So, what do those people use? Are they being serenaded awake, or do they open their eyes to a platter of fresh fruit and cinnamon rolls? According to TikTok, they use the Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light Therapy Lamp, a sunrise-simulating alarm clock shaped like an uneven donut. I strongly believe that anyone who brands themselves as a morning person does not wake up to that sound. ![]() I sought to replace the jarring iPhone alarm that woke me up every day, which left me irritated and groggy. I have a bad habit (see: lifestyle) of staying up late, and while I could rearrange my schedule to aid my sleep, capitalism always seems to be the most convenient option. I invested in essential oils, a humidifier, and a Casper pillow, all of which helped me sleep better, but didn’t alleviate the struggle of getting up. Yet during the past two years, I began valuing sleep more than before, most likely because it served as the one time of day I could go without hearing something devastating. If you have one of the aforementioned kits and you haven’t completely set it up yet, please refer to the links above to see both our review of the kit and a guided setup routine.I am not a morning person - never have been, and never will be. So definitely read all the way through the tutorial before making any purchases.įor the purposes of this tutorial we’re assuming that you have already configured your bulbs, and your smart bulb system is up and running. Although the GE Link starter kit is very cheap (and a great way to get started with smart bulbs in general), it’s not the best sunrise alarm clock solution. If you own (or plan on buying) the Wink hub, follow along with the GE Link instructions below, as both the Link and the Wink use identical control software (the Link is just a lightbulb-only version of the full Wink hub). RELATED: HTG Reviews The Wink Hub: Give Your Smarthome a Brain without Breaking the Bank Where they really differ is the control hardware/software, so we recommend both reading over our full reviews (linked above) as well as reviewing the next section of the tutorial where we show you how the sunrise simulation software works. ![]() Belkin WeMo Lighting Starter Kit ( ~$50)įrom a light-output standpoint, they’re nearly identical in every way (truly the nuanced difference between them is very small and amounts to a half watt of power consumption here or there and/or a slightly different shade of warm white).To follow along with our tutorial, you’ll need one of the following smart bulb kits: ![]() There’s really no reason to buy a dedicated and high-priced sunrise alarm clock when a smart bulb starter kit is the same price (or even cheaper) than a dedicated sunrise alarm clock. ![]() Most sunrise simulating alarm clocks are about as bright as a 60-watt bulb typically in a large light diffusing container of some sort (most such alarms look like plastic moons or big white cylinders) and range in cost from $70-200. There are commercial solutions on the market, but they’re mostly expensive, bulky, finicky, and underpowered. RELATED: How to Set Up Your Philips Hue Lights Unfortunately, depending on when you wake-up time, you might need to get up long before the sun even rises. Waking up as a result of the sun naturally streaming in the windows and flooding the room with bright light is definitely far more pleasant than waking up to the blaring of an alarm clock.
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