In this video, we are going to be reviewing the Philips.
Wake up light, let's get into it.
The Philips wake-up light is a.
Clinically proven the light therapy lamp and alarm clock that's used to improve
your energy, your sleep, and your general well being. So,
as I was putting together this video,
the alarm clock was ranked as number 12 out of all alarm clocks on Amazon.
But as I recently checked, it actually bumped its way up to number 11.
So basically the Philips light is an alarm clock that simulates the sunrise.
So you set your alarm on here and about 30 minutes before it goes off,
the light will slowly start getting brighter and brighter until it's at its
brightest when your alarm clock goes off. So, first of all,
why would you want an alarm clock like this?
So if you are waking up in a dark room,
you probably know how difficult it is to get up in the morning.
And so being able to wake up with a light in your room is going to be very
beneficial, not only for your energy levels when you're waking up,
but also the health of your circadian rhythm.
Your body's trained to produce certain hormones based on if there's sunlight or
if there's lack of sunlight.
And so having that light first thing in the morning is going to allow you to
tweak those hormones and to feel more energetic a little more quickly in the
morning. Now there's two ways that this would work. Number one,
if you are a light sleeper,
the light will actually cause you to wake up in the middle of a sleep cycle,
which is going to leave you more refreshed and more energetic when you actually
open your eyes in the morning.
There's a study on sleep inertia that if you're woken up in the middle of a deep
sleep,
you can actually be more tired for up to four hours after getting up during the
day. Now, if you're a heavy sleeper,
the alarm is going to wake you up out of your sleep like it normally does,
but instead of opening your eyes to a dark room,
you're now going to have a room that's pretty much fully lit.
Now the light is currently listed at $39.95 on Amazon.
And if you're interested in checking it out, you can find the link in the bio.
But Philips overall has a bunch of different models that range anywhere from
$40 to about $200. So out of all their models,
this one is going to be the lowest price.
Now the feel of the alarm clock is really interesting.
So it has a very lightweight feel. Uh, some people may describe it as cheap.
I honestly think it has a very futuristic feel. It's very, very lightweight.
It doesn't feel like it's super fragile or anything, but overall,
it's just a very simple body.
Now in terms of the hardware of the clock on the right side of the clock,
you're going to have a button that allows you to change the time, right?
There's a little display on the front of the clock that allows you to see what
time it is. And then on the left side of the clock,
you're going to have a button that allows you to change the brightness of the
clock. So this is super useful, I don't want a super,
super bright light blaring in my eyes when I'm going to bed.
So you can actually turn it pretty low to where you barely even see it if
there's a little bit of light in the room.
Now you've also got four buttons on the front, on the left,
you have the ability to turn the light on and off,
in the middle you're going to have the buttons that are going to allow you to
dim or brighten the light - and there's 10 different settings on there.
Or if you're setting the clock,
it's actually going to allow you to change the time on the clock as well.
And then on the right side, you have the ability to turn on your alarm,
or obviously you can turn it off as well. And then there's one more feature,
which I actually just found about as I was putting together this review,
which is if your alarm is going off,
you can actually tap the top of the alarm clock and it's going to snooze it for
nine minutes. And so I'm against snooze, I've never ever used that,
but I just found that out.
So that is a very interesting way to allow you to hit the snooze button in the
morning. So overall, in terms of design of the alarm clock, it is very,
very simple, right? It's not too difficult of an interface.
You've got the buttons on the side that allow you to change brightness and time.
And then you've got a very, very simple layout of turning on and off the light,
changing the time or changing the brightness,
and then also turning your alarm on or off. Now let's talk pros and cons, right?
I will preface this by saying I've never used another wake-up light before,
but I am so, so impressed with this wake-up light.
I probably will never be switching. So if we're talking pros, first of all,
it is an amazing thing to be able to wake up in the morning and have your room
fully lit, right?
I'm not a fan of waking up when it's dark and then you turn the light on your
eyes are so heavy and you can't see anything.
So it's super easy to just roll over,
turn off my alarm and have that room well lit so I can go and turn on another
lamp,
and then my eyes are already somewhat adjusted when I wake up in the morning.
So another pro would be the battery life of this alarm clock.
Now it is hardwired in,
but in terms of the actual life of the LEDs in the light itself,
I've read that they can last up to 16,000 hours. Now,
I don't know how true that is, cause that's a lot of time,
but I've been using this pretty much every single day for about four years now,
and I've had no problems with the light itself.
Another pro - I have seen that other alarm clocks that use light actually only
have like four to seven or four to eight settings.
And so every time the light gets a little brighter, it's a very quick switch,
whereas this one actually has a really,
really slow fade when you use the alarm itself.
And so it's not just gonna like have levels,
but it's actually going to slowly build up from nothing until it is at full
brightness. So it's a very smooth transition to that full brightness.
And then for me, honestly, some people may see this as a con,
I see it as a pro - It's very, very simple.
You've got four buttons on the front,
two buttons on the side and then the legendary snooze button. But besides that,
it's not going to challenge people who aren't very technically savvy. It's very,
very straightforward and there's not a lot of features, but at the same time,
again, that's a good thing because we're keeping it simple. Now let's talk cons.
So some people may find it a con that there aren't a lot of features.
Some of the higher priced items on Philip's website and other wake up lights
have a lot more features such as different sounds, such as the radio,
plugging into a charger and being able to charge your phone.
So this isn't going to have any of that.
This is just going to be your bare necessity alarm clock that's going to be
pretty simple to operate. Another con,
and this is something I hear a lot from people who use this product is that it
has a pretty obnoxious alarm. Um, and I'll play that for you right now..
And so you actually.
Can't change the volume of this alarm, which could definitely be a con.
What I do to change that is I actually have my phone alarm go off a minute
before this goes off.
And so I wake up to a very peaceful tone for my phone alarm,
which is across the room.
And then usually I'll just turn this off before it even goes off in the morning,
I'll get up, turn my phone off and start my day. But if that doesn't work,
then the alarm will go off. I'll already be awake.
So I can just turn it off and start my day.
Another con for this is going to be the fact that if the power does flicker off
for even if it's a split second,
so even if I just unplug this and plug it back in,
you do lose all your settings. So it's going to go back.
So your alarm won't go off. And again,
a great way to just avoid this being an issue is to set a second alarm on your
phone so that if for some reason the power goes out,
and for some reason you lose your settings,
you're not going to sleep in or oversleep,
but you are going to have your phone alarm, which is going to help you wake up.
But that's it guys, honestly, very, very simple product.
I wanted to keep this straight to the point because of just how simple this
product is and how incredible it's been.
I would 100% recommend that if you don't have a wake-up light,
that you look into buying one, even if it isn't this one. Again,
if you do want to pick this one up,
you can check the link in the bio to grab yours again,
only $39.95 on Amazon
and it's a great addition to the morning because it honestly does help with your
energy.
I've had a few nights where I've been traveling or where the power has gone out,
and I haven't woken up to a fully lit room and it's been a little more difficult
to get going.
And so it's a really nice thing to have this in my room to wake up to a fully
lit room and to be able to start the day with that tone. So I want to know,
which wake up light do you currently have? And if you don't have one,
what is stopping you from getting one? Because they are incredible,
and I'm just interested in knowing. But besides that again,
we're keeping this short and sweet. I appreciate you guys a ton.
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