Wake-up Light Dusk simulation

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Wake up naturally: Designed to wake you perfectly; The Wake-up Light wakes you up in a natural way, using light that increases gradually. From now on, waking up will be a pleasant experience. It makes use of an energy-saving lamp and the design in the shape of a lamp suits every bedroom.

Philips Wake-up Light HF3480/01 Dusk simulation 4.4 5 46 49

This product is a brilliant creation I purchased one of these dusk lamps as a friend had said they had one and the dusk light really helped them get up in the morning. I thought I would try this as I really struggle in the Autumn/Winter months when it is darker in the mornings. As soon as I used this product, it was immediately easier to get up in the morning. This may be psychological but it works for me. It also has a clock and and radio function which I like and this particular model has the option of a USB to play your own music if you want. Highly recommended. 28 August 2012

Excellent product, aids waking up Gives a very warm wake up light. Really does feel like sunlight rather than a build. Only knocked points off as the controls can be a bit fiddly. Still a great product! 26 July 2012

Top marks for a top product This is a brilliant way of waking up gently and easing into the start of the day. I usually wake up before the bird tweets sound that I have set my alarm too but even it starts tweeting, my first thought is that the birds are up early (winter) and in summer it just adds to the sounds outside. It even get our cats up on the window sills inquisitively. 25 July 2012

Works well, but fiddly to set up and operate I've had one of these for about ten months. It does the job well: light comes on slowly to aid gentle waking and the radio function is fine to listen to as you are waking up. However, the buttons are not well designed and are fiddly to use. For example they are all push and rotate buttons (push operates one function, eg on/off; rotate operates another, eg volume) which means you can end up using one function when you wanted to use the other. Styling is a question of taste. I wouldn't describe this as chic, but it isn't ugly either (my wife disagrees with the latter). 25 July 2012

Brilliant if you are not a morning person! Having struggled with waking up on dark winter mornings for years I invested in a Philips Wake-up light 2 years ago. It really is a big help in the winter as its glow slowly fills the room starting 30 mins before the alarm goes off to slowly bring you to conciousness! I had been reluctant to buy one because of the price - which I still think of as expensive - but you have to look on it as an investment. 25 July 2012

Good features but fiddly to use This product is great for gently waking you up on a dark winter's morning. The light and radio come on slowly 30 mins before wake up time to ease you into the day. The product is however quite painful to use. Trying to change any settings or switch between light, radio and on or off is not as straightforward as I would like. 24 July 2012

Waking up is so much better now I'm very happy with this wake-up light. It took a few mornings to figure out the best sound, volume and brightness for me, I personally like the FM radio function. It didn't take long to learn how to use and its relatively easy even in the dark, with only the odd wrong button press. So much better than jumping out of your skin to a tinny mobile phone alarm. 13 December 2011

Looks good and does the job but has a few annoying features Overall it looks good and it in nice waking up with a gradually increasing light followed by the radio. However the dual functions are a bit fiddly as you have to roll the wheels for some functions and press them for others so it is easy to press while you are rollng and mess up the setting. As I have to have it close to my bed, the light on the lowest setting is still a little bright so I wake up before the radio comes on. Also the radio volume flickers, so sometimes it is too quiet / too loud, I think this may be a fault so if it is I will send it back. 24 October 2011

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Light wakes you gently

Gradual light prepares your body to wake up
Energy-saving lamp

Light intensity

Up to 300 Lux for natural awakening
Clinically proven to make waking up more pleasant

Natural wake-up sounds

Choice of 4 natural and pleasant wake-up sounds

Wake up to your favourite radio station

Digital FM radio
Great sound quality thanks to the integrated sound box

Dusk simulation

Drift to sleep with gradually dimming light and sound

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Gradual light prepares your body to wake up

Light gradually increases over 30 minutes before your set wake up time. Light falls on your eyes and positively affects your energy hormones, preparing your body to wake up. This makes waking up a more pleasant feeling.

Energy-saving lamp

Wake-up Light is the only dawn simulator that makes use of an energy-saving lamp. It consumes up to 24% less energy compared to a Wake-up Light with a normal light bulb.

Up to 300 Lux for natural awakening

The sensitivity to light differs a lot per person. In general, when using a higher light intensity a person needs less time to become fully awake. The light intensity of the Wake-up Light can be set up to 300 Lux. This makes sure you can wake up to the light intensity that suits your personal preference best.

Clinically proven to make waking up more pleasant

It has been clinically proven that light is a more pleasant way to wake up, and improves the quality of waking up.

Choice of 4 natural and pleasant wake-up sounds

At your set wake-up time, you will start hearing a natural sound or the selected radio station. It starts out quietly and takes a minute and a half to reach the volume level you selected. There are four sounds you can choose from: morning birds in the forest, cows from the alps, a cuckoo sound and relaxing yoga music. The gradually increasing sound will make the wake up process even more pleasant, ensuring you're never rudely awakened.

Digital FM radio

The built-in digital FM radio lets you wake up to your favourite songs or news station every day. Just select your favourite radio station and at your set wake-up time it will start to play, at first gently, gradually increasing over ninety seconds to the volume level you selected.

Drift to sleep with gradually dimming light and sound

The gradually decreasing light and sound help you to drift to sleep. You can set your preferred time for the duration of the dusk simulation.

Great sound quality thanks to the integrated sound box

The speaker in this Wake-up Light is backed up by an integrated sound box, assuring great sound quality when listing to the FM radio or when waking up with the natural wake-up sounds.

* Norden, M.J. et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 1993; Gordijn, M. et al. Universiteit van Groningen, 2007