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I got this clock as a gift, and could care less whether it sets itself or not, I've been setting clocks since I could walk, not a big deal. Most older clocks have battery back ups, so this is not a new feature.
The thing that makes this clock worth the price even without the smart set is the alarm settings. Dual alarm, and can be set for weekdays, weekends, and a couple other settings. So if you are like me, and have different schedules on the weekends you can set one for the weekdays, and one for weekends. bright display, suprisingly good sound, a good everyday clock, worth the price, whether it sets itself or not. Setting itself is a nice feature though. As many others have explained, this is not an atomic clock, nor does it advertise itself to be. Yes, it is a "Self Setting" Clock, pre-set at the factory defaulted to Eastern Standard time in the USA (Mine was 2 minutes behind my actual atomic clock). The set up is easy enough, plug it in, it set's itself, then press the time zone up or down for the time zone you are in, then forget about it for several years. This new version does have the correction for New daylight savings time settings (2007 versions). Again, check this out, even my mother (who is technologically challenged) loves this clock.

This is the best clock I have ever seen. I bought this for my husband because he has a hard time with clocks. It's funny because he can build a plane but can't work a clock. This clock turns off after a few seconds and with the wave of the hand, turns back on. This is a nice feature because at night time you don't have this bright light that keeps you up all night. When you want to see the time, just wave your hand in front of it. Also, when the alarm goes off in the morning, you just wave your hand in front of it and the alarm sets automatically to snooze. No searching for buttons! I would recommend this clock to everyone. Especially those who have a hard time with using one to begin with.

I've been through a lot of alarm clocks, but I never found one that had everything I wanted. Until now.

+ Crescendo alarm: Alarm buzzer starts out soft, but gradually gets louder and louder until you wake up

+ IR Snooze: Simply wave at the clock to catch another 10 minutes of sleep. It ignores your movements for the first few beeps, so you can't accidentally oversleep by moving around unintentionally.

+ Sets itself! True, this doesn't set itself to the atomic clock, but the battery backup keeps you on time during power outages (the alarm still sounds even when on battery backup).

+ Monday thru Friday alarms: I always forgot to set my alarm Sunday evenings, and forgot to turn it off Friday evenings. Now, I don't have to worry being late Monday or waking up too early on Saturday.

+ Dual Alarms: Have one setting for Monday-Friday, and another one for the weekend! You can look at the clock and at-a-glance see which alarms are set to go off and for what time.