13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
It does the jobs, but it can be better,
September 15, 2006 Kwok Ng (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iHome iH18 Portable Travel Alarm Clock for iPod shuffle (White) (Electronics)
I bought the Shuffle to my wife because she does not want to deal with the menu. The simple nature of the Shuffle makes vendors harder to build the dockable speakers with good features. I really give credits to the iHome to spend the efforts to make iH18 a real dock for Shuffle. That's why I gave the product 4 stars. Here are my comments:
Things I like
1) Many Shuffle speakers are using the headphone jack as the audio out, but iH18 uses the USB port that will change the Shuffle while it is playing. It never runs out of battery.
2) It comes with the AC/DC power supply.
3) Very simple operation. It's really plugn and play
Things I dislike
1) Speakers are not loud enough.
2) No FM/AM radio
3) The on/off button shuts off the speakers only, it won't turn off the Shuffle to stop playing songs.
I can totally bear with those dislike items since the price is so good. I like it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A piece of junk,
December 29, 2006 D. Rich (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: iHome iH18 Portable Travel Alarm Clock for iPod shuffle (White) (Electronics)
My son received this product as gift. When I plugged it in, nothing happened (apparently the quality control team was on vacation the day that this one was built).
I called "customer service" and was told that this model was not a good one and that I should buy a different model.
I choose not to do business with a company with poor products and poorer "customer service."
very poor quality,
March 3, 2009 Robbie - See all my reviews
This review is from: iHome iH18 Portable Travel Alarm Clock for iPod shuffle (White) (Electronics)
I purchased the iHome radio/recharger system for my ipod, specifically to listen to and recharge ipod at my photo studio. I would have liked to have known that the speakers required batteries. The sound was tinny and weak. The only redeeming feature was the recharging dock. I returned the system, which in and of itself was a huge hassel. The seller, Orangeonions, took forever to respond to my request for an RMA..and in fact I had to make two requests. I'm still waiting to see my refund. Would not recomment this product or the company.