Sharper Image® - LED Pro ワードクロック 調光機能付きライト、モダンなデザイン、5分間の赤いアラート付き

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The clock is very unique. Very much a conversation piece. For those who want absolute up to the second time, this product is not for you. It only updates every five minutes. The clock does have some good features. There is a battery backup, so if the power should go out, the clock does not lose its setting. There is also a dimmer function that helps keep the clock from keeping someone awake at night. At the highest brightness setting, it's very bright. The reason I did not give it 5 stars was because, while the clock is powered by wall current via a USB cable (supplied) there was not a power brick included. Perhaps I over looked the fact that a "brick" was not included, but I don't think so. I had to go a buy a "brick". Not very expensive, but still an inconvenience. Overall. a delightful novelty. Easy to set up. Looks great on a desk or nightstand. The clock could also be hung on the wall, but the USB cord will show. Would make a great gift to someone who might not see very well.

I really like the idea of the clock, even if I at first misread it as World Clock and wondered how this could possibly ... Anyway, it's certainly unique and in a way resets our relationship with time to a slower pace. It does not display every minute but goes in five-minute increments. This is good for a general idea, not when it has to be precise. Further, a quick glance is not enough as one literally has to read the time like a sentence. It doesn't do 24hr time. It's a novelty item that uses time as an approximation. The XL (a.k.a. Pro) version comes with a USB cable, but no power supply. A 5V 1A USB-A brick is sufficient. The included cable is fairly long (ca. 5 ft) and is the main power source for the clock. There are backup batteries (2x AA) but those are only to keep the time when the power goes out. In that case, the display is off. The XL (Pro) version has two differentiating characteristics. First, the display is dimmable. That is a manual setting of one of four brightness levels. Unfortunately, it does not adjust automatically to varying room brightness (i.e., day and night). The adjustment button is behind a (fairly hard to remove) battery door and therefore not easily accessible. Even at the lowest settings it’s fairly bright at night and not suitable for a bedroom (unless as a night light for kids.) The other is the red "five" that signals that a full hour is next. (It's only used for 5 minutes to the full hour, not five after.) Setting the clock is somewhat tedious as you have to cycle thru time in five-minute increments. (no jumping hours etc.) To be somewhat accurate, you’d have to wait for a time matching the 5 minute increments and have to wait up to 5 minutes to be in sync with your setting. There is also no function to observe DST, but at least you can go forward or backwards in time, in 5-minute increments. The white housing (and black front plate) are both minimalistic and elegant. It's meant to be hung on a wall, but in any case there will be a white USB cable to power the clock's display. Overall, it's a nice novelty clock for those who find standard analog or digital clocks boring, or those who can't read an analog clock and need it spelled out. It's not the most practical clock and I wish it had some network functionality to at least read the time and automatically adjust to DST. An adaptive dimming level would be great, too. The price seems reasonable, but not a bargain.

I saw basically the same clock in Germany in a high-end department store for about five times the amount of money. I really love my clock. It has a battery backup so a few times the power is gone out the clock keeps good time. I would highly recommend it.

Looks great, but it’s a bit difficult to match up to the actual time since it only shows in five-minute increments of time.