The Alarm Clock version 1.6.1 is a minor update that re-enables the proximity detection feature that was removed from an earlier version. The iPhone SDK 3.0 now officially supports the use of the proximity detector in third party iPhone OS applications.

If you dislike the iPhone glowing even with the brightness level set to its lowest value then switch Proximity Sensing in advanced options to on and set the phone upside down on your nightstand. This will turn the display completely off until you pick up the phone.

The Alarm Clock version 1.6 adds another user requested feature. The application now monitors the battery power level when the device is unplugged and sounds a warning when the level falls below a user defined threshold.

This new feature can help you avoid waking up to a dead iPhone if you forget to plug-in your power adapter or if you have a power outage overnight.

The Alarm Clock version 1.5 was finally released! Now you can choose any song in your iPod library as an alarm sound.

Screen brightness level is now set from the main clock display so you can see exactly how bright it will be when the application is idle.

Version 1.1 update includes enhancements requested by users:

• User defined snooze time
• More control over iPod sleep timer
• Removal of status bar on main view
• Alarm info text fades out on clock display (redisplay by touching screen)
• By request, 2 additional more mellow alarms sounds built in and now over 20 downloadable sounds

The Alarm Clock iPhone application (iTunes link) was approved for sale at the iTunes App store just 5 days after the code was submitted. It should show up in the store in the next couple of days.

The Alarm Clock application has been submitted to the iTunes App store.

What? Another alarm clock application? Yes. I travel a lot and I needed a better alarm clock application than any of the ones currently available so I wrote my own. More about the unique features later.