TimeSmart Self-Setting Alarm Clock Review

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(More customer reviews)I saw it in Brookstone a few days ago and was totally sold on the idea of "self-setting". Well, that's actually not very true.
Pros:
Large display with adjustable levels. The blue display also looks a lot better than the usual green or red.
The alarms are easy to use.
It "should" be able to automatically adjust for Daylight Savings Time.
Cons:
Brookstone is intentionally vague about what they mean by "self-setting". No, it doesn't connect to the US atomic clock as some reviewers say. It was merely pre-set in the factory, and sustained by the battery. If you look at their manual ([...]) you will understand why: if you "reset" the clock, it won't reset to the current time. I didn't realize this until I was trying out the features and inadvertently changed the original clock. I thought by "resetting" the clock it will adjust back automatically. Nope. This was the feature that I thought was worth the price tag, but now I just feel cheated. The clock does use a battery (pre-installed). So it is not really "self-setting".
While it stores the day/month/year info, there is no way to show them on the clock screen.
And, it's a lot easier and more tempting to turn of the alarms than snoozing: the button to turn it off is a lot taller than the snooze button.
Overall, it's not a bad one even if it is not really automatic. I just wish they were more straightforward about what it really is.

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