There’s an episode of Roseanne where Dan Conner goes to Becky’s boyfriend Mark’s apartment for one reason or another. Mark’s not in, but Dan winds up having a beer with Mark’s roommate. Talk turns to the massive stereo system in the apartment. The roommate asks Dan what kind of system he has at home, and the unglamorous, unhip, unyoung Dan answers, “A clock radio.”

Good gag. But if the Timex TS70B had been around in 1990-whenever, they’d have had to find some other audio appliance to push around. Compatible with all Sansa e200 and c200 players, the Timex TS70B actually manages to make the lowly clock radio kind of – dare we? We dare – cool.

This sleek tower of aural-chronometric power offers a dock and remote to let you control your Sansa from the comfort of your bed. Happen to prefer a lesser brand of audio player? We suppose that’s your right. And so does Timex, because you can connect other MP3 players via the 3.5mm mini-jack. You know, if that’s how you get your sick thrills.

Opportunity's buzzing - don't hit the snooze button. Sure, we wish it let you wake up to the sound of your MP3s instead of the usual radio or buzzer options. And we also wish it came with ten pounds of free Twinkies. We can’t blame it for not meeting our unrealistic expectations.

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