Wake-up Light

a pleasant way to wake up to warm glow light and sound of birds chirping. I also use it as reading light. good experience overall. My dog loves it too. He was intrigued when he heard the birds chirping the first time. He sniffed the clock and went back to bed:)

Especially for the winter. I finally buckled and bought this when my fiance and I started sleeping in when we shouldn't have been. While my fiance still remains oblivious to all alarms, it has helped me wake up (after which, I wake him up), and even when I'm tempted to snooze, the light seems to fill my mind and I'm wide awake. All those silly alarm sounds stopped working for us. And we had three different alarms already. I have the light setting maxed out, as anything lower than the 10 wouldn't wake us up.

I don't know what I did before I had this! Living in Ontario, Canada, winters can be DARK! It is so wonderful to wake up each day to light and birds! I can't help but be in a good mood! I suffer from SADS so this is really a needed component for my therapy! The instructions were a bit vague but I muddled through and figured them out!

It works well. You just have to tweak the light intensity settings in order to get the right intensity so you dont get awake too early in the cycle. The sounds are just there to tell you that its the time that you setted on the alarm, but you are already awake. I had problems getting up because I get up to the sun usually. It did the job, and its a small investment if you can get up happy all winter long. I think results may vary, but it is working for me and my girlfriend. Hope it helps

I received my Philips Wake-Up light yesterday and this morning, I woke up immediately when the lamp started lighting up. I didn't want to hit the snooze fifty times and I got up and got going a lot faster than usual. The gradual light is a soothing way to wake up, vs annoying alarms every 5 mins in the dark. The alarm sound is not annoying and is easily silenced by gently tapping the top of the lamp. I'm very happy with how easily I woke up and that I didn't feel like rolling over and going back to sleep, which was a problem with regular alarms. This was a great purchase, and the Wake-Up light is a beautiful addition to my room and decor.

Great to help me get up in the early morning in the dead of winter when it is dark! Very gradual and not too bright ( and I have it set to the brightest setting). Also, was concerned my husband would not like it since he gets up an hour after me. But Ive been using it for several weeks now, and he said he doesnt notice it at all (on my side of the bed). And he is a light sleeper. So that is a true test!!

I'm officially hooked on my Philips Wake Up Light! I bought one for my parents for the holidays and have recommended it to countless friends. I work in film production, which is notorious for odd and long hours. When I have to wake up at 5am one day, then 4pm the next, I rely heavily on my Wake Up Light to help me wake up easily and on time.

[Employee of philipsglobal] I brought this for a friend of mine as Christmas gift and he was very delighted. Wonderful product and his review as of today is HIGH- 10/10. Thank you Philips!!!

CORRECTION to my prior review by "eds72" --------------- You'll never want to return to a conventional alarm clock. The gradually increasing light over 30 minutes followed by a soft-beeping audio alarm makes a comfortable, natural waking environment. The unit is lightweight and of simple design. Good quality. Much better price than previous models. *After using this wake-up alarm a few weeks, I discovered that the orange clock display brightness is indeed dim-able to one of four settings using a button on the side of the unit. Apparently I missed this information in the manual, and was subsequently unable to edit my prior review as "eds72".

I absolutely fell in love with this lamp as it woke me gently in the morning. I do not wake up in the dark very well so this has been a tremendous help.