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Moshi Interactive Voice Recognition Alarm Clock

Dec 03, 2008
Waking up in the morning is probably most of us favorite extreme sport. Some of us never quite learn how to not hate our alarm clock, when we hear it buzzing. If you are one of those people that simply hate waking up early every morning, but still understand the importance of waking up in time, you probably realize that a good alarm clock is essential. There are probably as many different alarm clocks as many people there are in the world – well, maybe a few less. So it seems that there is no much new to be introduced to the general public in the area of alarm clock, but as it turns out, Moshi has created a ‘new’ in the field of alarm clocks.

The Moshi IVR Alarm Clock is the first alarm clock that is interactive voice responsive, so it requires only voice commands in order to set the time and the alarm. This alarm clock uses IVR Technology – Interactive Voice Recognition – and the commands performed are set off by the simple expression of “Hello Moshi”. This alarm clock allows you to set time simply by speaking to it using the possible 12 voice activated commands, such as set time, set alarm, alarm sound, turn off the alarm, sleep sound, today’s date, and many others. A night light is also incorporated.

The Moshi IVR Alarm Clock will appeal to all people that want to interact with their alarm clock. The different ways of interacting with it is by, for example, asking for time while you are busy doing something else on your way to work, by setting the alarm or turning it off simply by saying the desired command out loud and not getting up from your bed in the morning, as well as by finding out the temperature outside when being almost out of the house.

Even for people that hate their alarm clocks especially in the early mornings, the Moshi IVR Alarm Clock seems to be a valuable thing to acquire as it helps save quite a lot of time. Other categories that will also benefit from the usage of this type of alarm clock, are the blind people who really could use such a device to tell them all the information they otherwise would have a difficult time having access to.
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» posted by: kurt / Feb 04, 2011 03:50 AM
This blasted thing sucks! Sorry, it sucks! Unless you speak Cantonese it hardly understands you. If you sneeze it says hello. If you cough it says: Hello, say a command please. If you yell: Shut the you-know-what up it says: Say a command please. Do yourself a favor. Say GOODBYE to Moshi!
» posted by: oldman / Jan 19, 2011 12:42 AM
I meant to mention that it would be nice to be able to select a single color for the night light and dim it with a verbal preference say maybe 1-5
How about a voice recording capablity (alarm goes off to tell you to take meds, business appointment at 6:00am, pick up kids at 3:00pm)

sdk/open source it and you'll sell millions
» posted by: oldman / Jan 19, 2011 12:20 AM
1. now days clocks have atomic radio
capablities no need to physically set
2. night light is to bright.
3. should include the ability to download
cell phone ring tones for alarm sounds
and personalized acknowledgment
command (Hello Hal, computer
acknowledge[Star Trek], hey clock!)
4. should be able to set date verbally
5. Here's a far out one - build a universal TV
remote controller in it to turn on your TV
on to a channel at a preprogrammed
time.
Lots of potential -- but needs work
» posted by: peter / Oct 31, 2010 02:37 AM
this is very nice
» posted by: Fred / Sep 07, 2010 07:50 AM
After mine yet again constantly refused to accept 'PM' when I was setting the alarm and kept telling me I said 'AM', that was the last straw.

I went and bought a Sony clock radio and I'm glad I did. I'm going to sign up with Ebay and try to sell the Moshi clock. It's a good idea, but it needs a lot of refinement in a lot of areas.

PS: I agree with everything F. Sommer wrote (above).
» posted by: S. Smithup / Jul 27, 2010 07:00 AM
This clock is aweful. At first I thought it was cool with the whole hands free thing but it's almost impossible to set an alarm or the time with it because it thinks you're saying 11 instead of 7 or 13 instead of 30 for example. Do not buy this, it just causes frustration. I literally just spent 15 minutes trying to set an alarm with the voice mode an it still didn't get the right time.
» posted by: taz / Jul 11, 2010 03:10 AM

Should I blush or smile...
when I heard
"Hello Mooshi" in the demo video

Muschi (speak:Mooshi) is the
german word for Pussy.
» posted by: steve / Mar 10, 2010 11:42 PM
I love my moshi clock. I agree with some of the issues mentioned, but it's a $50 clock and it's absolutley the best, easiest and funnest clock I've ever had. I have no problems with the voice recognition as long as the room isn't too noisy.
» posted by: kelesy / Jan 24, 2010 10:52 PM
it sucked! like really nothing to do with anything, i'm dume!
» posted by: misha / Jan 09, 2010 05:52 PM
The "gadget reviews" review is really badly translated...like someone just ran it through an online translator or something...just a reader review.
» posted by: Keith / Dec 29, 2009 05:29 AM
I agree with everything F. Sommer stated. Moshi is not user friendly at all. Plus, mine is defective. It doesn't even keep the time right. After 8 hours, only 3 hours elapsed on the Moshi clock.
» posted by: Ralph / Dec 05, 2009 06:27 PM
I love mine!

I don't have to get up to set the alarm or time, and I now can check the temperature
without having to put my glasses on.

As with most voice recognition routines, you ocasionally will have to give a command twice.
But the choice of alarm sounds and the nice soft volume tha progressively gets louder if you don't get up and shut the alarm off is great.

Simply the best bedroom alarm made!
» posted by: Sue / Aug 13, 2009 07:15 PM
I ordered Moshi from Hammacher Schlemmer & it was defective. I am in Canada & am very frustrated as I had to pay broker fees & the moshi ended up costing $100. I knew it was going to be that much but I didn't mind if it worked but it wouldn't respond to my husband's voice or got confused. They sent another one & it is the same way...we get error sounds & commands are all mixed up.
Very disappointed.
» posted by: F. Sommer / Aug 06, 2009 05:41 PM
1. Light on plug is too bright.
2. Can't see time in dark. If you turn night light on way too bright. Lights up the whole room.
3. Volume on low way too high.
4. All alarm sounds are obnoxious
5. Manual buttons in back too small, and can't read what they do
6. Commands not logical and simple
7. Too many "hello moshi"s to execute more than one command
8. Inconsistent response. More than half the time it doesn't respond to "hello moshi"

When I wake up at 3 AM, I want to see the time dimly lit. I want an alarm that is pleasant and turns off easily. I don't want to wake up everybody in the room when controlling the clock. I don't want a night light that lights up the room. Moshi simply does not meet these criteria.

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