Wake-up Light

I have your Wake Up Light (78 HF3531/60). It's fantastic and I love waking to the natural sounds of the dawn chorus - that's only when I'm a little more slow at waking as usually just the light does it and usually at a relatively low level too. Even my husband, who hates alarm clocks, likes it - especially the dawn chorus :-) My suggestion? Well now I'm wanting a simpler one which uses batteries and functions as a travel alarm clock. Ideally it'd have the dawn birds sound as an option (ie on or off). If it needed to have a soft beep then an option for either changing the volume or not to have it would be great. ie so as to not wake the partner. Might that be in development? Cheers

I just set it up last night for the first time and I love it already! I had read some reviews saying that it was hard to set up but I think its pretty straight forward with the symbols on the menu, I also kept the manual/instructions right in front of me too. The brightest setting on this lights my whole room up with bright, natural light . . brighter than the lamps we actually use in the room! Its awesome. The sounds are soothing yet loud enough to wake you and the speaker is sufficiently loud for the nature sounds. (i have no interest in trying the fm radio setting) I am ALWAYS late in the morning . . I just cannot get up! I woke up this morning maybe 10 minutes after the light turned on, and I was facing away from it!!! I'm really excited about what this lamp could do for my mornings! Only issue I had was since I was up before the alarm, I could not figure out how to disable the alarm before it went off (so it did not wake my boyfriend) so I ended up pulling the power for quick resolution. . but I'll look into that. Still so happy with this purchase!

This product is easy to use and is a huge leap forward from an alarm clock. I am not a morning person so waking up has always been a challenge. This sunrise simulator nudges me awake gently with its warm glow and then the pleasant sound of birdsong.

Perfect for seasonal affect disorder come winter time and gets me up and ready to roll at 4:30 am each day!!!!

The combination of light and sound works very well. First there is light which slowly increases in brightness, then at the alarm time the sound kicks in. I don't normally wake to the light alone but when the sound comes on the light makes it easier to awake. The sound comes on gently, increasing in volume. I love the snooze operation, where you just tap on the light face. I'm very happy my new alarm clock.

I received the Wake up light as a free sample. Overall I am extremely pleased with the Wake up light. When it arrived I was a bit skeptical if the light would work. The light is packaged well and easy to program. The directions clearly explain how to program the light with time, 2 different alarms and what sound I wanted to wake up to. I chose chirping birds as my wake up alarm and only heard it once in the first day. Everyday since then I wake up alert and wide awake before the birds chirped. 30 minutes before my alarm the light turns on and stimulates the sun coming up. Over time it increases in intensity. Every morning I would slowly wake up to see the light on and doze back to sleep. Usually 10-15 minutes later I would wake again because the light was brighter. The warm colored light awoke me everyday. I was surprised how I feel in the morning. I usually am sluggish and complaining how tired I am. Not this last 2 weeks definitely notice a difference and I enjoy not waking to my annoying alarm on my phone. Another bonus is I can charge my phone with the accessory plug in the back. Listen to music and radio and have everything in one place. At night I would turn on the white noise and listen to ocean waves to help me drift off to sleep. I would set it for 60 minutes but never made it that long I was asleep before it shut off. My 8 year old loved hearing the ocean waves and would fall asleep in my bed each night quicker then she ever had in the past. I know now I need to invest in another light for her room. The only problem I had was turning on the light in the middle of the night if I wanted to see where I was going. I would have to fumble with it in the dark to find the button. I'm sure with more use it would be easier to find. Overall very impressed and happy with this light. I like many moms struggle falling asleep because of everything on my mind. It was nice to lay there and put myself somewhere else and imagine laying listening to the ocean weaves. Very calming. All the sounds were nice to listen to but the ocean was my favorite. I have suggested this to my friends and will purchase soon for my daughters room. Highly recommend!

When I was sent this product to use for review, I was slightly skeptical. How can an electronic help me fall asleep faster and wake up feeling well rested? But having a bedroom in a basement with little to no natural lighting, I was excited at the possibility! Let me tell you, I have no idea how this little machine works, but I wake up feeling rested even after only having minimal hours of sleep some nights! I don`t use the fall asleep features as often as I should but the gradual light increase truly simulates the rising sun and creates the glow that would come through the curtains! I tried using the noises along with the light but they were too quiet for my basement as the sounds got lost in the large area even though it is positioned next to my bed. OH! And the midnight light! If I need to get up for whatever reason in the middle of the night, the midnight light is amazing! My husband stays asleep with no interruption and I can see where I am going. Also, the orange/white/yellow hue of the light doesn`t wake me up as a bright white or blue light would. It might be my favorite feature!

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest review. I have sincerely enjoyed owning this product. Since I struggle to wake up early, this product has become a lifesaver. It wakes a person up slowly using light that intensifies like the rising of the sun, followed by a normal alarm. Pros: *easy to set alarms *stores 2 alarms that are turned on by the push of a button *contemporary design that looks great on a nightstand *volume control *control of light intensity for both the alarms and the regular display *radio Cons *buttons on front have a small light over them, but you have to press below the light to find the button (takes some getting used to) *if you are very sensitive to light and it wakes you up easily, this might not be the best fit for you.If you set the alarm for 6:30, it will begin to light up at around 6am. This immediately wakes up my husband, so this alarm doesn't work well for him. *the buttons for turning the light on/off, turning alarms on/off,etc. (mainly the most important buttons) are not visibly labelled from the front. So when you wake up and are fumbling to turn off the alarm, you will have a struggle. I've had to literally memorize the location of each button, and even after that, I have to fumble around to locate them. I guess I could mark on the face of the light to fix this. Overall, if normal vibrating or ringing alarms have left you grumpy and desperate for 5 more minutes, this is the alarm for you. To be honest, I wake up super happy When I use this alarm, which almost never happens otherwise. The wake up process is so gentle that I am wide awake before I can even fight it

Overall, I am very impressed with this wake up light. I was not in the market for such item but when provided with a free one to use for this review, I couldn`t pass it up. I have been living with a very annoying alarm clock for the past 10 years and of course it did the job, it got me up in the morning. I would get tired of hitting the snooze button to only be woken up again by the same annoying beeping. When I tried the Phillips wake up light, I was impressed with the different features, the lighting options as well as the phone charger and sounds. The lighting is my favorite - Love that it will start dim and gradually brighten as the time passes. It is so easy to use and looks great.

Overall, I was much more impressed with this product than I thought I would be. I didn`t think an alarm clock could make a difference to me waking up in the morning. Since I started using this alarm clock, I have been able to wake up much quicker. Previously, I would set five staggered alarms and just about every day, I would snooze each alarm until the very last possible minute and still struggle to be awake enough to get out of bed. Using the gradual light followed by the soft but increasing sound helped me to wake up quicker and get up to start the day. I also liked using the midnight light function as it provided a soft light, but nothing that would be distracting. My toddler son also liked the midnight light function and has been asking for it in his room! I received this product for free in exchange for my honest review.