Review - iHome iP99 Clock Radio & Audio System for iPhone
July 31, 2008
The iHome iP99 is the first iPod clock radio and audio system I’ve tested that is certified by Apple and bears the, “Works with iPhone” seal of approval. I had high hopes since other clock radios either displayed an error message (more on this in a moment), made ugly noises when an iPhone was nearby, made ugly noises when an iPhone was nearby and ringing, or all of the above. So a clock radio speaker system designed specifically to work with the iPhone sounded like a winner to me. Alas, although the iHome iP99 has some very appealing features, “Works with iPhone” is a bit of a misnomer. While the iP99 does work pretty nicely with both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G, it has one fatal flaw that is a definite deal-breaker, at least for me.