iLuv i277BLK iPod Alarm Clock Audio System with Bluepin (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 11.2 x 3.2 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000OHN4CA
• Item model number: i277BLK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

Don't start and end your day the same way anymore. With this stereo audio system featuring the rich sound of jAura acoustic speaker technology, you can wake up and go to bed the way you want to. You can fall asleep or wake to your iPod, AM/FM radio or buzzer. Made to accommodate most types of iPod, this system also comes with a BluePin so you can send and receive music to or from a mobile phone, laptop computer, MP3 player or other device with Bluetooth wireless technology. With its AV output, you can play your favorite videos if your iPod has video capability. When you have this many entertainment options, there's almost no need leave the house⿦ except to buy groceries.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Product, August 18, 2009

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kkvarud (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: iLuv i277BLK iPod Alarm Clock Audio System with Bluepin (Black) (Electronics)

This is really a cool product. I was able to pair with my Mobile(HTC TyTN II), Headphone/Headset (Lubix) very easily. It got paired in the first try. The instructions are pretty clear in the manual. Music is good for the small size, Bass is less, naturally. Can't compare with Bose. The music from my Phone through the BluePin on this is really good. The Blupin Receiver was able to receive music till 15-20 feet clearly, after that it breaks. I was able to FF/RR/Stop, Adjust volume from my phone.

As a Bluetooth transmitter, it works great. I connected my TV Audio output to 277 using the line-in and change the mode to AUX with BluePin in TX mode and used a Lubix Bluetooth Head Phone/Set. The transmission was awesome.

Tested with iPod/iPhone and this works as stated. The snooze button in the front is good one. Even we can switch off the display using this. Radio works as stated. Weight less. Looks great. Has a remote but not senstive.

Actually I was searching for a Bluetooth Transmitter for my TV. The Sony and Motorola were quoted @ Amazon for $60. I thought it's pretty costly for the simple Bluetooth Transmitter of class 1. So searched the net and found this for same price. So now I have a Transmitter with multiple functionality.

So this is an All in one model.

Pros

1) Receiver for my Phone to listen music
2) Wireless Transmitter to my TV, so I can watch the TV without disturbing anybody using my Bluetooth head phone
3) Listening to iPod/Radio in Wireless mode with full control.

If you read the manual twice , it easy to understand everything.

Cons

1) The cons, I would say is that it's not Bluetooth2(has 300Ft of range) only Bluetooth1 (30 Ft range)
2) No Equalizer/Pre-set for music.
3) Remote can be made better.

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Update - Nov 26th 2010
After 1 year of use, it is still working good. Bluetooth works fine. Audio quality is good. Like this product

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent clock radio, January 18, 2008

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Steven Binns - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iLuv i277BLK iPod Alarm Clock Audio System with Bluepin (Black) (Electronics)

This radio does everything that it advertises. It looks and works great. Two things, howerever. (1) the instructions could be a little clearer to understand. It was difficult to set the volume for the alarms by reading the instructions. I finally found out how by trial and error; and (2) the clock light is very bright, even at its lowest setting. It would be better if the light could be manually set at a lower intensity, similar to a dimmer switch. Other than that, I would recommend this radio.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent IPOD Dock with Bluetooth that works reliably, December 20, 2009

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Rakesh Koul (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iLuv i277BLK iPod Alarm Clock Audio System with Bluepin (Black) (Electronics)

This is my 3rd IPOD Dock. Previously owned an IHOME and another ILUV Product, which I had to return. This one has been amazingly good so far at this price. Bought it for $53-ish from E. Expo through Amazon.

Pros:

(1) Bluetooth - the others were pricier and had no bluetooth. To my surprise, bluetooth pairing and functionality has been great. I have a Blackberry Curve 8310 and it connects to it instantly. I can play mp3 from my blackberry and route the music to the ipod dock over BlueTooth. I read other reviews which talk about limited BT range. So this is the first thing I tested. I kept the clock in my kitchen in first floor and my blackberry in 2nd floor bed room, which are quite far apart. The music was streaming like normal. I use the BT Feature pretty often and my blackberry pretty much works like a mp3 source and a remote. I can choose the song, change the volume or stop the music from the blackberry. Better than my expectation.

(2) Sound quality is good.
(3) Works great with my IPOD 30GB Video.
(4) Comes with a Line-IN (aux) and Line-Out.
(5) Good looks. I own a black clock.
(6) FM Reception is great for most of the strong stations. Weaker stations may generate some noise

Cons:
(1) Remote range is too low, less than 7ft. Within the same room, the remote doesn't work sometimes across half the length of the room.


Update: 10/05/2010

After 10 months of usage, this is still going great. I love its bluetooth receiving feature. I used to use it in my bedroom. Now I use it in my living room. I stream Pandora off my iPod/iPad/iPhone to this and from there, I have a line out to my music system. Works flawlessly. All of its other functionalities have been working great for me. I would recommend this to anyone.