Sometimes the most critical technology is the most simple. According to this USA Today article, hotels are re evaluating how easy their room alarm clocks are to operate. A short snippet:
The new models introduced by Hilton, Accor and Omni display two sets of time simultaneously, one for the alarm. They use specific words — on, off, AM and PM — instead of dots. Written instructions are inscribed prominently.
Lets not let hotels entirely off the simple is better hook though. If you read the article, a parallel push is to outfit alarm clocks with jacks from mp3 players so that guests can presumably get better sound quality. Sorry, I think that confuses the situation again, especially for the business traveller. And the noise might bother others.
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