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[Deleted member 1235]

how well does it work? Do you leave it open? If you leave it open, does that run the battery down much at all?

Seems plently loud enough when it's open, I tried closing it but its far to quiet and hard to whack in the morning that way. Trusting a battery powered alarm clock just seems like a bad idea.

 

[Burger]

I tried closing it but its far to quiet and hard to whack in the morning

I hate that too.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

well. I was hoping for a quick answer before bed. I guess it'll kind of be like being a test pilot.

I will report my results.

 

[ChrisReid]

It gets louder and louder if you don't hit it. Closing it is fine.

 

[JackFrost2012]

I use it and just keep the charge plug by the bedside. Works great.

 

[Jacobi]

Doesn't it collect dust when you keep it open ?

 

[fse]

That is all I use my DS for now. Nice alarm clock. I close it ... it gets loud too.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

I use it as a secondary alarm clock (mobile phone is usually primary) for when I really HAVE to get up in time.

 

[Notorious_Roy]

I use it as a secondary alarm clock (mobile phone is usually primary) for when I really HAVE to get up in time.

Exactly the same here. Work, exams, that kind of important things.

 

[marc^o^]

I use it every day. Nice feature.

 

[Bog]

I used it as one at E3. Mr. Sewart made fun of me.

 

[Papi]

I forgot about the alarm. I'll try it tonight.

 

[Danj]

I don't have a DS, but I'm thinking of getting one, and I'm somewhat curious about this alarm feature... do you have to leave the DS on for it to work, or do you put it into some kind of standby mode from which it will awaken at the proper time? If you have to leave it on, does it automatically darken its displays? I wouldn't want to have a lit LCD screen shining out at me all night.

 

[CO_Andy]

The Zodiac works well as an alarm clock.

You can wake up to your .mp3 of choice.

 

[olimario]

I use it as an alarm clock while I'm charging it.
I like how it tells you how much time you have left to sleep.

 

[Piepz]

I don't have a DS, but I'm thinking of getting one, and I'm somewhat curious about this alarm feature... do you have to leave the DS on for it to work, or do you put it into some kind of standby mode from which it will awaken at the proper time? If you have to leave it on, does it automatically darken its displays? I wouldn't want to have a lit LCD screen shining out at me all night.

When you close the DS, it automaticly goes into standby mode. I don't think alarm will work, if you shutdown the DS, haven't tried that tho...

 

[olimario]

WHen the alarm is on, the screen darkens.
I dont imagine it uses much battery life at all.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

WHen the alarm is on, the screen darkens.
I dont imagine it uses much battery life at all.

It uses enough to go dead flat in the night and not wake me up for work Mission Failed.

mains or nothing. The actual alarm feature is quite decent though. So it gets louder when it's closed?

 

[mrkgoo]

It uses enough to go dead flat in the night and not wake me up for work Mission Failed.

mains or nothing. The actual alarm feature is quite decent though. So it gets louder when it's closed?

Haha, don't mean to be mean, bu tthat made me smile. Actually, I'm in beijing at thte moment, and instead of buying a travel clock, I have been using my DS! I just close it after setting it, and the screens turn off (not just the lamp, but I think the entire screen). It has been working for days without having to recharge.

In other news, does anyone know the situation of DS games in China? Do pirate games exist for DS yet? I've seen a few games, some of them are US, and some Japanese. I don't think the Nintendo DS Ique has been released yet though.

 

[silver]

Yup. I use both my DS and my cell phone because I'm too lazy to go out and buy an alarm clock.

 

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...159267-8449750?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000068E86

quit trying to validate a lame purchase.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...159267-8449750?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000068E86

quit trying to validate a lame purchase.

you suck now.

worse than that piece of shit alarm clock you posted.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

I used mine for a couple days when my travel alarm was busted. Worked okay.

 

[Zeo]

its far to quiet and hard to whack in the morning

Ew.

 

[MrAngryFace]

Shut up catfish.

 

[Ironclad]

I definitely use mine as an alarm clock. Not so much anymore because I can sleep in now but it is a very effective alarm clock. I just keep it plugged in to the charger. Usually when it wakes me up, I just start playing Meteos right away. :lol

 

[Deleted member 1235]

so battery charger doesn't affect a non-drained battery with these types of batterys right?

Round 2 this evening I guess.

 

[Bog]

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...159267-8449750?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B000068E86

quit trying to validate a lame purchase.

quit being brainwashed by your uncle.

 

[Ironclad]

so battery charger doesn't affect a non-drained battery with these types of batterys right?

Round 2 this evening I guess.

It really shouldn't. Even if it does, it should only be the slightest affect that will not diminish the overall performance of the battery in the long run.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

I find the "time remaining" a little discouraging. it's like a reminder that I have screwed up and won't be rested for work tomorrow.

 

[Nick]

I actually use the little tyke as an alarm clock often. The thing gets LOUD after the first initial beeps.

 

[Burger]

I wish my PSP had an alarm clock. What a piece of fucking junk.

 

[Wario64]

I wish my PSP had an alarm clock. What a piece of fucking junk.

find someone in the homebrew scene to make you one

 

[Burger]

find someone in the homebrew scene to make you one

Too late now, I gave it to some kid.

 

[The Faceless Master]

find someone in the homebrew scene to make you one

it would probably corrupt the memory stick

 

[Mupepe]

I love my DS as an alarm clock. Keep it closed, it doesn't affect it too much. I love it because it starts off really low and gets higher, so it doesn't scare the fuck out of you. I find it very suitable.

 

[Diomedeskun]

It's better than the horrid screech my alarm clock makes, and music doesn't usually wake me up, so it is currently my main alarm clock. Only twice has it failed: once I turned the volume down and forgot to turn it up, and the other time it failed to wake me.

The only problem is resisting the urge to play Meteos when it is so close to my head.

 

[Fuzzy]

I just tested the alarm and there's no way in hell that it would wake me if my DS was closed. I was hoping that it would continue to get louder but the loudest it gets with the DS closed would never wake me up.

 

[Mupepe]

Haha, damn you're a hard sleeper. that thing wakes me up on my worst days. then again, i wake up if someone barely touches me.

 

[Fuzzy]

Haha, damn you're a hard sleeper. that thing wakes me up on my worst days. then again, i wake up if someone barely touches me.

I sleep through my alarm clock sometimes. The funny thing about my alarm clock is that I keep it across my room so that I have to walk to it to turn it off and sometimes I wake up 20 minutes after it was supposed to go off and I had already turned it off in my sleep (not just hit the snooze) and have no memory of turning it off.

 

[Ironclad]

I sleep through my alarm clock sometimes. The funny thing about my alarm clock is that I keep it across my room so that I have to walk to it to turn it off and sometimes I wake up 20 minutes after it was supposed to go off and I had already turned it off in my sleep (not just hit the snooze) and have no memory of turning it off.

I have a typical alarm clock over my head but I don't use it anymore because the same thing happens to me everytime I try to use it as an alarm clock. I always end up turning it off subconciously. Now I just leave my DS plugged in at the foot of my bed so I have to get out of bed to turn it off. Works just fine.

 

[Burger]

I sleep through my alarm clock sometimes. The funny thing about my alarm clock is that I keep it across my room so that I have to walk to it to turn it off and sometimes I wake up 20 minutes after it was supposed to go off and I had already turned it off in my sleep (not just hit the snooze) and have no memory of turning it off.

Hah, I used to be just like that, have it on the opposite side of the room. Then I'd just go over, turn it off completley and go back to bed, and not remember doing so.

I've trained myself to be not so stupid though.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I use it very often works great