Recommendation Please: Bed Side Clock with Bluetooth for Children

azzanz on 05/06/2023 - 20:18
Last edited 05/06/2023 - 20:19

G'day fellow Ozbargain parents!

I am looking for a bedside clock for my children

Programmable alarm, different for each day of the week
Ability to act like a Bluetooth speaker so that I can play audiobooks or podcasts
Digital display for time
Not a device with games, trying to avoid a genetic disposition for gaming from myself!
Super dark at night time
It would be cool to have a light that increased as it got closer to the alarm time

Yeah, I am not fussy!

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Comments

Motek Benzona on 05/06/2023 - 20:27

+3

I have the lenovo smart clock 2 with google for both my kids. I would prefer alexa but tbh they work very well for everything you just said you wanted
AustriaBargain on 05/06/2023 - 20:37

+2

I have a smart bulb that I set to turn on slowly over one minute before my alarm goes off. I have to set the time manually, so if I change my alarm I need to change the lightbulb alarm. But it's great, the LIFX bulb goes very dim (1% is barely visible) to very bright (100% is basically staring into the sun) so it helps wake me up in the morning. The Philips Hue bulbs don't go as bright and definitely don't go as dim.
sumyungguy on 05/06/2023 - 21:20

+1

Google Home/Nest Hub, pre-owned typically from $50-70, got mine for $30.
Chandler on 06/06/2023 - 08:59

As Motek & rock-bottom have already said, a smart assistant display like the Google Nest Hub, Lenovo Smart Clock, Amazon Echo Show etc ticks most/all of the boxes. If, however, you are concerned about putting an internet connected assistant and/or display in their rooms, I can't think of any other single product to do all this. Can certainly get all that functionality from multiple devices as AustriaBargain already pointed out (smart bulb, Bluetooth speaker, smart-er clock).