Nintendo alarm uses technology that joy-with stick drift could solve

Unlike the disassembly of most modern smartphones, Nintendo Alarm's Iphixit disassembly It seems to be relatively painless. The elimination of a single tri-point screw at the bottom of the alarm clock allows its front plate to simply remove, providing easy access to its internal hardware.

There are not many surprises inside alarm. Under its 2.4 -inch LCD screen, you will find the MMWAVE presence sensor of 24 GHz that the alarm clock uses to detect the movements of your body and if you are sleeping through an alarm. There is also a CR2032 currency cup back battery easy to replace that it is used to preserve the configuration, while the clock does not receive energy from a USB cable.

Something unexpected, given Nintendo's refusal to update his Joy-Conon hardware, is the presence of an IMAN and Hall effect sensor inside the rotating dial button on alarm. That technology, which is already in use in many third -party controllers, should not only improve precision when using the dial to navigate the alarm clock, but will also help ensure that in five years the alarm dial can still work as reliable as it does today.