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Because setting alarms on normal clocks is really annoying. Or setting the time in the first place. I assume the clock has wifi to set the time via ntp already

by mavhc 7y ago

Because setting alarms on normal clocks is really annoying. Or setting the time in the first place. I assume the clock has wifi to set the time via ntp already, so adding an app was easy, in the eyes of the hardware division, who never think about the complexity of software, or the cost of it.

welly 7y ago
It's a job you do once though. Or very, very rarely. It's surely not annoying enough to buy an alarm clock you can only set via and app on your phone which also requires you sign up for an online account. That, to me, sounds far more annoying. I'll stick with my £5 digital alarm clock.
taco_emoji 7y ago
I have an alarm clock that sets itself based on some radio broadcast of the current time. You need to set which time zone you're in and there's a single switch to turn DST on or off.
- jrockway 7y ago
  These don't do too well in the Eastern US. WWVB is too far away. They introduced a phase modulation that has a lower SNR required for recovery, but as far as I can tell no chipsets exist that understand this signal, and only one clock exists that can receive it. (And it's an analog wall clock, so good luck with your alarms.) I use GPS for time transfer. Works great everywhere in the world.
  - cesarb 7y ago
    > I use GPS for time transfer. Works great everywhere in the world. Except on basements. Or on buildings with no view of the sky.
Marsymars 7y ago
> Because setting alarms on normal clocks is really annoying. Or setting the time in the first place. Maybe on digital clocks, but on analog clocks you just spin the knob to the correct time. Not annoying at all. I have this nice clock on my bedside table: https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/clocks/products/analog-desk-alarm-clock-with-auto-night-light https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/clocks/products/an... This one is also good: https://www.lemnos.jp/en/archives/1367 https://www.lemnos.jp/en/archives/1367
- mavhc 7y ago
  Currently I have my phone set to ring 3 alarms on weekdays, and 1 late one at weekends, would be better if it just read my calendar though. Only having one kinda inaccurate alarm on an analog clock would be annoying, also having to change the time twice a year, and correct for errors.
  - Marsymars 7y ago
    I find it less annoying than using a phone for alarms, even not counting the fact that it doesn't have a phone as a pre-requisite.
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baud147258 7y ago
> Because setting alarms on normal clocks is really annoying. I'm not sure, on the two digital clocks I'm using, changing the time or the alarm takes at most 30 s. On the other it will ring every day at the same time, including on week-ends, but then since it's quick enough to change the alarm it's not a big deal. If I wanted day-of-week dependent alarms, I'd use my smartphone for this.

by mavhc 7y ago

welly 7y ago

It's a job you do once though. Or very, very rarely. It's surely not annoying enough to buy an alarm clock you can only set via and app on your phone which also requires you sign up for an online account. That, to me, sounds far more annoying. I'll stick with my £5 digital alarm clock.

taco_emoji 7y ago

I have an alarm clock that sets itself based on some radio broadcast of the current time. You need to set which time zone you're in and there's a single switch to turn DST on or off.

jrockway 7y ago
These don't do too well in the Eastern US. WWVB is too far away. They introduced a phase modulation that has a lower SNR required for recovery, but as far as I can tell no chipsets exist that understand this signal, and only one clock exists that can receive it. (And it's an analog wall clock, so good luck with your alarms.) I use GPS for time transfer. Works great everywhere in the world.
- cesarb 7y ago
  > I use GPS for time transfer. Works great everywhere in the world. Except on basements. Or on buildings with no view of the sky.

Marsymars 7y ago

> Because setting alarms on normal clocks is really annoying. Or setting the time in the first place. Maybe on digital clocks, but on analog clocks you just spin the knob to the correct time. Not annoying at all. I have this nice clock on my bedside table: https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/clocks/products/analog-desk-alarm-clock-with-auto-night-light https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/clocks/products/an... This one is also good: https://www.lemnos.jp/en/archives/1367 https://www.lemnos.jp/en/archives/1367

mavhc 7y ago
Currently I have my phone set to ring 3 alarms on weekdays, and 1 late one at weekends, would be better if it just read my calendar though. Only having one kinda inaccurate alarm on an analog clock would be annoying, also having to change the time twice a year, and correct for errors.
- Marsymars 7y ago
  I find it less annoying than using a phone for alarms, even not counting the fact that it doesn't have a phone as a pre-requisite.

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baud147258 7y ago

> Because setting alarms on normal clocks is really annoying. I'm not sure, on the two digital clocks I'm using, changing the time or the alarm takes at most 30 s. On the other it will ring every day at the same time, including on week-ends, but then since it's quick enough to change the alarm it's not a big deal. If I wanted day-of-week dependent alarms, I'd use my smartphone for this.