Don't believe the "gradually wakes you." The radio comes on way too loud and this cannot be adjusted. Sadly, when you manually turn the volume to 1, it is still pretty loud. No nuance here.

Pros:
- Reasonably good audio quality
- Great sleep timer choices
- Good radio reception
- Nice iPod compatibility list
- Excellent that you can set the timers for only weekdays


Cons:
- The lowest volume level is too loud. Half the volume would still be too loud.
- The dimmer option being on the snooze bar is lame. Make it its own button so that I don't accidentally hit it all the time
- Lame that it doesn't work with an iPhone - you want me to pay how much for a piece of aluminum foil??!?

A most excellent clock radio with an ipod connection. You have to put a plastic thingee into the ipod connection to hold the ipod up and this is mostly a one time thing so if you have multiple models you will need to decide which type goes in the radio. I guess you could change it, but it would be difficult.

The radio and the connection are all good. The sound is much better than my cheap clock radio and very clear for radio or ipod sourced music. You can adjust the brightness of the read outs, it has two alarms, and it is easy to connect into the ipod and play from it. The remote control is already lost, not sure why it has one.

So if you are looking for the ipod charger and/or a cool new clock radio, this is it. White looks good too. It matches apple white.

I must say that after 4 months I'm still very pleased with this product.

Pro:
-display brightness setting.
-Amzazing sound quality (no Bose of course but for 90 USD I can use it outside on my porch with remarkable sound)
-Good sleep function.
-Good reception of FM inside
-Easy to use remote.
-Wake up with own playlist or last played music.

Con:
-No scrollwheel like on the Ipod itself. I know it's Apple patented but using the wheel of the ipod itself from the angle in which the ipod is connected is at first a bit akward. It often results in taking the ipod off and after selection of music reconnecting it, so no biggy.

Overall it's not one of those gadgets you use once or twice and then put it away on the gadgetstack. I use it every morning to wake up to (FM or my own playlist) and often at night with sleep-function. Very happy!

I have been searching for an alarm clock for a while now, so I was hesitant to buy one on-line. The radio picks up stations very well, better then my regular sterio. The sound in nice, even at a high volume and I really like the dim option for the diplay! I can dim it down at night and make it bright for the daytime. Overall very happy!