Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light, Colored Sunrise and Sunset Simulation, 5 Natural Sounds, FM Radio & Reading Lamp, Tap Snooze, HF3520/60
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Features
- CLINICALLY PROVEN*: Philips wake-up lights are recommended by physicians and pharmacists for establishing a healthy sleep and wake routine**
- PERSONALIZATION: Simulated sunset and sunrise and choice of 5 different natural wake-up sounds
- SMART FEATURES: FM radio, tap snooze and automatic dimmable display
- MOOD AND ENERGY: proven to give you an easy and energetic wake-up and improve your mood in the morning***
- Can be used as a bedside reading lamp with 20 brightness settings.
- Item Shape: Round
Description
The Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light allows you to personalize your sleep and wake-up experience through sunset and sunrise simulation. Unlike a traditional alarm clock, it is designed to wake you in a more natural way, using a unique combination of light and sound. Developed with Philips’ clinical Sleep & Respironics healthcare knowledge and 30 years of leadership in sleep. Join the 92% of users who found it easier to get out of bed. Footnotes Giménez, M. C., Hessels, M., van de Werken, M., de Vries, B., Beersma, D. G. M., & Gordijn, M. C. M. (2010). Effect of artificial dawn on subjective ratings of sleep inertia and dim light melatonin onset. Chronobiology International, 27(6), 1219–1241. Werken MV, Gimenez MC, Vries BD, Beersma DG, EJ Van Someren, Gordijn MC (2010). Effects of artifical dawn on sleep inertia, skin temperature and the awakening cortisol response. Journal of Sleep Research, 19(3), 425-435. Gabel, V., Maire, M., Reichert, C. F., Chellappa, S. L., Schmidt, C., Hommes, V., et al. (2013). Effects of Artificial Dawn and Morning Blue Light on Daytime Cognitive Performance, Well-‐being, Cortisol and Melatonin Levels. Chronobiology International, 1–10. Philips WUL Claims Report US Physicians Recontact 071620 N=16, pages 6, 13 Giménez, M. C., Hessels, M., van de Werken, M., de Vries, B., Beersma, D. G. M., & Gordijn, M. C. M. (2010). Effect of artificial dawn on subjective ratings of sleep inertia and dim light melatonin onset. Chronobiology International, 27(6), 1219–1241. doi:10.3.2010.496912 Werken MV, Gimenez MC, Vries BD, Beersma DG, EJ Van Someren, Gordijn MC (2010). Effects of artifical dawn on sleep inertia, skin temperature and the awakening cortisol response. Journal of Sleep Research, 19(3), 425-435. Norden, M.J., & Avery, D.H. (1993). A controlled study of dawn simulation in subsyndromal winter depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Metrixlab 2011, N=209 users 1Metrixlab N=109.
Brand: Philips
Color: White
Style: Colored Sunrise Simulation
Special Feature: Alarm,Dimmable,Motion Sensor,FM Radio,Sunrise Simulation,Sunset Simulation
Power Source: Corded Electric
Room Type: Nursery
Shape: Round
Indoor/Outdoor Usage: Indoor
Material: Plastic
Theme: personalized
Additional Features: Alarm,Dimmable,Motion Sensor,FM Radio,Sunrise Simulation,Sunset Simulation
Power Source: Corded Electric
Indoor Outdoor Usage: Indoor
Mounting Type: Tabletop
Number of Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Alarm Clock: Yes
Operation Mode: Electrical
Connectivity Technology: Usb
Item Weight: 1113 g
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
Material Type: Plastic
Color: White
Style Name: Colored Sunrise Simulation
Room Type: Nursery
Shape: Round
Theme: personalized
Clock Form: Sunrise
Brand Name: Philips
Number of Items: 1
Number of Packs: 1
Global Trade Identification Number: 96, 93
Unit Count: 1 Count
Manufacturer: Philips
Manufacturer Warranty Description: 2 years.
UPC: 797978443693 075020077196 075020031754 785923640907
Included Components: Wakeup Therapy Light, power cord, DFU and registration card
Item Type Name: Philips HF3520/60 Wake-Up Light with FM Radio and Sunrise Simulation
Model Number: HF3520/60
Manufacturer Part Number: HF3520/60
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Read this if you are NOT a morning person. Disclaimer: ahead is an unnecessarily lengthy and entirely over exaggerated description of a mediocre moment in my life. Enjoy! This week I decided I needed a change. I began my search for something refreshing to kick start my mornings. So, I bought a new alarm clock called the Wake Up Light. If you don't know what I'm talking about, prepare to be amazed, dear friend. It's an orb shaped apparatus that you set to the desired wake up time just like a regular alarm clock. However, unlike the traditional concept of inducing a mild heart attack with harsh blaring or ringing, this one will gently wake you by emitting light. This starts 30 minutes before you need to get out of bed and take charge of your life. At the beginning, it starts out as a soft red glow, and gradually increases over those 30 minutes into a bright white light. The idea is for this to simulate a sunrise. Pretty fancy, right? In the words of the great Billy Mays (may he Rest In Peace) "BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!" This fantastically designed sphere of happiness gives you 5 peaceful alarm options to choose from as well. I chose the birds chirping, because who doesn't want to wake up feeling like Snow White surrounded by her fuzzy critter friends? I am 100% serious when I say that I felt just like that this morning. I wanted to go outside and dance in the puddles while wearing a dress made of rose petals hand stitched by fairies, meanwhile spinning around in circles and singing to all of the cute little forest dwellers. Side note: I don't actually live anywhere near the forest, but you get the point. Before this wonderful ball of light entered my life in an Amazon Prime box by the front door, I was absolutely appalled by my iPhone alarm sounding off every morning. Why? Well, I'm so glad you asked! Simply because every evening, I would beg my iPhone to wake me at 6:30 the following morning. I would open my clock app and politely slide the small grey buttons, revealing a green bubble that indicated my request had been processed and approved. However, despite my nightly requests, the iPhone failed me time after time. (I hate to break it to you Apple, but your alarms are ineffective and no match for a heavy sleeper like me.) Eventually, the amount of green lights illuminating from my cellular device became excessive and quite frankly, annoying. In order for me to wake up at 6:30, my alarms began going off at 5:00 and continued in 5-10 minute increments. I know what you're thinking, and yes, it was absolutely necessary to set that many alarms. Even so, my mornings usually began with my barely open eyes searching for the small rectangle of malevolence called "Audrey's iPhone". My sleepy eyes along with my sheet creased arms would move in unison on the bedside table to try and locate the device. My finger eagerly detected and pressed the side button demanding it cease production of the vile screeches overflowing into my bedroom and filling my ears. Once I had triumphantly silenced the alarms, I would squint at the clock with my tangled hair obstructing my already blurred vision. With hopes of seeing the screen display 6:30, I would be crushed by the reality that I had once again overslept. 7:00 would begin mocking me on the screen, as I fumbled through the dark reciting my traditional panicked morning chant, "Oh, no I'm going to be so late!" This every morning routine was beginning to have a negative impact on my poor husband as well. I am sure he was losing sleep because of this, even though he would never admit it. Not to mention, the funky intro to Brass Monkey on repeat can bring even the biggest Beastie Boys fan to the point of nearing a psychotic break, but I digress. Today was different. Even though I went to sleep at the ungodly hour of 2:00, this morning was an awakening accompanied by true peace and serenity. The light began its ascent to full illumination at 6:00. Although I did not stir at this point, I sat up fully awake at exactly 6:16. This glorious clock had not even fully completed the process of gently pulling me away from my dream, yet there I was, awake, baffled, and overwhelmed with joy. I attempted to fall back asleep and indulge in the remaining 14 minutes of sleep, but, alas, I could not. This clock had defeated me. Without a single shred of resentment toward my new favorite device, I left the comfort of my bed, and let the dogs outside with a smile on my face. I was ready to conquer this Friday, and I had my new alarm to thank for it. No longer are my days of sleeping past the time I should have already been on my way to work. No longer are my days of distaste for the iPhone. No longer are the days I wake up startled and confused. Thank you, Philips for your wonderful, life changing creation. If you are anything like me, please do yourself a favor and purchase one of these immediately. Seriously, you will (obviously) not regret it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018 by Cam
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
I purchased this because I'm not a morning person, and I live in a northern state where it's still pitch dark outside when I'm supposed to get up for work. So far, this alarm clock has been a godsend! I'll be honest, I was skeptical at first. Plus, let's face facts... this is a lot of money to spend on an "alarm clock." But I had such a hard time waking up in the morning in the winter, that I decided to take a chance and figured I'd send it back if I didn't like it. I'm throwing away the packaging this weekend. :) Here's some random thoughts and observations about the unit: * I love how the dimmest light settings are reddish. This more closely mimics real sunrise/sunset and helps promote proper circadian cycles. * I use the Dusk Simulation feature every night now. As I said, I'm not a morning person. Instead, I'm a night person and often get a "second wind" when I should be winding down for the night. Whenever I can climb into bed for the night, I put the dusk simulation feature on the lowest light setting (1) with a 30 minute countdown. It slowly fades to darkness over the 30 minutes, and it honestly does seem to help me fall asleep better. * In the middle of the night, if I need to wake up and do something, I turn on the light at the lowest setting (1) which doesn't wake me up as much, but is still plenty of light for digging through the nightstand drawer, or whatever. * I have the alarm set to start turning on the light 30 minutes before the alarm time. So if I need to get up at 06:30, the light will come on at 06:00 and slowly brighten. I've found that I've been waking up around 06:10 or 06:15 because of the light, but not fully awake. Very similar to slowly waking up when the sun rises in the summer. It's much less jaring on me than pitch darkness broken by a piercing alarm, followed by the snooze button. It feels much more natural and I don't get jolted awake in complete darkness feeling crabby anymore. * Ever feel too tired and wish you could tell the sun to shove it and go back down for awhile? You can do that with this alarm clock. A couple mornings, I was just too darn tired to want to wake up naturally, so you can turn off the light but not turn off the alarm. So let's say the light wakes me up around 06:10 and I don't feel hippy enough to wake up naturally, I want to tell the light to shove off, I just turn off the light and go back to sleep. The alarm sound still goes off at 06:30 as scheduled. * I like the "nature" alarm sounds and how they gradually increase in volume over the first 5-10 seconds. My wife was convinced those sounds would be too "pleasant" to actually wake us up, but they do. If you're the type that absolutely would sleep through loud birds chirping and flutes playing, you can choose to wake up to the radio instead. * I wish it had an AM radio. I live in the boondocks and only get 10 FM stations. Oh well, not a huge issue, just something I wish was different. * I love how the time display automatically brightens or dims with the room's ambient light. So you can actually set the clock display to the lowest brightness setting and it will be nice and dim while sleeping, yet you can still read the time during the middle of the day. * When we first unboxed the unit, my wife and I thought it looked like some kind of crazy Apple product. All weird and high-tech looking. I was worried it wouldn't fit in on our night stand. No worries though, once I got it in place, all we really see is the front of the unit, and it blends into our decor just fine. * It's not a substitute lamp. I mean, yes, you can use it as a lamp. But it's not really a lamp replacement. It doesn't brighten the whole room or area like a true lamp with shade will. If you have a lamp on your nightstand already, don't expect this to replace it. * Sometimes I put the Dusk Simulator on for 45 minutes, and I'll lay in bed and read a book on my Kindle Paperwhite, 6" High Resolution Display with Built-in Light, Wi-Fi. I'll have the Paperwhite's light set to 5 and the alarm clock's light set to either 2 or 1 on the 45 minute countdown, and read for 20-30 minutes to help unwind and get sleepy. It's awesome! * When you turn off the alarm in the morning, the light stays on. You have to push a second button to turn off the light. I actually like this feature a lot. Like I said, where I live, it's pitch dark outside when I wake up. Having the light on helps me not to just fall back asleep by accident, and it also helps for actually getting out of the bed and seeing where I'm going. :)
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2012 by JB
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
I've had this wake-up light for about 2 months, and my overall impression is that it's great. With that being said, there are definitely some things to note if you plan on purchasing this item. 1. Why is it so much more expensive than the other wake-up lights out there? As far as I can tell, what you're paying for is the fact that the light starts a deep orange, and fades into a brighter white. The cheaper versions of this light (by Philips and others) only have the white light. The orange does create more of a "sunrise" feeling that the other lamps likely do not. I would guess the technology to have this lamp make the seamless transition from orange to white is why the cost is so much higher. Otherwise, the features seem to be mostly the same from model to model. 2. Are the controls really as confusing as everyone says in the reviews? YES. I am pretty tech savvy, and have all kinds of complex gadgets around the house. However, this one tested my patience. The interface and all of the controls are not very user friendly. There is no way you would successfully set this lamp up without the user manual. (and even then, the manual can be a bit confusing) There are bunch of settings that require tedious menu scrolling to figure out. Including the time the alarm goes off, the length of time it takes for the light to get to full brightness, and how bright you want the light to be (on a scale that you have no frame of reference for... how bright is level 20? How dim is level 1? Will it be bright enough to wake you up? You won't know until you try). After you've figured out all of that, you'll need to decide which sound you want to wake up to after the light has reached full brightness. There are five options, and once you choose one, you'll have to pick a sound level (Again, on a weird scale. Seems like 1-10 is pretty universal, but no...they've gone with 1-20 on this one as well) There are other options you can adjust as well, like the fall asleep timer, which dims the light from full brightness to off in a pre-determined time you've chosen in the menu. (again, lots of scrolling and confusing levels) With all of that being said... once you have figured out your preferred "wake up profile," turning the alarms on or off, or changing the time on the alarm is pretty simple. It's all of the steps leading up to that point that are tricky. Once I settled on my particular wake-up profile, it's been pretty easy to use, and I love not being startled awake by a loud sound. I always wake up before the sound starts playing, which is nice. Another thing to note is the snooze function. There is no snooze button to press. It says to just tap on the front of the light. However, you'll need to figure out the right amount of force to make it snooze. Too light, and nothing happens. It must be based on some sort of vibration, because I've found that even if I smack the table that the lamp is on, that also activates the snooze. Something to know about the snooze: It only snoozes the sound, not the light. You can turn off the light, and the sound portion of the alarm will still work in snooze mode. They are separate functions, and don't really impact one another. You can set the time it takes the lamp to get to full brightness between 20 and 40 minutes. Which means that your lamp will be at full brightness by the time you have the alarm set for. If you have the length at 30 minutes, and your alarm is set for 7am... the lamp will start to turn on at 6:30am, and slowly light up until 7am, at which point, the sound will begin playing. You may also find that you are waking up at a certain point in the lamp's brightness, and it may be earlier or later than you want. If your lamp is set to be at full brightness at 7am, you'll likely be awake before that. Which, you might not want. This is a personal preference thing, and takes some time to adjust and get used to. Overall, this wake-up lamp has really made getting up in the morning easier. The gradual light fading from orange to white has never startled me awake, and I find the slow process of being gently awoken to be refreshing. The choice of sounds that play at the end of the alarm are nice, and soothing, and not jarring at all. (you can also use the radio, but I haven't done that). This light was expensive, but I'm glad I bought. Yes the controls are a pain to navigate and figure out. But, once you've got that all set it's pretty easy to use. I have no idea what would happen if the power went out... if I had to re-learn how to set this all up again, I may go mad. I recommend this lamp, but know that you'll be in for some complicated set up.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019 by SecretlyEric
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
Great dawn simulator alarm clock. I've used some form of dawn simulator for over 30 years and they keep me functional in Alaska in the winter. The Philips clocks are reliable, adequately bright, and they do all the essential things. Philips is a reliable company that does things like UL listing, and so it is reasonably unlikely that this clock will start a fire. The interface for the clock is fine. It's very easy to change the alarm time. I can customize the length of the sunrise. The sunset feature is very pleasant and I can customize the sunrise. The top snooze tap area is well done, and it silences the sound but does not dim the light. Please allow me to save you a small annoyance. After setting the alarm time, alarm sound, and other alarm settings, you can run a Demo/Test cycle which goes through the process in 90 seconds. At the end of that test cycle, the clock will turn on the radio. If you go back through and make sure that you have selected the nature sounds, rather than the radio, for the alarm sound, and run the test cycle again... the clock will turn on the radio at the end. However, when the alarm goes off for real (rather than a test cycle)... it will turn on the sounds that you selected. If you don't want to wait til tomorrow morning to find out if that works, just set the alarm for 30 minutes in the future. This information isn't in the manual, or I am somehow missing it. I hope this prevents you from experiencing mild frustration while trying to customize your alarm settings. Philips also cautions you against replacing the light. (The light should not die anytime soon. My last Philips clock light made it for over 13 years.) However, if you or a friend have some skills as far as repairs/builds go and are good at searching for information, you can in fact order a replacement bulb from The Internet, go through the mildly tricky process of opening the clock, and replace the bulb.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2026 by Kindle Customer
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great way to wake up more naturally I really like this Philips alarm clock! The sunrise feature is probably my favorite because the light gradually gets brighter before the alarm, so waking up feels much less abrupt than being jolted awake by a loud alarm. I also like that you can choose between different nature sounds, and the clock has two separate alarm settings, which is really convenient. The snooze feature is easy to use, and the light gets surprisingly bright if you want to use it as a bedside light. The overall design is clean and easy to use, and I really like having all of these features in one clock instead of relying on my phone. It feels like a much nicer way to start the morning, especially if you're not a fan of harsh alarms. Definitely happy with this purchase!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2026 by Doug ONeal
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
I am feeling generous today and giving the overall light a 3. But let me break that down for you. Light Quality - 5 Ability to wake me up - 5 Table stability - 0 Intuitiveness - 0 Industrial design - (-1) Longevity - 0 Modern features (Alexa controlled, or smartphone, etc) - 0 High-level takeaway: the 97 year old CEO of the company (just guessing here) came across his 1957 copy of Popular Mechanics in the early-80's which had an article regarding the benefits of light therapy. The CEO and design team created this light, kept it in a vault until 2013, where it was found after the demolition of an old tool shed on Philips property. The marketing team entranced by its retro design decided it was perfect and started to sell it with zero modernizations. If this is not how it happened in reality, at least it *feels* like it. I am about to embark on purchasing my 3rd one in 3 years (yes, that is one a year). I have not found other cheaper versions that have the same quality of light - they don't compare. This light has so many flaws, but I keep going back to it because the quality of the light is making the difference between a good morning or a bad one. That said, there are many, oh so many, design flaws. First, the shape of the fixture itself. Its roundness may be aesthetically pleasing (in the 1980's), but wholly impractical since it balances on a very narrow base. This lends itself to if you touch the unit wrong, it is going to roll off into your nightstand, or potentially, your floor. Second, there are buttons, oh so many buttons. I am a software research manager, and there are haptic buttons on the glass itself, and flush mount buttons scattered in a random semicircle across the top. Which button does what is a complete mystery to me. I sit with the instructions and program the light, then pray to gawd I don't accidentally touch any of the wrong buttons to trigger a second alarm (which I still haven't found out how to turn off), etc. None of this is intuitive at all. Without the instruction manual in your lap, you just aren't going to intuitively figure it out. Don't get me started on how to turn the radio off besides just turning the volume to 0. I wish Philips can get with the times, and enable this with Alexa where I can tell my light what time I want it to wake me up and it makes it so, or plug into my iPhone and allow me to use practical buttons to program what I want the light to do. Whomever did the industrial design should probably go back to school, or Philips needs to stop using interns for their design work. Despite its magnificent issues and design flaws, will I buy this again? Yep -- they got me in a box here. Because having gone though multiple "wake up lights", this, by far, produces the best light to wake up by. Its expensive, lacks intuitive controls, seems to randomly stop working once a year with no way to troubleshoot or do diagnostics. It just, ta-da, stops working. The one year lifespan is disappointing. I am about to hire the neighbor kid for $10 a morning to come and shine a flashlight in my face before he heads off for school. Costs about the same, and he would be easier to figure out. I wish Philips could capitalize on the great light they have, get with a modern design firm, and knock this light out of the park. Meanwhile, I have got to order yet *another* light, and in the interim hire a neighbor kid with his flashlight.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019 by Noelle S
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
After reading all the reviews about poor design and an extremely complicated set-up, I was a little worried about getting this (because it's so much money to just throw away on something). Now that I've gotten mine, it seems that either Phillips has completely redesigned the directions or everyone was being extremely sarcastic and I didn't realize it. They honestly couldn't make it any easier. It comes with a instruction manual and every page is a different component (i.e how to set an alarm, how to use the light, how to change the brightness) all with written step-by-step instructions as well as pictures. All you have to do is follow along. The only (and I mean ONLY) thing that could slightly screw someone up is that instructions on changing from a 24-hour clock to a 12-hour clock comes after "how to set an alarm" in the manual and should come before, that way you don't have to go back and re-set your alarm. In total, set-up probably took me about 10 minutes tops. The argument about design is also extremely over exaggerated. Yes, the buttons are around the outside of the "circle". None are below the lower half, so the comment on having to pick it up to reach a button doesn't make sense, they are all easily accessible. They are also in my opinion extremely intuitive as to what they do. The alarm button has a picture of an alarm clock. The light button has a picture of a sun with +/- buttons next to it to change brightness. The sound button is a music note with +/- buttons next to it to change volume. And the sunset timer has a little sleeping person on it. Those are the only buttons, so I'm not sure why there is so much confusion. To turn it on, click the alarm button. It will ask you to either confirm or change the time it has in the system and then it's set. To turn it off, click the alarm button. The light will stay on until you hit the light button. Why? Because this is a "sunlight simulator". To all of the people complaining that they can't snooze the light, that would kind of defeat the entire purpose of this product, wouldn't it? You can't snooze the sun in the morning. I bought this product because regular alarm clocks just were not working for me. My old pattern of trying to wake up was setting 3 randomly timed alarms over the course of an hour. When the first one would go off, I would naturally turn it off without even waking up (I wouldn't remember it going off later). When the second one would go off, I would be in that completely disoriented stage of sleep and turn off and go right back to sleep. When the third one would go off, I'm be slightly more awake and would turn it off. Then tell myself "I'll just close my eyes for a couple more minutes" and end up sleeping for another half hour before jolting awake because my body goes "wait, weren't we supposed to go to work today?" This was not a flawless plan. Then I tried setting an alarm across the room. I would wake up, get up and turn the alarm off and turn my lights on at the same time. With my eyes burning, I'd return to bed to "close my eyes while they adjust" only to fall back asleep for another half or whole hour. I've had the Phillips Wake-up light HF3520 for about a month now. My wake-up plan has definitely changed. I can now set the alarm for when I actually need to get up (not 1 hour before for cushion time) meaning that I get more sleep. The light itself wakes me up not fully, but to the point where I'm in that drowsy-half asleep state and fully aware that the day is about to start. I do still need sound to get me fully awake, so I use the radio function. When I open my eyes, they are already adjusted so I don't have that painful piercing burn that I used to get when I'd turn the lights on (and honestly it was worth the $115 just for that function). I turn off the alarm and keep the light on. If I went to bed really late the night before, I sometimes get the urge to lay there for a couple minutes. Unlike when I used to do this, this time I'm fully awake so I can't fall back asleep and just get to chill for a couple minutes. Most days I don't even need to do this, I'm ready to go as soon as I turn the alarm off. We'll see how long it lasts, it has a pretty good warranty so I'm not that worried. Honestly, after 5 years if it breaks I would 100% pay another $115 to replace it. Being able to wake up and not immediately fall back asleep is wonderful.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020 by book crazy
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)
Although I had to knock off one star for the clunky controls and settings for this wake up light, I have to say that I really love using it. I got tired of waking up to annoying cell phone alarms for years, and wanted to check out this method. It really makes a huge difference using this, because you are not jolted awake with a sense of panic or urgency. You just have the light, which slowly turns on and begins brightening over the course of 30 minutes before the time you set it to wake you. Usually, this is enough to wake me up on its own and I turn it off before the auditory part of the alarm even goes off. But if you wait until it does go off, you wake to the peaceful sound of birds chirping and it feels like you are in nature. You have other options for the audio but that one is my favorite. This was $89.95 when I bought it (it's gone up since then to $108.95 at the time of writing this review), which I still consider expensive for an alarm clock with a light. But I absolutely love it and would buy it again.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2025 by Noneyabidness