**Steve Tengler is Altia’s User Experience Director. This post is the first product he’s reviewing as a part of an on-going series. For context and explanation of his grading criteria, click here. If you’d like Steve to perform a comprehensive User Experience Evaluation on your product or for other available reports, contact us at info@altia.com
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I should know better. I bought a product without reading any reviews, user recommendations, or industry comparisons. In fact, the only variables that weighed into my purchase decision were features, convenience, and styling.
The poor purchase? The Philips AJ3935 Compact Disc Clock Radio that featured “Gentle Wake” (i.e. gradually increasing volume), snooze, compact disc (CD), and AM/FM radio. No, it doesn’t have digital or networked connectivity, nor does it have a built-in docking station for my smart phone, which means it’s kind of like Uncle Joe: we’re too tolerant to throw ‘em to the curb, and so we’re just waiting for him to kick the bucket or leave on his own schedule.
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