Round Up: The First Impressions Of The Nintendo Sound Clock ‘Alarmo’ Are In
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by Liam Doolan 10:12am
Image: NintendoNintendo’s new sound clock device ‘Alarmo’ is now available in select locations around the world and the first impressions have already gone live.
If you are curious to know a little more – even after everything Nintendo has revealed, we’ve put together this brief round up highlighting a few outlets that have already tested it out. So here’s the rundown so far…
We’ll start off with The Verge discussing the setup process, but also admitting it’s “very cute”:
“That setup routine is actually quite lengthy and might prove to be a bit much for a child. You choose the date and time, of course, but youâre also led through configuring the clockâs motion-detection features, which takes a bit of time, and I didnât see any way of skipping it. Alarmoâs millimeter-wave presence sensor works with bed sizes ranging from twin to king, and the screen is meant to face the middle of your bed… Is this thing absurdly expensive for what it is? Certainly. But for its demographic, itâs very cute, and there are small, thoughtful Nintendo touches throughout the experience â and Iâve barely dug in.”
CNET was also able to get this new device ‘day one’. It shared some fun facts while noting how it seems like an expansion of the NIntendo brand:
“If you want to keep yourself surprised in the morning, you can randomize it between one game’s wake-up sounds or randomize it to switch to any of the alarms available. There’s also sleep tracking. All the motion sensors also help keep a record of how much you move around in your sleep, and the records are kept for one year… In a lot of ways, this clock almost sounds like the type of product Disney would sell. With Nintendo already having retail stores, movies and theme parks, maybe that’s the point. $100 is a lot for a novelty gift, but this also looks like a smart device that will actually update over time.”
If we see any other first impressions of this new Nintendo device, we’ll add them to this round up here. In case you missed it, this clock has also received a day one update, bumping the firmware up to Version 2.0.0.
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Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. He’s also got a soft spot for Sonic the Hedgehog.
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