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MedicalHuckleberry74 t1_ivi8wsg wrote

Reply to comment by Useful-Pattern-5076 in Okay, I changed my mind and now I hate it. by Witches_Brew

What is a wake up light alarm clock?

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cloudyoort t1_ivil43m wrote

It's mostly just is an alarm clock where a light slowly gets brighter for about a half hour before the actual alarm goes off. It's supposed to simulate the sunrise. The fancy ones also do color shifts from dark red to yellow-white light. It was life changing for me.

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MedicalHuckleberry74 t1_ivil99n wrote

That sounds awesome. There are a ton of options…which one do you have?

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cloudyoort t1_ivim8je wrote

I've had this one for about 7 years now: Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light, Colored Sunrise/ Sunset. Looks like they're still being sold on Amazon though for about $80. I also like it because you literally slap the thing to snooze it. No button, just slaps.

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KingBowser11 t1_ivjm5n5 wrote

I looked into a light alarm clock, I couldn't find one I liked so I eventually just went with a smart lightbulb in my bedroom lamp. Its basically the same thing but its just a light bulb with scheduling capabilities through a phone app. I have the Phillips system. Since getting that one light bulb, I now have them in my entire house. Extremely easy to set timers, dimming from my phone, turns on and off with location so never come home to dark house, change colors for holidays. It can also be voice activated from phone or Alexa. And motion sensors available for closets, etc. Highly recommend.

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Useful-Pattern-5076 t1_ivjx4sj wrote

They are awesome, I have a Phillips one as well. Highly recommend. I used to live in a den of an apartment with no windows so this was absolutely crucial to waking up

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