http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
You could always do a dock+your smartphone, which makes the most sense to me...but if you really need a new toy for internet and alarm clocks, then Dash.]]>Jun 24th 2010 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
Actually, the Night Clock app works pretty well for me. Using Night Clock, my iPad replaced my old alarm clock instantly.]]>Jun 24th 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/tell me something. what happens when you go to www.Disney.com on your ipad?
]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/What? Why would he need to open up Disney.com? He was only talking about an alarm clock application. ]]>Jun 25th 2010 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 25th 2010 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Steve "Blow" Jobs

And back to the topic, although I don't have it I'd recommend Dash. It just looks best. :)]]>Jun 25th 2010 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Squeezebox Radio. It does everything he asks and it kicks ass at it.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
I would like the iPad as it has other uses but I have yet to see a landscape dock with speakers. Also lights up a dark room when dimmed using Night Clock.]]>Jun 25th 2010 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.theipadframe.com which you can also use in landscape.]]>Jun 25th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
Sorry but this is a terrible recommendation. Search for "squeezebox radio default alarm" and start digging into the official forums. There are literally THOUSANDS of ignored complaints about a terrible firmware release that either makes your SB Radio scream at you in the morning in a deafening default alarm (that you cannot make quieter without fussing with files in the root of the OS), or, that drops network playback at random, or that has a myriad of other random bugs.
I own one, and yes, I experienced the nightmare of having a box that worked, received an update (that you CANNOT ignore), that ruined it.

I finally figured out workarounds (I DID get into the root, lower the default alarm volume, uninstalled Squeezebox Server from my home server [another disaster that would prevent my server from going into standby, would wake it from sleep at random times, etc])...
I got it working to where it wouldn't SCREAM at my wife and I in the morning and then they pushed a fix.
Then, they just pushed another update (a couple of weeks ago). Again, it cannot be ignored (you have to update when there is one). Next morning... guess what SCREAMING ALARM.
That evening, I went into root, lowered the default volume.

Squeezebox Radio: Hardware = 10
UI = 9
Software/firmware/company support = -100

Check the forums... bug reports became complaints became yelling became resignation as days turned into weeks turned into months without a SINGLE word from Logitech that they even acknowledged the problems. And the, issuing a fix that didn't fix anything ... priceless.]]>Jun 25th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/You do realize that's a $500+ alarm clock, right?]]>Jun 24th 2010 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Try a docked smartphone? Droid + dock = decent alarm clock/web surfer]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
And I don't know about your alarm clock, but mine gets owned pretty hard every morning.]]>Jun 25th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
It has been great as an alarm clock. I now wake up to NPR and have a rotating collection of cool clocks all day long. I love it! It is nice a small and gets very dim in night-mode.

If you do end up getting one, get it from Costco if you can. They had it for $100 a little while ago. You can save a few bucks that way if you have a membership.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
It's "use," not "used." And it's in the last sentence, not paragraph.]]>Jun 24th 2010 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Actually used should be use
Just saying. ;√{
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i been thinking about projector to the ceiling, though.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
I just didn't think advising on a smartphone was the way he wanted to go, especially a specific smartphone, if he has one then he should explore it's utility a bit more...]]>Jun 24th 2010 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/
Engadget replies. Mac is the best PC. iphone 4 is the best smartphone. iPad is the best tablet... What's the point of asking?]]>Jun 24th 2010 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Engadget is letting the readership reply. So their imaginary Apple bias doesn't affect anything. ]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/ask-engadget-best-media-display-internet-viewer-for-bedside/Jun 24th 2010 11:29PM