A little over a year ago I needed a new alarm clock. I have a shelf on my headboard where I keep my alarm clock, so it’s easy to reach, and I keep pillows leaned up against the headboard, which keeps it out of site. This helps keep my room looking uncluttered, but when I wake up, and want to know what time it is, I have to move the pillows aside to see the clock, not very desirable. While I was looking through the variety of alarm clocks on Amazon, I stumbled across the jWIN JL-707 Projection & LED Alarm Clock Radio. This alarm clock/radio is similar to most, in that it displays the time with a display on the front, but it also has an LED projector built in that projects the time on a wall or ceiling. This works great for me, I have it project onto the ceiling right above my pillow.

Now, anytime I wake up and want to know the time, I just need to look up and there it is, plain as day (but only at night!). The light isn’t so bright that you notice it with your eyes closed (or even open), but it is bright enough to see when the room is dark. You don’t notice it during the daytime or when the lights are on.

The focus of the projector can be changed depending on how far away the projection surface is. One thing I’m not crazy about is that the time for the projector is set separately from the time for the clock, so come Day Light Savings time, you need to adjust the projector separately. Not a huge deal.

The rest of the clock is quite unremarkable. A standard wake to alarm or radio with only one alarm setting. The clock has a power cord and an antenna cord coming out of it, and does allow for installation of a 9v battery as a backup in case the power should go out.

If you just need a typical alarm clock, their are many out there that are better. If you like the idea of having the time projected on a wall or ceiling so you can see it in the dark, than this is the clock for you. I’m so used to having this feature that should this clock ever stop working, I will definitely try to find another.