no nature sound , no satellite setting , no ipod or cd connection , just a straight forward alarm clock that be refreshing in its simplicity . pull it out of the package -lrb- it already have the battery -rrb- , set the time , the time you want to get up , switch on the alarm and be do with it . some thing do not need to be complicate -lrb- such as a alarm clock -rrb- . I have it on my night stand and when I travel , I throw it in the suitcase , sandwich between a stack of clothes . its sturdy enough -lrb- plastic -rrb- to get the job do .