Sony HIDB7 7-Inch LCD touch screen Dash Information Alarm Clock Overview
Stop searching for the latest news, weather, sports scores and social network updates. Dash streams playlists of personalized apps, as well as Internet radio and photos, through a vivid 7" touch screen.1 Connecting to your home wireless network, Dash delivers fresh, up-to-the-minute content, available at a glance.
- Stay updated with 1,000+ free apps (no subscription)
- Wake to internet radio, podcasts, or nature sounds
- View online photos: Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket 1
- Interact through the 7" LCD touch screen
- Connects to your home or office wireless network
Sony HIDB7 7-Inch LCD touch screen Dash Information Alarm Clock Review
This device is the best alarm clock EVER! It provides personal and customized internet at my fingertips when I wake up each morning. It takes up little space on my bedside table, measuring 7.5" tall, 5.5" wide and 2.5" at its thickest point. The price is a little steep but the convenience and the great updates make it worth it for me.
This unit needs to be plugged into an outlet and your house needs to have WI-FI set up for it to work properly. It provides 1,000+ free apps that provide just about everything you would ever want to use. FaceBook, twitter, NY Times, Netflix, Amazon on Demand, Pandora, Slacker, Flickr and several homebrewed options are provided. I love the webcams from Australia and Italy for beautiful and relaxing vistas. In order to access more apps, you need to register online. There are plenty of cool apps to browse through (humorous, entertainment news, etc.) and new ones are constantly added. I sometimes play videos and music understanding that the video source determines quality and the speakers are basic but good; remember, it's a souped up alarm clock and not a stereo system. Although, adding better speakers to the next generation wouldn't hurt (hint, hint SONY). There is no memory card slot but there is an usb port. Also, they've added a "WWW" button on the menu which allows for easy connections to yahoo.com, google.com, and sony.com for now. The features just keep getting better and better the longer I own it (I've had it just over a year).
You start out with a default channel with popular apps preloaded (Facebook, twitter, CNBC, etc.) but you can set up several different channels and add apps to provide a very customized experience. I have 5 channels (daily, entertainment, news, travel and games) that I can easily switch between through the menu. Having said that, I usually stick with my daily but like the option of different choices and change the channels ~2 times per month.
The two beefs I had with the Dash have been fixed: (1) I had trouble getting it to display the correct time zone but this was addressed by very helpful Sony customer reps.; and (2) instructions to press snooze button twice to access menu was spotty and took several attempts but was advised to use one long touch to access menu and that works every time. The only remaining issues are that the touch keyboard can be tricky (people with large fingers or long fingernails will have a problem with the small keyboard) and sometimes I have to reboot my Dash to reflect changes made online. Despite these minor irritants, I think this is the best alarm clock ever!
I use this strictly as a bedside alarm clock with super benefits. The light given off is adjustable with a nighttime mode easily reached at the press of an onscreen button (moon icon) and you can even put it into a black sleep mode for a perfect night's sleep if you require complete darkness. The unit has a 7" screen and the ability to customize it. The set background colors change throughout the day which is pretty cool. Granted, it takes a little work to set this puppy up but once it's running, it's a thing of beauty. I love being able to set several different alarms (weekday AM, bus pick-up, weekend AM, soccer practice, etc.) and be able to set them to different alarm types (regular alarm sounds, nature sounds, radio, videos, personal messages, etc.). I can program my local weather, get top news headlines, music, video or any other of the 1,000s of apps it boasts and at the touch of the screen -- view them when I roll over in the morning. It's a brilliant way to start the day!
This unit needs to be plugged into an outlet and your house needs to have WI-FI set up for it to work properly. It provides 1,000+ free apps that provide just about everything you would ever want to use. FaceBook, twitter, NY Times, Netflix, Amazon on Demand, Pandora, Slacker, Flickr and several homebrewed options are provided. I love the webcams from Australia and Italy for beautiful and relaxing vistas. In order to access more apps, you need to register online. There are plenty of cool apps to browse through (humorous, entertainment news, etc.) and new ones are constantly added. I sometimes play videos and music understanding that the video source determines quality and the speakers are basic but good; remember, it's a souped up alarm clock and not a stereo system. Although, adding better speakers to the next generation wouldn't hurt (hint, hint SONY). There is no memory card slot but there is an usb port. Also, they've added a "WWW" button on the menu which allows for easy connections to yahoo.com, google.com, and sony.com for now. The features just keep getting better and better the longer I own it (I've had it just over a year).
You start out with a default channel with popular apps preloaded (Facebook, twitter, CNBC, etc.) but you can set up several different channels and add apps to provide a very customized experience. I have 5 channels (daily, entertainment, news, travel and games) that I can easily switch between through the menu. Having said that, I usually stick with my daily but like the option of different choices and change the channels ~2 times per month.
The two beefs I had with the Dash have been fixed: (1) I had trouble getting it to display the correct time zone but this was addressed by very helpful Sony customer reps.; and (2) instructions to press snooze button twice to access menu was spotty and took several attempts but was advised to use one long touch to access menu and that works every time. The only remaining issues are that the touch keyboard can be tricky (people with large fingers or long fingernails will have a problem with the small keyboard) and sometimes I have to reboot my Dash to reflect changes made online. Despite these minor irritants, I think this is the best alarm clock ever!
I use this strictly as a bedside alarm clock with super benefits. The light given off is adjustable with a nighttime mode easily reached at the press of an onscreen button (moon icon) and you can even put it into a black sleep mode for a perfect night's sleep if you require complete darkness. The unit has a 7" screen and the ability to customize it. The set background colors change throughout the day which is pretty cool. Granted, it takes a little work to set this puppy up but once it's running, it's a thing of beauty. I love being able to set several different alarms (weekday AM, bus pick-up, weekend AM, soccer practice, etc.) and be able to set them to different alarm types (regular alarm sounds, nature sounds, radio, videos, personal messages, etc.). I can program my local weather, get top news headlines, music, video or any other of the 1,000s of apps it boasts and at the touch of the screen -- view them when I roll over in the morning. It's a brilliant way to start the day!
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