My Dieter Rams' designed, ABR-313 Braun Travel Alarm Clock Radio I bought for my European post-university trip, back in 1991. Way before smartphones, laptop computers, tablets, we relied on things like this for telling time, waking up, and listening to news, sports and music.
This plastic fantastic device is now 34 years old, but it still works as new, and looks great. This is a photo I took of the one I own, in 2016. It's on my work desk, upstairs.
This thing even had an alarm "snooze" function, a night light, and a fully retractable antenna. Runs on AA batteries.
And because I just felt the urge, here is what the Braun ABR-313 looks like, this evening. I have it (usually) on my work desk, and occasionally use it to listen to local radio. Still sounds great (that usual transistor radio tinny-ness!) and the clock still keeps accurate time.