5 Enhanced Alarm Clock Speaker Sys. Ipod Iphone	$70.39	See it
Ihome Ia5 Enhanced Alarm Clock Speaker Sys. Ipod Iphone	$74.69	See it
NEW IHOME IA5BV IPHONE(R)/IPOD(R) APP-ENHANCED ALARM CLOCK SPEAKER SYSTEM (WATCHES & CLOCKS)	$85.99	See it
iHome iA5 App Enhanced Alarm Clock Speaker System for iPhone and iPod	$99.74	See it