hOmeLabs Sunrise Alarm Clock - Digital LED Clock with 6 Colour Switch and FM Radio for Bedrooms - with Nature Sounds Sunset Simulation Touch Control - With Snooze Function

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Design – Consider the space you have to put your wake up light in. There’s no point buying a large light if you only have a tiny space to put it in! Alarm Option - Touch to turn on alarm mode. The existing alarm time will display for 2 seconds. To adjust the alarm time, hold for 3 seconds then use (+) and (-) to adjust the hour. Tap again to adjust the minute, and one last time to confirm. Press the Display Brightness button to choose between three different LED display intensities: low, high, and off.

Robert Leeming, How to design human centric lighting -- by scientist who discovered it, Lux, January 11, 2017 It did a good job of casting enough light when it was the only lamp in my otherwise dark bedroom, but it's a bit on the small side, and because of its headlamp-like shape it shines most in a particular direction. The light is also not as diffused as the higher-end alarms on this list—certainly enough to read by before bed, but not quite as able to bathe the whole room in light. It's still plenty bright to help wake you up, though. The Snooze button momentarily stops the alarm for 5/10/15/20 minutes by your Snooze setting. Alarm ring will resume after this time. The WiiM is the easiest alarm I've used. There is very little learning curve: Just load the Light app onto your smartphone, and plug the lamp into an outlet. As soon as you open the app it'll automatically discover the lamp. Well-designed screens walk you through the setup. The WiiM's app explains everything clearly, and there are physical buttons for snooze, brightness, volume, light modes, and mute. Sleep Timer - Touch this button to initiate sleep timer. Touch it once to set at 15 minutes and each press will add 15 minutes to the timer. Light will gradually dim until it turns off over the course of set time. Press twice for 30 minutes, three times for 60 minutes, and four times to turn off. Leave for 5 seconds to confirm.My wake up lights review was based on the first-hand experience of using these products at home. I used every of the wake up lights for a week at a time and noted how well the lights performed over that period of time. Lighting technology has moved on considerably in the last decade or two. Most of the modern sunrise alarms now consist of low-energy LED’s. The benefit of using LEDs is that they don’t generate much heat and can come inmultiple colors. The downside is that LED lights are generally not replacement, although they do tend to last for a long time. The gradual increase in light allows our bodies to awaken when we transition to a lighter sleep stage, helping to prevent the sleep inertia we sometimes get when awakened from a deep stage of sleep,” says Holliday-Bell. Plus, there are both short and long-term benefits of making the switch to this kind of wake-up device. She says it allows for a gentler wakeup that can lead to more energy, alertness and positive mood first thing in the morning. In the long-term, it can stabilize and reinforce the circadian rhythm, which may even improve sleep-wake cycles for easier mornings and nights.

Hold the Radio button for 3 seconds to scan available FM channels. These will be automatically saved. Mark Aloia, PhD, global lead, behavior change with Philips Respironics and psychologist in the sleep department at National Jewish Health in Denver, phone interview, September 11, 2018 Another great option for a little bit less is this Philips Wake-Up Light. It helps you wake up easily and with more energy and can improve your morning mood, according to the company. There are 20 light intensities to personalize the brightness, five natural sounds, and sunset as well as sunrise simulations to prepare your body for waking or sleeping by gradually changing the light levels. It does have a tap-to-snooze feature if that’s important to you, though the experts advise against snoozing. Why is this so heavy? And big? Those were my first thoughts when I took Philips' alarm out of the box. It reminded me of my college job at a hot rod shop, lugging around headlights from old 1950s Mercurys and Chevys. That's a good thing. The Philips HF3520 oozes build quality and is easily the nicest alarm in this guide. It has the usual features, such as an audible alarm, five natural wake-up sounds, and an FM radio.Moreover, some designs allow you to stream music via Bluetooth meaning you can play a soothing song or listen to your favourite podcast as your head hits the pillow.

Use (+) and (-) to set up alarm light rising time: 10/20/30/40/50/60 min/ OFF. Tap Alarm Option button to confirm. John Hanifin, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, phone interview, September 21, 2018 Use (+) and (-) to select the alarm light color (from C1 to C8, C2 being the cycling color). Tap Alarm Option button to confirm. Now you can be woken up with the relaxing sounds of the ocean or lively bird sounds, along with a gradually increasing light that starts 30 minutes before the alarm goes off. Or go to bed with the sunset stimulation that smoothly dims the room as you drift off to sleep. Why it made the cut: Built-in soundscapes, stories, and mind/body exercises can help calm your racing thoughts.That’s why exposing yourself to light in the morning, even if it’s only a simulation of the sun, will help trigger that alertness by suppressing the flow of the hormone melatonin from the pineal gland in the brain. (Darkness triggers melatonin release, while light can halt its production.) It's easily personalized, either on the device itself or via the SleepMapper app. There is a slightly cheaper model without this option, but the smart features allow you to analyze your bedroom environment and sleep patterns, helping you towards your best night's sleep. Wake up to nature sounds, ambient music or FM radio and at night, use the light-guided wind down function to ease you into sleep. Simply follow one of seven rhythms of light intensity with your breathing, to help you relax. Alternatively, drift off to also the simulated sunset, accompanied by natural sounds. Many wake-up lights also double up as ‘sunset’ simulators. This allows you to have a fading sunset effect at night to help you wind down. Instead of gradually increasing in brightness, from warm colors through to bright white light, a sunset effect starts off in the yellow spectrum and gradually dimsto complete darkness, and depending on which model you choose, it can also change to warmer red spectrum light as it’s fading out. Use (+) and (-) to select between 7 sounds. Tone 1-6 consist of nature sounds, while tone 7 plays FM radio. “Program the Radio”.