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The split second accurate atomic time. Full range female voice time and date announcement, with smooth and natural sound quality. Radio controlled with automatic summer/winter (daylight saving) adjustment. Display time with running second, month, date, day-of-week, and alarm time. Hourly time announcement between 8AM to 10PM inclusively. (If not wanted, user can select to turn off the hourly announcement). Extra long 5 minute alarm sound, with beep tone and current time announcement. 5-minute snooze function. High and low announcement volume selection. The unit works on receiving the time radio signal. The time signal is generated by the US Atomic Clock which is located in Colorado. The friendly voice even guides you to set up. Easy to see LCD 1 3/4" x 3" - showing month, date and day of week. Uses 2 AA batteries (not included). Please note: The atomic function will not operate in Hawaii or Alaska. This item cannot communicate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology from either Hawaii or Alaska and therefore must always be set manually while in those states. Product dimensions (imperial): 5.125 inch H x 4.25 inch L x 2.75 inch W Product dimensions (metric): 130.18 mm H x 107.95 mm L x 69.85 mm W
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useless for elderly
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Bought for my 89 year old mother. The voice is a female with an English accent and instead of saying "eight thirty", she says "half past eight". Confusing for my mother and makes this product absolutely useless to us!
Rating: 
(1
out of 5) @ 2008-01-08
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British female voice hard to understand
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I bought the talking clock for my mother=in-law. She doesn't hear well and the lady with the British accent is hard for her to understand.
Rating: 
(3
out of 5) @ 2007-10-22
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it will announce time
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The announcement of time format is too formal(personal preference), it'll announce as 43min pass 5 pm or half pass 10 am instead of just saying 5 forty-three pm or 10 thirty am that make the long story short. Other then that everything is fine, the announcing voice and alarm is clear with the high volume setting (but not loud at all). I'm nearsighted can't see anything without my glasses, and I only use the clock to know what time it is when I wake in the middle of sleep, can't see the clock in dark anyway (no back-light or grow in the dark), don't use the hourly announcement cause that's the time I sleep. Have no problem getting the signal in west coast.
Rating:
(3
out of 5) @ 2007-09-11
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Great clock.
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My mother uses this clock every night when she wakes and can't see the standard clock. Very helpful.
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2007-09-03
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ClockMan
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As advertised. Good quality. Helps resolve 82 year old mother's concerns that she will miss her alarm or won't be able to read the time, or that controls are too hard to find, read or use. Time sets automatically to atomic clock time. Alarm is easy to reset, controls are in front, and display shows both real time and alarm time w/o changing screens. Pleasant voice tells the time as part of the alarm, or anytime by pressing the top. Just have to remember to turn alarm on with side button.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2007-08-23
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