Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light Therapy Alarm Clock with Sunrise Simulation, White, HF3500/60

Because I wake up in a better way, I feel more rested and ready for …
A Brighter Start to the DayI moved from Florida to Iowa in the dead of winter and needed something to help me get up on cold, dark mornings. This Phillips Wake-Up Light definitely does the trick. Because I wake up in a better way, I feel more rested and ready for a good start to the day. If you share my sleeping habits, it will work for you too.Wake-up ExperienceThose of us who are heavy sleepers understand how painful phone alarms can be. The sudden jolt interrupts your dreams and makes for a bad start to the day. With this product I wake up gradually and gently, and I actually remember my dreams! It’s also much easier to get out of bed when there is already light in the room. Trust me, if you’re the kind of person who struggles to flip the light switch in the morning, you’ll feel the difference too.AlarmIn case you don’t wake up with the light only, an alarm goes off at the end of the thirty minute “sunrise”. The sound is a standard beeping. Other reviewers have mentioned this sound bothers them, but I don’t have that problem. Because of the light, your body is already awake by the time the alarm goes off. So you’re not jolted out of a deep sleep, just prompted to open your eyes. And if you feel tempted to close them again, you can snooze the alarm for ten minutes by simply tapping the lamp’s surface.LightThe light is a high-quality yellow LED light, and you can adjust the brightness on a 1 to 10 scale to fit your light sensitivity. I would prefer if the lamp had more colors, like orange and red, so it would look more like a real sunrise. If this is very important to you, then you can buy a higher-end model of the same product at a higher price ($100-$120). But if you are a college student like me, this $70 model offers a great quality-price ratio that will get the job done without breaking your budget.DesignThe wake-up light has a sleek and elegant design that looks pretty and saves space on your nightstand. It is also safer because it does not heat up like your typical bedside lamp. I noticed some reviewers were concerned about fragility because the product is very light. Don’t worry! In my half-asleep clumsiness I have knocked it over several times, and it is still alive.Overall, this product makes for a much improved wake-up experience, and you’ll have a better day every day of the week as a result. I’m really happy with this purchase. If you’re anything like me, I’m sure you’ll love it too. The wake-up light is easy to use, affordably priced and well-designed, so there’s no reason not to give it a try!

really like this alarm clock
I really, really, really like this alarm clock. It was exactly what I was looking for; except, now that I’ve had it for a few months, I wish there was a way to turn off the audible alarm and just use the wake-up light. (If there is a way, I’d be super grateful to anyone who can tell me how to set this up!)I’m a heavy sleeper and not really much of a morning person, especially with these dark, New York winters. So, getting up in the morning has always been difficult for me. For the past few years, I was using a similar “natural light” lamp connected to a switch with a timer on it, to help me wake up; however, with that contraption, I would still be startled awake, when the light turned on in the morning.With this “Wake-up light” alarm, I have the light ultimately set to the highest setting (10);however, about 30 minutes or so before the set wake up time, the light begins to illuminate, at a very low setting. It gradually increases until it reaches full illumination! It’s fantastic! Plus, it has a beautiful, warm glow to it that seems really natural. That said, the audible alarm on this thing is the typical, loud, annoying alarm, which is meant to keep you from over-sleeping; so, it works as intended, but it is the one annoying thing about this alarm that is keeping me from giving it a full five stars.I use my Android phone’s “Smart alarm”, which has a feature that uses a “gentle alarm” that starts off three minutes before the main alarm does, slowly increasing in volume, until it reaches the set, full volume. If this product developed a similar “smart audible alarm” or gave the user the ability to only use the wake-up light (and totally disable the audible alarm) it would be perfect, in my book.That said, it’s still a pretty nifty little gadget and I sometimes leave the light on during the day, if it’s gloomy outside, just because… LOL

Es excelente producto, Me lo recomendó un doctor para regular el cansancio crónico. Dudé comprarla por las opiniones respecto a la alarma, no es molesta, pero para no escuchar la alarma tan fuerte yo coloqué una calcomanía encima de la bocina y se escucha poco, lo suficiente para oírla sin estresarte, la la alarma ayuda en caso de que no te llegaras a parar con la luz (que no creo que pase, ya que es bastante luminosa para que te despierte) la luz no lastima los ojos y cuando me levanto ya no es necesario prender la luz de mi cuarto, al principio no confié mucho que me despertara, pero en tres días logré acostumbrarme y ahora no me despierto estresada tratando de apagar la alarma de mi celular. Mejoró mi ciclo de sueño, ya sólo tengo esa alarma para despertar y no las 20 alarmas que ponía antes en mi celular, definitivamente lo recomiendo.

ラインナップは、HF3500、HF3510、HF3520、HF3550の4種（HF3530、HF3540も未確認ですが存在するかも）で、HF3500は一番下位モデルです。上位モデルになると、自然な音による目覚まし音、光の色味の調整、夜明けの光の再現機能、タッチパネル操作、アプリとの連携機能などが付きます。試しに買ってみて自分の体質に合うか試してみるには、最低限の機能を備えていると思います。設定した時間の少し前から徐々に明るくなります。体調次第では設定している時間よりも早く目が醒めることもあります。設定した時間にはアラームも鳴るので、万一光だけで起きないときも安心。アラーム音だけよりも目覚めた際の意識はすっきりしていて、睡眠時間が少ない場合でも自然に起きられるようになりました。上位モデルよりも奥行きがなく省スペースで軽量。目覚まし時間のセットと、明るさの設定以外に設定することがないので、２つのボタン操作で特に迷うことなく使いこなせます。気になる点アラームの音量は中の下くらいの大きさで、音量は調整できません。寝不足のときは、予備の目覚ましを用意されたほうが失敗がないと思います。