Sony’s Upcoming ICF-CL75iP Is An Alarm Clock, Digital Frame, And Dock For Your iPod/iPhone

on September 2nd, 2009 View Comments Printer-Friendly

Alarm clocks, digital photo frames, and iPod/iPhone docks are usually bland and simple. Only very recently have we seen style truly grace these products. However, when one of my contacts forwarded me information about the upcoming ICF-CL75iP, I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. This is probably the greatest looking fusion of all of the aforementioned devices that I’ve ever seen. This is the most advanced Dream Machine ever produced by Sony to date – it has a crisp 7 inch color WVGA (800 x 480) LCD, 1GB of built-in storage, and a retractable iPod/iPhone dock. What’s truly outstanding is that the photos on the screen can either be pulled from your iPod/iPhone, or loaded onto the unit via USB. You can also store and play music (mp3, WMA), and movies (MP4, Motion JPEG and AVI) on the device. And in true Billy Mays fashion, wait, there’s more – a FM/AM radio (with 39 total presets), and the option to either wake up via radio, iPod/iPhone, nature sounds (Sea Waves, Birds, Rain, Brook, Under the Sea), or through a 10 second voice recording.

Sony has truly gone all out with this multi-function alarm clock/digital photo frame/iPod+iPhone dock and I honestly believe that this is going to be a huge hit. No release date or a price is to be found, but a cached SonyStyle page did have it listed for $150, which is absolutely delicious. Here’s hoping it stays that way.

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Stan Medvedenko said:

Sweet looking frame!!! I would like to add it to my collection. It would be the 4th Sony digital frame.

-September 2nd, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Anthony said:

It looks like a “do-it-all” gadget from China, only better built……….not impressed

-September 2nd, 2009 at 4:50 PM
ToddinVA said:

Looks very nice! However, I hope they are able to dim the display enough to be used overnight without lighting up the room. For me, it has to be quite dim. If you do that Sony, I may buy one, or even 2.

-September 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 PM
sonyinsider said:

This is a valid concern, hence why Sony included brightness control (Hi, Mid, Lo, Night Mode).

-September 2nd, 2009 at 7:05 PM
ToddinVA said:

Hopefully Night Mode will be dim enough. I've seen too many clock radios that aren't.

-September 2nd, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Don said:

I don't even have an iPhone or iPod Touch, but this device makes me want to go out and buy one just to sync with this thing….. it's beautiful!

-September 2nd, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Jim Twitchell said:

Xmas is coming, get me this.

-September 3rd, 2009 at 7:07 AM
Benyamin Wong said:

This may just sit nicely on my desk …

-September 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Benyamin Wong said:

This may actually be on my desk .. however need to see the voltage for Singapore usage …

-September 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Anthony said:

Chris , where are the forums gone???????????????

-September 4th, 2009 at 2:00 AM
Shanie said:

I really live this product, a great idea, but where's the Walkman support Sony?

-September 4th, 2009 at 2:40 AM
Shanie said:

I ment love* Cheers iPhone for the typo! Lol.

-September 4th, 2009 at 2:42 AM
yyboy said:

こういうの、なんで日本で出さないかな。妙な意地張らないでいいのに。

-September 4th, 2009 at 3:45 AM
PentiChum III said:

Chumby OS?

-September 6th, 2009 at 1:56 PM
clairehug said:

can you tell me when this product will become available?
how much it will cost & where i can purchase one/
?

-October 11th, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Johnny_Drama said:

The night mode actually turns the display off and the digits are very dim. It's not a problem at all; however, there are some other issues that make me conclude that this thing is not worth the money they're asking. I jsut boguht one and it's probably going to go back after dealing with it for two nights. More later when I get some time….

-November 3rd, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Johnny_Drama said:

The night mode actually turns the display off and the digits are very dim. It's not a problem at all; however, there are some other issues that make me conclude that this thing is not worth the money they're asking. I jsut boguht one and it's probably going to go back after dealing with it for two nights. More later when I get some time….

-November 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Chris C Yiannakis said:

Is the ICF-CL75iP Is An Alarm Clock, Digital Frame, And Dock For Your iPod/iPhone available in 220-230 volts?

-April 24th, 2010 at 2:36 AM
Chris C Yiannakis said:

Is the ICF-CL75iP Is An Alarm Clock, Digital Frame, And Dock For Your iPod/iPhone available in 220-230 volts?

-April 24th, 2010 at 6:36 AM