Sharper Image Travel Soother 20 Radio/Alarm Clock

Product Review

Sharper Image Design's new Travel Soother 20 Radio/Alarm Clock features an extraordinary speaker with state-of-the-art micro-driver technology. Its aluminum cone diaphragm, with high-compliance suspension ring and a powerful, oversize rare-earth neodymium magnet, delivers super-high energy output, low distortion and enhanced frequency response that is hard to believe. The built-in Sound Soother® masks out disturbing noises with 20 digital soundscapes, including innovative ones like "Fireside," "City" and "Wind Chimes," plus natural sound environments like "Rainforest," "Surf's Up" and "Summer Night." The radio is a digital PLL tuner with 6 AM and 6 FM presets, auto search and telescoping FM antenna. The LCD is backlit in gorgeous blue light and shows 12/24 local time; time in another zone; °F/°C room temp; month and day. Wake-up time is displayed next to local time. The 10-hit snooze has adjustable intervals of 10 - 30 min; choose ramp-up alarms of soothing sounds, radio, buzzer or church bells. Comes with stereo earbuds and a soft travel pouch. Selectable sleep timer from 15 to 120 minutes. Measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" and weighs 13 oz. with batteries. Runs on 4 AA batteries (not included). Silver metallic finish. · Sound Soother® masks disturbing noise with 20 innovative sound environments. · AM/FM digital PLL tuner with 12 presets. Wake to soother, radio, buzzer or church bells. · Backlit LCD shows 12/24 time; alarm or dual-time; °F/°C temperature; month; day. · Comes with stereo earbuds and a soft travel pouch. Selectable sleep timer from 15 to 120 minutes. Measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" and weighs 13 oz. with batteries. Runs on 4 AA batteries (not includ. Silver metallic finish. · Sound Soother® masks disturbing noise with 20 innovative sound environments. · AM/FM digital PLL tuner with 12 presets. Wake to soother, radio, buzzer or church bells. · Backlit LCD shows 12/24 time; alarm or dual-time; °F/°C temperature; month; day.

Product Features

Features 20 digitally recorded natural soundscapes help you feel rejuvenated anywhere. Includes 120-minute timer and ramp-up alarm with snooze. Backlit LCD shows time, date, year and temperature in degree F or degree C. Comes with earbuds, handstrap and soft travel pouch. Titanium-finish case is 4 7/8" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/3" and weighs 6 oz. Runs on 3 AA batteries (not included). Mask out traffic horns, barking dogs, a snoring partner, a neighbor's stereo or strange hotel-room noises on the road. Sounds include "Wind Chimes," "Foghorns," "Steam Train," "Everglades," "Rainforest," "Oceanside," "City" and "Fireside." DESCRIPTION This pocketsize portable Sound Soother features all 20 of our distinctive, digitally recorded sound environments to help you feel calm, relaxed, clear-headed, rejuvenated wherever you find yourself. Familiar sounds evoke comforting memories; exotic sounds carry us to a land of dreams. Serene sound environments are places of escape or comfort in a world that's often filled with loud, disturbing noises that interrupt concentration, disrupt relaxation, induce stress and ruin sleep. Included are the innovative "Wind Chimes," "Foghorns" and "Steam Train"; natural environments like "Everglades," "Rainforest" and "Oceanside"; and imaginative sounds like "City" and "Fireside." Make your own choice to mask out traffic horns, barking dogs, a snoring partner, a neighbour's stereo or strange hotel-room noises on the road. This Sharper Image Portable Travel Sound Soother 20 with Alarm Clock has an LCD alarm clock that shows dual 12/24 time, calendar, degree F/ degree C temperature and a selected sound. There's an auto shut-off for the Sound Soother and the ramp-up snooze alarm wakes you to a buzzer or church bells. There's an external speaker but earbuds are included for private listening. Also comes with travel pouch and wrist strap. Measures 5" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/3" and weighs 6 oz. Runs on 3 AA batteries (order separately) or plugs in with an optional AC ad

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Worked for me, July 9, 2008

Carl Deuker (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharper Image Travel Soother 20 Radio/Alarm Clock (Electronics)

I've had my travel soother for a decade. No problems, and I use it every night to drown out car noise. I also take it with me for hotels, camping, etc. If street noise, snoring mate, etc. keep you up, this is for you. Takes perhaps one week to get used to.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Not what it seems, March 7, 2006

Paul Paradiso (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharper Image Travel Soother 20 Radio/Alarm Clock (Electronics)

I am not one to write reviews, but I was so surprised to see the flowery review by the editor, I was prompted to comment. The overall design of this product may seem stylish, but not free from glithes and errors. The radio reception is very weak. The only way I get clear stations is if I am touching the antenna. The station scanning also does not work great - it's actually annoying because it stops on any static station, even if you press-and-hold scan. Also beware - if you have the sound soother on and accidentally press a radio preset, you will wipe out all of your presets when switching back to the radio. Another problem - it eats batteries like crazy, so you have to spring for the AC power adapter. As for the sound soother, it seems to work and help me sleep, but not all of the sounds make sense, but I guess everyone is different. I generally like the Rain, Thunderstorm, Summer Night, or City sounds. I do have the single speaker model as well, and it does have good sound quality...Read more

12 of 18 people found the following review helpful

Dead out of the box., July 21, 2004

Kathryn Roosa (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sharper Image Travel Soother 20 Radio/Alarm Clock (Electronics)

When I pay $99 for a travel alarm clock, I surely expect that it will be of excellent quality. WHen mine arrived it was dead right out of the box. I called the company and was told that I would have to accept a merchandise credit rather than a refund. As if I would every buy anything else from them!

Save your money--this company obviously does not care about quality.