Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels, Almond
by Nanda Home Inc.
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels, Almond
Customer Review: This can wake the dead.
Summary: 5 Stars
Well I have to say that the second guy that reviewed this clock must really be a coma patient, because if this thing doesnt wake you up, then nothing will.
I am a very deep sleeper. I can sleep through earthquakes, kids, and every other alarm clock known to man. I was habitually late when it came to getting up in the morning. I have have slept through my alarms on most occasions and when woken up, had never even heard them. To put it another way, on a scale of 1 to 10, on how deep one can sleep, I'm a 10.
At one time when I was single, and had no one else to consider, I had a home theater system with a built in alarm function. I would set it to about half volume and set it on a hard rock CD. This would be so loud that I would on occasion fall out of bed, and most times be scared when it went off. If I had a heart condition I would be dead, thats how loud. This is the first and only alarm clock that has come close to giving me that same feeling when it wakes me up. It has a very distinct and random tone, very reminiscent of R2-D2, and it is very loud. To top it off he will run and hide, although this is not what has forced me to get up, it has been the alarm sound itself.
When I first purchased this alarm and tried it out, I allowed it to run and it went to the middle of my California king. I couldnt reach it to shut it off. If this had been a real situation I would have definately been wide awake. Since I have actually begun using it though I have found that I have not given it a chance to run, because as soon as it hits the floor I am on it and awake, as it scares me awake.
The only bad thing is that it runs on batteries, which for me only seem to last a couple weeks. That being said, since I am always on time now it seems like a small price to pay. Would have been a better design if it had built in rechargeables and sat on a dock most of the time.
All in all I totally recommend this Clock.
Customer Review: Great... while it lasted!
Summary: 3 Stars
I've had my clocky for almost two years and it's been cute and fun and VERY useful to me. I even got one for my sister, who has moderate hearing loss and is a teenager (so she sleeps like the dead). Recently, (last few weeks) I started missing appointments and not getting up when I was supposed to. I started thinking I was "getting used to" clocky: I stopped waking up to it, but when I checked it, it seemed fine so it must be me, right? However, this hasn't happened before. Then I did more than a cursory check on it and it FREAKED OUT... kinda like what R2D2 does when he gets electrocuted in Star Wars (clocky sounds a lot like R2D2 in a mostly non-copyright-infringing way). We had to take out the batteries to make it stop, and I haven't even tried using it as an alarm since then. It's too untrustworthy, and I can't afford to miss any more school OR work. By the way, I seldom had it on anything but the floor... maybe that's why it lasted so long!
I give it three stars because I'm so disappointed in how things turned out, but I tell you I LOVED this product while it was working. Also, it gets three stars for lack of features, which you can read about in some of the other reviews. I know I'm way past the return/warranty for it so I'm just going to have to suck it up and buy another alarm clock but - with fondness yet sadness - it won't be a clocky.
Customer Review: really FUN but REALLY annoying to get started!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This clock is SO FUN.. I have to admit I was like a little kid waiting for it to arrive. I have a lot of trouble getting out of bed in the morning and this seemed ideal for someone like me (a chronic snooze button addict).
This clock is great! It's small and sleek, a definitely conversation starter.. BUT it's REALLY HARD to open the battery compartment! I'm not one to leave reviews on things... ever... but it was SO annoying to open that I felt compelled to warn people. Unlike another review I read earlier (w/the same compaint) I DO understand why it would screw on. I mean it's common sense, this clock is jumping around and bumping into things... But for such an alarm clock that is supposed to be of such good quality, they could have splurged on a decent screw! I am really handy and it literally took me almost an HOUR of fiddling (and SERIOUS frustration) to pry the battery door off. I ended up flinging it off with a letter opener.. not an ideal start. ANd I DO dread the day I have to re-charge my batteries :-/
BUT once it was up and running (literally) it was well worth it. THis alarm clock is funky and fun, and will defintiely get people like me OUT OF BED.
Also I have a pretty fluffy carpet and it has no problem running around my room.
BEware the deadly fake-screw, but in the end, SO FUN!
Customer Review: If this clock does not wake you up & get you out of bed, you are dead!!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this clock for my wife for Christmas who is artsy fartsy and loves different types of gadgets. I set the alarm and placed it next to her side of the bed once she fell asleep so it would wake her up Christmas morning. This clock has a very unique sounding alarm. It sounds like a robot is attacking you with beeps, chirps, etc. and is rather loud.
When the alarm went off Christmas morning, the clock jumped off the night stand and took off across the floor, my wife jumped out of bed, nearly hitting the ceiling and started screaming! The whole time, I was laughing so hard I was crying. After a few seconds, she realized it was CLOCKY and started chasing it around the bedroom trying to catch it and turn it off. She was so excited ONCE she figured out what was happening and what it was. She had wanted a CLOCKY for a long time!
This clock is GREAT! Very unique looking and sounding and is very fun! You will never hit snooze again with this clock, although you can set it so that it does not run away when the alarm goes off, but why would you take the fun out of it!!
Great product!!
One thing to note. In the picture, the clock looks bright white and the item title says Almond. It is Almond (cream or off white color) and is NOT white. Just FYI. :) Enjoy!
Customer Review: Feels cheap
Summary: 1 Stars
I received one of these as a gift. I've had it for less than a day and I already dislike it. For such a large price tag, it certainly feels cheap.
My biggest complaint is the LED display. It can become extremely faint if you don't look directly at it. Your line of sight needs to be perpendicular to the LED display. If there is significant tilt, the digits become hard or near impossible to read. Moreover, the LED display is small. If you're on the other side of the room, good luck reading the time -- you'll need it.
These are *fundamental* design issues! What good is a clock if you can't tell the time?
There are other complaints (like the battery cover, need for 4 AAA batteries, having to re-enable the alarm everyday if you want to use it daily, etc.), but it seems like other reviews have covered them. This clock could have been awesome, but it's very poorly engineered. Just realize you're spending money on a gimmick. Other than the fact that it rolls away, it is really an inferior alarm clock. I have a generic clock I bought at Target that is much better at doing what a clock is supposed to do.