Small Atomic Travel Alarm Clock with Auto/8s Backlight, 2 Alarm Settings, Temperature, Increasing Beep Sounds Digital Atomic Travel Clock Battery Operated for Bedroom, Bedside, Black

I bought two of these Geevon atomic clocks, and I really like them! Besides easily syncing with the NIST master clocks in Colorado, the best feature is that at night, an amber backlight automatically turns on so you don’t have to reach for the clock to see what time it is. It also displays the date, day, and temperature. Another nice feature is that it has two alarm clocks. I haven’t used the alarm feature, but some reviewers have said the alarm is loud and shrill, whereas others have said it is too soft. Go figure. I’ve had these clocks for about a month with no problems whatsoever, so I’m baffled by some of the negative user reviews. I have about ten Sharp atomic clocks I bought almost twenty years ago that still work perfectly and are scattered throughout our house. Like the Sharp atomic clocks, the Geevon atomic clocks sync to the second. If I have problems with the Geevon atomic clocks in the coming months, I’ll update this review, but for now I’m happy with this purchase.

The display is big and easy to read and I like the AUTO LIGHT feature now that I know how it works. That is, the backlight comes on in a dark room so you can see the time from your bed without having to touch the clock. I returned my first clock because the display was flickering. I thought it was a loose wire. I realized later that this was just the AUTO LIGHT feature operating properly in marginal light conditions. So, don't return the clock if it's flickering. If this bothers you, turn of the AUTO LIGHT feature with the switch on the back. But if you do this, you won't get backlighting in a dark room. I also noticed that the setting button doesn't seem to work right after the batteries are installed but works eventually. I'm still trying to figure out why. Wait and try the settings button later before assuming the setting button doesn't work. The alarms start with 1 beep and escalate every 10 seconds for 30 seconds to a steady series of beeps. I like it! I don't get a coronary when the alarm comes on! Snooze delays the alarm for 8 minutes. The clock easily synched with the atomic clock in a west-facing window on the west coast. The clock is 1" thick and the base is 1-1/4" thick which seems pretty thick for modern technology. That doesn't bother me. I originally only intended to get 1 clock but I like it so much that I'm ordering another one so I don't have to keep moving this one between the 2 places I use it!

This clock will not sync time..it tries but does not work. I have several other atomic clocks that sync perfectly...I live in the Florida panhandle, so location is not a problem. I also checked it's accuracy, which is not that great, it looses more than several seconds, before each morning scheduled sync time. SO I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING THIS CLOCK!!!!!

The clock display is nice looking, easy enough to set up, but if you need detailed instructions, this isn't the clock for you. As for the Automic clock signal, it is not the greatest, but after 24 hours it finally sets, but that doesn't help you much if you are on the road traveling. The automatic backlight works great but it won't come on unless the room is very dark, so make sure to turn the switch off when you pack it in your suitcase. Overall, it is easy to read for telling the time and is worth the money.

Great little clock. I use it with the “dim screen” mode on so it is illuminated at night and I have not had to change the batteries after 6 months. It is very easy to set and I like the easy on and off for each individual alarms. It has a nice alarm that beeps progressively longer (not louder) as the alarm goes off and also has a snooze mode. The atomic clock function works “ok” but one time it grabbed a different time zone and set itself to an incorrect time that was 2 hours off. Since then I have just left it set to manually adjust the time. It travels well, but is slightly thicker than I expected. I wish there was a protective cover for the front. This is a good clock overall and a good value for the money. It is easy to read as well.

The thermometer reads way too high, but I mainly bought it for the clock. It' kind of hard to mess up a clock. I just wish the thermometer had a calibration option.

I really like this clock. Due to the location of where I need the clock, I don't expect it to be receiving any radio signals. It is keeping accurate time. It is a good size for where I need to keep it. It has a nice display and all of the features I need, unusual to find in a small clock: month, day, date, temperature. The fact that it takes 2 AA batteries means it is fully powered as contrasted with clocks that take only AAA batteries. As far as setting, there are not 1 but 2 enclosed brochures with clear step-by-step instructions, making setup fast and easy for me. I also like the push button on the top so I can refer to the time in the dark. UPDATE 1 April 24, 2024 Although I keep this clock in a location where I'd not have expected radio signals to reach it, I did leave the radio control on in the settings. For a few weeks it kept perfect time, and the display showed the clock was picking up the radio signal. The clock also switched itself to Daylight Savings Time without my help. So far, so good. A few days ago, however, I noticed the clock time was hours off and the day and date were incorrect. Went into Settings and it appeared that the time zone I'd set had changed on its own. The batteries were new but replaced them and reset everything from scratch. Next day again the day, date, and time were all off. Went into Settings and disabled the radio control. So far, the clock is again keeping the correct time but now there is no radio control. Not sure what happened to cause the issue, after the clock had worked perfectly for the first few weeks.

The clock works OK, but has some glaring deficiencies: - Adjustment for Daylight Saving Time does not work. Even after taking the batteries out to reset the whole mess, it still resets to Standard time. - It is entirely too easy to think the alarm switches are fully engaged when they are not quite pushed all the way up (so the alarm will not sound). The minor gripes: - The "alarm" really doesn't work terribly well, it's a single repeating beep that sounds more like a "battery low" from a smoke detector than a "wake up" alarm. Loud, yes, but with just the single sharp beep, there's no guarantee how long it will take your brain to notice it. - If you'd like to check the time in the middle of the night, the display lights up blindingly bright and stays on for entirely too long (lighting up the whole room all the while). - The time zone setting is in hours from GMT (so Eastern time is noted as -05 and Mountain as -07). Fine if you know your time zone in those terms, but most people I know really don't. Basically, the clock keeps time fine but is not a particularly good alarm clock. Because of the time zone and DST issues, it's also fairly useless if you are a typical USA resident.

Seems like a decent clock and does pick up the atomic clock signal albeit sporadocally. The downside is it does not have eight time zones as advertised but the only settable zones are UTC -8, -7, -6, -5, making the clock utterly useless outside North America. It is possible to set the time manually but then why not buy a Braun clock for half the price.

The backlight feature was the deal maker for me. To be able to glance at the time when I wake up in the middle of the night. Getting old now and end up needing to go washroom...every night. Checking time with my cellphone is dangerous because I end up checking emails,checking the status of my Amazon orders, etc. Honestly, there must be something wrong with me.HaHa! But being retired,not having a good night sleep which can affect work,doesn't apply to me. This clock also uses AA batteries which I prefer over AAA or 9volt. I paid 10 dollars more to get the atomic clock syncing because where I live I get reliable nightly reception with my old Casio gshock. For travel,I don't feel it's that big of a deal. I am going to Hawaii in 2 weeks and I know it's out of range and I am not wasting my time to see if I can. I know Hawaii is 3 time zones away and I know I am going to wake up 3 hours early. So I want to set this clock to Hawaii time, in the hotel room to remind me I should stay in bed 3 hours more. My watch is an Omega automatic and I don't want to bother setting to 3 hours back for a 1 week trip. Just going to rely on my Samsung cell to tell local time. So I'll give it 5 stars because I can't find any faults yet. I didn't pick up a signal last night..I just got it yesterday and I am not 100% sure I turned on the syncing feature properly or I might have not oriented the clock just so. Trust me... it can be finicky. Vancouver is on the outer edge of coverage and you have to find that sweet spot to get the ionosphere bounce much like how the old ham radio work. Electrical devices nearby can screw up reception.Weather too, so what worked yesterday,might not work tonight. It's not as reliable as getting your home wifi signal or getting a cell phone signal. So you see, if you don't get the 30 dollar one like me,you won't have to fret about not getting your clock to sync. Generally the better quartz modules stipulate 15 seconds per month to be plus or minus. So thats .5 seconds per day anyways. I think the average person could careless about. Hell, even my local radio station is off by about 10 seconds with their hourly time tone. So having the exact time only gives me bragging rights to claim some ownership of something that's almost perfect when in reality,nothing runs on time in my world. People don't get to work ontime,airline flights aren't ontime,stores don't open ontime, buses don't run ontime,doctor appointments aren't ontime,Amazon deliveries not ontime. Jim from Vancouver.

Muy buen reloj, lo he usado ya por varios meses y funciona muy bien. No se ha sincronizado automáticamente con el horario pero supongo que no es problema del reloj. La retroiluminación nocturna es muy buena y no molesta demasiado para dormir.

OK

Funciona muy bien. Es robusto, fácil de usar. La luz tenue de noche es excelente.