Leaving iPad on as Bedside clock

I use my ipad as my alarm clock whenever i travel. There is a free app that works great. Loved it! Big green numbers and it worked out great. No screen burn in or anything!

This won't damage the screen. If it did Apple won't let clock apps into the app store.

I keep it on the dock at night and use a clock app. It works great. Most clock apps have alarms as well.

Thanks, but I was thinking more like with multiasking would that allow the app to run in the background and not drain the battery.

I had not used the native alarm on the iPhone before so I do not know if its performance is related to the OS4 or just the design of the app.

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I experimented with my iPad and iPhone 3GS last night and while the alarm clock on the iPhone did not run down the battery the app called goodNite did run down the battery on the iPad.

I am looking at a lot of international travel and some of those places do not have more than one electrical socket where I sleep and they are not usually close to the bed.

So will the OS4 on the iPad work more like the native alarm clock on the iPhone or is that in part an issue related to the particular app?

You can also adjust the brightness level of the numbers on the clock apps to prevent burn in.

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So will the OS4 on the iPad work more like the native alarm clock on the iPhone or is that in part an issue related to the particular app?

None of us can say, since nobody knows, but if you mean you expect all those apps (clock, weather, etc) to suddenly become part of the OS for ipad with the update, it doesn't seem very likely.

So, is "burn in" still an issue in these modern displays?

Burn in is not a factor.

I usually carry a short extension cord (along with relevant plug converters) when I travel. It makes life much easier.

I have the travel world kit but even the Apple extension would not have done it for me while I stayed at a remote place in Korea this April.