This is the Philips Wake Up Light, which is by far, in my opinion, the best and most practical
alarm clock you can get as of January 2017.
So on Amazon, you can find this product in white and black.
Here I have the black version, and there's a different and more expensive model that
can do a better job at simulating the sun, by using different colours, but that's not
what this video is about.
This product isn't new or anything.
In fact, it was posted to Amazon.ca on the twenty-eighth of April in 2015.
Also, before we start this review, I just want to note that I'm a very heavy sleeper
so my experience with this alarm clock will probably be different than your experience
with it.
So I've tried various alarm clocks in the past, including using my phone with an app
called Sleep [Cycle], and a different app called Sleep [as] Android, which was honestly
a great app.
They were both great apps.
I tried using two different Fitbit's, and an Android Wear smartwatch that vibrate on
the wrist to wake me up.
But I kept finding myself coming back to the Philips Wake Up Light because it's just practical
and easy to use.
You don't have to wear anything on the wrist, which could get in the way of a good night
sleep.
And your phone doesn't even need to be anywhere near by for this alarm clock to work.
Setting up the alarm clock is super easy; anyone can do it.
All you have to do is plug the power cord into the wall, and then the other end into
the alarm clock.
And then you can set your time using the plus and minus buttons on the bottom.
On the side, you can chose between three different types of sounds to wake you up.
The first two are natural sounds that include ambient noise and birds chirping.
The second option is a little heavier on the ambient noise.
The third option, which is the one I personally use, plays the radio.
So, you have this antenna that sticks out of the alarm clock; it's more of a wire.
And it has the flexibility to allow you to manuever the antenna around to get a better
signal.
You can then use the buttons on the radio (alarm) itself to tune it to your favourite
FM radio station.
Now this is great, but the main function of this alarm clock is the light.
Which actually simulates the sunrise, and in theory, this would get you out of bed gradually.
The alarm clock will let you chose a setting between one to ten to wake you up.
(With) ten obviously being the highest.
And it will probably surprise you how bright this alarm gets.
When set to ten, this alarm clock will output 200 lux.
Here is the studio, albiet small, being lit up by just the lamp (alarm) itself.
And here it is again, being lit up by a 480 lumen light bulb.
So it's not bad at all!
It can actually double as a lamp for your room.
The screen itself can also be dimmed pretty low with the button on the back of the alarm
clock.
So how effective is it?
Well, like I said earlier, I'm a very heavy sleeper.
So this alarm clock worked (really well) for the first week that I had it.
Maybe a little longer.
But that happens to me for all alarm clocks.
And when this alarm clock works, it works really well.
If someone were to ask me to recommend an alarm clock, without a doubt, I would recommend
this one.
For other heavy sleepers out there, I would highly recommend looking into this product,
because it is my favourite alarm clock on the market right now.
And it's just really unique and practical.
If there's an alarm on the market that's likely able to make you wake up without feeling groggy,
[it would either be] the one that cooks bacon, the one that automatically makes coffee for
you, or it's the Philips Wake Up Light.
That's it for this video, thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.
So I just finished editing, it's currently 10:37 and I have not noticed how tired I was
when I recording the voiceover for the video.
Listening to my commentary, it sounds like I was sick...
Had a really long day, I'll be more energetic in the next video.