Moshi IVR Alarm Clock Review

If you are like many people it may be difficult to get up when you really do not want to go to work. The Moshi IVR Alarm Clock makes getting out of bed a pleasant experience because it is soothing to the ear.

This alarm clock is one of the most interesting gadgets today because of its innovative voice activation. When you wan the clock to carry out a command, you start with “Hello Moshi” and it responds to you with “Welcome. Command Please.” Moshi will take you through prompts to get your task completed.

This is no nonsense clock and the women’s voice is soothing. The Moshi IVR clock makes us all remember the movie, 2001 a Space Odyssey because the voice is very “Hal” like but it gives you the opportunity to go about your morning without looking at the clock if you are running late.

Several features come together to create the effect for this clock. It is the only one of its kind that uses voice commands to work with it. This is a feature of its TimeSet technology. The other feature, the Interactive Voice Recognition gives it the ability to understand a wide variety of accents and a large range of vocabulary.

The other nice feature of the voice recognition is that it is programmed with hundreds of voices so it recognizes your voice right out of the box so you do not have to program your voice into the clock.

The Moshi IVR comes in both a home version and a travel version. One of the more interesting features is the fact that you can always ask Moshi the time when you are getting ready to go out. If you just say “Hello Moshi” she will ask you for the command you want and you would say “Time” and she will give you the time. This is convenient when you are rushing around getting ready for that important business meeting.

There are actually 12 commands that Moshi is given to respond to and the back of the clock lists them. The Moshi website says that their clock is for anyone looking for the added convenience of interacting with their clock. Although people are always interacting with their clocks this gives a way that is more convenient and action oriented.

Moshi is no stranger to innovative gadgets because they specialize in home and children’s consumer products. They released a Moshi Pillow in 2003 which won the award for Product of the Year. They continue their quest to give comfort through innovation with the Moshi clock.

The Moshi clock fits into the busy lifestyle of anyone who keeps track of time. It allows a hands free method of working. Although you do not have to use voice commands it rather is a moot point if you spend the money to purchase one. The cost of the Moshi is reasonable at just under $50.