Best at the nightstand or your work desk, the clock dock is ideal for plugging the handheld into the dock, and having charge, and use the alarm of the handheld. You would need to turn off the alarm on the handheld rather than hitting the snooze button. When docking, the clock will check for the most accurate time which will benefit the user when looking at the time. Because of the various thicknesses of handhelds, each handheld wil require an adapter to insert into the clock dock.