You’ve got 10,000 of your favorite songs conveniently stored on a tiny hard drive, so why would you ever want to wake up to a wacky morning DJ? You don’t have to. The iHome iH5 ($100) is an alarm clock topped with a dock for an Apple iPod, so you can start your day with the sounds stored on your portable music player.
The iH5 has buzzer, radio, and iPod settings to wake you up. A programmable sleep timer (with its own volume setting) lets you also doze off to the music you choose. Sound gradually falls off in sleep-timer mode and fades in wake-up mode to smooth your transitions to and from slumber.
iHomeAudio makes other versions of its iPod alarm clock, including some designed for travel . The iH5 is compatible with any docking iPod. What’s more, it serves as a charging device. So even if you’re not fully functional when it’s time to rise and shine, your iPod will be.
