best , easiest clock ever . do not know what be up with the other review -- I buy mine for use overseas , and have not change the battery in over a year . keep perfect time , be basically idiot proof to set , and wake I up even when I stuff it under my pillow after snooze # 1 . my 4 yr old use it for a flashlight and play hockey with it -- and it be still perfect after 2 year . and it be battery op , so it work when the power go out . yes , the tripod design can be knock over , but so can my water glass , and when that happen , i be glad my clock be not plug in ! this really be a great little clock , and i be on today because i be buy 2 more to give as christmas gift .