![]() Their “Clock Radio” models, I have learned, all start with “ICF” – it took a whole lot of digging to figure out which model was which, and which was still available, and at which stores. Sony products have a terrible naming system. The ICF-CS15iPN has a fairly large screen, but the option to have the clock running on your iOS device is there. The main feature of the app though is the larger display screen of the time. It has a feature to sync your Apple device’s time and radio station presets with the dock (presumably for frequent travelers), allows for a sleep timer (usable for audiobooks), a music play timer (I havent tried it) and a sleep timer (for when the app is running). Maybe the increased power needed to charge an iPad Mini will overtax the power supply? Perhaps, but I’ve not had any problems so far (after about three months worth of use).Ī free app, oddly titled “ D-Sappli“, available in the iTunes App Store, though getting poor reviews, seems pretty serviceable to me. The official documentation does not mention this functionality. But I can confirm it can also dock with and sync with the iPad Mini. Now the official documentation suggests that the ICF-CS15iPN is only compatible with the iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th generation, and iPod Nano 7th generation. Like the ICF-CS10iP the ICF-CS15iPN comes with a simple and handy multifunction remote control. And the rearmost buttons (invisible from the front but raised near to the top) deal with infrequently used but necessary programing like time settings and tuning. The topmost tier deals with power, volume, input, and radio controls. The front most tiers (near the connector) deal with the dual alarms. The controls have also been rearranged and reorganized into three separate tiers. This allows for an even wider range of cases, and that’s important as I tend to have a thick case. Most importantly the Lightning Connector dock is on a swivel and is raised up. It has the same general shape as the ICF-CS10iP, but has actually been completely redesigned. The Sony ICF-CS15iPN is the replacement I’ve been looking for. So, I started looking into a replacement. But for me stacking an iPhone on top wasn’t the ideal solution. That’s how my mom has adapted to the new connector. There is actually a LIGHTNING TO 30 PIN ADAPTER available, $35 CDN from the Apple store (or a whole lot cheaper online), and it will fit and work with the ICF-CS10iP. And then, recently, when I received an iPhone 5 as a gift, I knew the days of my wonderful ICF-CS10iP were coming to a close. I started worrying when, last year, I got an iPad Mini (which uses a Lighting Connector). When I heard about Apple’s “Lightning Connector” last year I knew that the hardware I’d been using, and appreciating, would eventually come to an end. One thing it couldn’t do was charge (or dock) any iPad. In my experience it could charge an naked iPhone 3, 3GS, 4, or 4S, and it could do so for even those wearing most iPhone cases. The ICF-CS10iP was a robust tabletop machine. ![]() For the last few years my go to dock/charger/clock/radio had been Sony’s ICF-CS10iP aka the “Dream Machine.” I actually had four of them: One for my bedside, one on my computer desk, one in my classroom, and one in my bathroom (for listening in the shower). As the 30 pin dock connector has been upgraded over the years it’s meant I’ve had to swap docking equipment a couple of times already. And since 2004, for those podcasts and audiobooks, I’ve been using Apple devices with the ubiquitous 30-pin dock connector. I listen to a lot of audiobooks and podcasts, but also radio. Product number: ICF-CS15iPN (Lightning Connector clock radio dock) ![]()
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