If you’re someone who feels stressed out from the moment your aggressive iPhone alarm clock goes off in the morning, you’re not alone.
There’s something about the persistent ring of a smartphone alarm that seems to make our cortisol rise before we’ve even got out of bed.
If this is you, you need the Sunrise Alarm Clock.
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For $59.99 on Amazon, you can enjoy a gradual and more tailored approach to waking up and getting up every day.
The Sunrise Alarm Clock slowly changes colour and brightness from dark red to bright yellow between 10 and 60 minutes before your alarm is set to wake you.
You can choose what sound you want to wake up to, whether that’s birds singing, the ocean, streams, piano music, soft music or natural sounds like you’re in a forest.
Shoppers who have got their hands on the Sunrise Alarm Clock have praised the fact you can set two different alarms for different needs, such as work days and the weekends.
This means you are always up in time but can enjoy a more relaxed approach on Saturdays and Sundays.
Another of the top “hidden features” Aussies are loving is the Sleep Aid Feature Setting, which uses the power of light and music to gently help you get to a relaxing bedtime.
Simply press the sleep button and the light alarm clock will gradually dim from 100 per cent to 0 per cent for between 10 and 120 minutes (according to your setting).
The four sounds — rain, forest, river and FM radio — have been desgined to help you fall asleep quickly, and the sleep aid function will automatically turn off when it reaches the time that you set.
The alarm is ideally suited to both heavy sleepers who find it hard to get up with the dark winter mornings, but it also works for parents — if you have young kids who need to calm down in the evenings and know when it’s time to get up first thing.
The clock is incredibly popular on Amazon, where it has sold more than 200 units in Australia already this month and it has a 4.2 star rating across more than 1,000 reviews.
“Used it about three times now and really like,” one shopper wrote.
“Is a lovely way to go to sleep with lovely colours and the sound of waves. Also very calming to wake up gently with the light gradually getting brighter til my alarm goes off.”
Another added: “Very clever design. Gradually brightens up like a sunrise and the colour of the light is similar to the sun too”.
While a third said: “Actually awesome. Bought as bday present for little sister to help make it a bit easier getting out of bed in the morning for school.
“She loves it. She also loves that she can use it to get to sleep peacefully listening to rain pattering against a roof or forest sounds or a river water sounds.
“Very good for easing anxiety and calming down after a long day.”
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