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Logic3 i-Station IS10 iPod alarm clock

It's totally iTune-tastic. Mate.

The i-Station also offers the facility to allow data to be synchronised to your iPod. The i-Station has mini USB port on the back, and a bundled cable connects it to your computer. The IS10 can also be used as a speaker system for a number of portable audio devices as it features a 3.5mm stereo line-in - sadly these won't work with the alarm function though. It is, however, fully compatible with both Macs and PCs.

...and the i-Station also comes in black.
...and a fetching black model is available too

While the iPod is connected it's also charged - a standard feature, it's true, but one that becomes appreciated when you hurriedly grab your player as you run out of the front door to begin the journey to work only to find the battery's dead.

The i-Station also comes with a quite cool little infra-red remote control, through which you can tailor just about every setting this alarm clock has to offer, including the brightness level of the blue backlit LCD. We suggest you keep this on the minimum setting because otherwise it really is quite bright. So much so, valuable sleep will be lost. Trust us on this one. Other functions offered via this remote control include the oh-so-crucial Snooze function, volume controls, Repeat and Shuffle options and the option to change the source, from iPod to FM radio.

A built-in re-chargeable battery retains your settings should there be a power cut anytime during the day or night. However, there's still an opportunity here to use this as excuse for poor punctuality as the alarm clock itself will not function on this reserve power, which in our tests lasted about five hours.

Verdict

There's a vast array of alarm clocks available to suit almost every need, and many simply use this function on their mobile phone quite successfully. But if you fancy something to make having to leave the warm, womb-like confines of a nice, cozy bed more bearable - and let's face facts during the dark, winter mornings we need all the help we can get, then you can't go too far wrong with the i-Station IS10 alarm clock.

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Logic3 i-Station IS10 iPod alarm clock

It's top-of-the-morning-mungus... quite literally cornflakes-tastic
Price: £70 (€103 / $143) RRP

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