Testseek.com have collected 14 expert reviews of the iHome iA5 and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for iHome iA5.
May 2010
(74%)
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The editors liked
Can set up to 18 different alarms
Good sounding speaker for its size
Can wake and sleep to favorite music or playlists
Supports multiple
Highly customizable alarms. Nap settings are more convenient than setting and resetting your regular alarm. Tracks sleep habits. Integrates with social networks.
Extremely customizable alarms
Can sync time with iPhone
Backup battery
Small and portable
The application provides so much more than just wake up alarm
Above-average sound quality
Volume
Unique and powerful feature set
Easy to configure multiple
Complex alarms
Works with iHome's iPhone app to deliver a rich alarm clock feature set
Including weather updates and Twitter/Facebook messaging
Very customizable alarms
The editors didn't like
Only one alarm will work if the iPhone/iPod is not connected
App must be running on iPhone/iPod in order for alarms to fire
Expensive
Must send tweets and facebook posts manually
There’s only a single onboard alarm for times when your iPhone isn’t present. Companion app was occasionally buggy and prone to freezing. Snooze and On/Off button placement is weird
Especially with an iPhone docked. Your Twitter followers don’t care that you just woke up.
No radio
App interface sometimes glitchy
Inconvenient unit controls
Bottom Line
The iHome iA5 alarm clock might be just another iPod-dockable speaker unit
Were it not for integration with a free companion iPhone app.
The display isn't very large and the app must be running for most features
Unreliable
Needs app open for most alarms to sound
No built-in FM radio
Grille obscures LCD display
Cheap construction
Tricky to set up without iPod/iPhone
Take away the iPhone app
And the iA5 is a basic iPod speaker that's a little more expensive than it should be
App doesn't automatically launch when you dock your device
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Abstract: L’affichage est plutôt joli et discret mais l’ergonomie un peu alambiquée. Pour l’écran c’est une bonne idée, pour les fonctions, des progrès sont encore...
