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21.10.2013

The Philips Wake-Up Light is a 20cm diameter white plastic clock radio with a slight difference. The centre of the light houses a digital clock with large orange numerals. Surrounding this display are the various buttons used in the day to day operation of the clock and they too glow orange when activated by touching near the digital display. All the clock face buttons are touch operated. Outside this circle of controls is the lamp itself and LED's are utilised to give an even illumination around the lamp with a colour temperature approximating to early morning sunlight. At the rear the clock's 'foot' houses the radio and speaker along with a number of switches that should only be needed during the initial setting up of the clock.The mains cable and FM antenna wire also exit via the 'foot'.In operation the LED's in the lamp start to illuminate 30 minutes before the alarm sounds. They come on gradually up to the light level you have previously set. The alarm itself can be FM radio or one of two pre-set bird songs. The light can also be used independently as a bed side lamp.The 'foot' of the unit contains the bird song/FM radio selector switch, the clock setting button and the display brightness buttons. The touch buttons on the front of the light allow you to switch the lamp on and off, adjust its brightness, set the alarm time, turn the alarm on and off, tune and turn on the radio and adjust the volume. Tapping the top of the lamp while the alarm is sounding gives you 9 minutes snooze time.I have used the lamp for a couple of days now and after a little experimentation with the settings have found it quite effective in use. Provided you don't have the lamp set too bright it is quite pleasant these darker mornings to wake up to a natural light.Two things I wasn't very happy with and caused me to dock the item a star is firstly there is no battery back-up with the clock so if the power supply fails, which in my part of the country it tends to do on a fairly regular basis, all your settings are lost and consequently no alarm. Secondly the complete manual for the lamp is not supplied with it. You get a 'Quick Start Card' and an 'Important Information Booklet' but if you want to read the full manual you have to go to the Philips web site. As the full booklet could easily be printed on a A4 piece of paper I feel this is penny pinching gone a little mad!However I do really like this unit, perhaps these winter mornings will no longer be too dark.
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17.11.2013

This is a clever little frizbe that lights up and also tells the time except dont throw it as it might break!This little frizbe or flying saucer is genius. The idea is that about half an hour before your alarm goes off it starts to slowly light up, getting gradually brighter nearer the alarm time to bring you out of sleep slowly like the morning sunrise and then at the allotted time (that you set) it starts to chirp like a dawn chorus waking you. You could also awaken to the sound of a cuckoo (not recommended as it is very loud, even on a lower volume) or if you prefer the radio can wake you up.All these sounds can be set to a volume to suit you and like the light, start of gently getting louder the longer you leave it.a swift tap at the top gives you 9 minutes snooze time.I was a bit sceptical at first and set my iphone alarm as a back up in case the sweet bird song lulled me back to sleep again but it worked! And has done every morning since.It works as a light too so you can do away with the bedside lamp if you wish as it is a really efficient lamp on its own. You can preset the light brightness from 1 to 10. I find it is better set at 8 as 9 and 10 is too bright to look at.To set it, you have the normal buttons for alarm set time set light settings and sound settings. The control buttons are visible when you get your hand close to it, they light up automatically, most are on the front but on the side there is a button to set the time and another the other side to set the brightness of the digital clock which glows orange with the middle dots flashing the seconds. The alarm and light brightness are set from the front with a plus and minus sign to go up or down. It is very easy to operate. The alarm can be switched on daily or left on all week if you like and changed at weekends if you fancy a lie in.I like it a great deal, one of my best alarms so far with none of the sudden loud beep or buzz yanking you out of sleep, this one slowly wakes you, slowly increasing in volume. Much better!The radio is a little tinny to listen to but if you just want it to wake you up its fine. It has an FM Ariel in the form of a long wine running from the back of the unit but it tucks down the back of my Bedside table so its not in the way.I do recommend this little thing and I am very pleased with mine
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6.11.2013

I've been waking up in the light for a few years now, mostly to Philips wake-up lights, so I'm already a convert. It's true that you do wake up more naturally, without suffering the normal (for me) morning grump of 'invasive' alarm clocks. I've actually had Philips wake-up lights with three different light sources in them - a fluorescent bulb (still in use, still great), a halogen bulb (for guests now, gets a bit hot) and now this one has an LED light-source. The new LED light-source is probably the best of all - it gives off no heat, so the light fitting can be smaller and needs no integral ventilation, and it also fades up and down very smoothly with no flickers like the fluorescent can have.Philips have taken advantage of these qualities and produced a very neat clever design, significantly smaller than previous versions and with a lot of style.It's very lightweight, maybe too light because it does tend to skate around the bedside table a bit, a little rubber foot at the back isn't quite enough to prevent it. The touch-buttons on the front have a proximity sensor which detects your approaching finger and they light up so you can see what you're doing in the middle of the night, it's a nice touch (pun intended). The light is, of course, quite bright on full setting and great for reading by - it's got a warm sunny colour and is nicely diffused so it doesn't cast harsh shadows. It's a great shame there's no Sleep function to turn the light (and/or radio) off after a given time - Philips save this feature for more expensive versions of their wake-up lights which seems more like cynical marketing than necessity. Speaking of which, this version only has two different alarm sounds (just in case the light alone doesn't wake you on some mornings) unlike previous (or more expensive) versions which had a wider selection. Luckily both sounds work well - they're both birdsong loops and are long enough to avoid sounding repetitive, even the one featuring an overly cheerful cuckoo is actually pleasant to wake to. The radio sound is much less satisfying, there's only room for a very small speaker (cleverly) tucked into the foot at back of the clock and it's very tinny sounding - bearable for talk radio but you won't want to listen to much music this way. Best make friends with that cuckoo...
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30.1.2017

I previously had a Lumie alarm which I used religiously throughout the winter, it definitely made getting up much easier, and banished much of the morning grump. However I had one massive issue, the display screen on it was so bright, even when it dimmed while the alarm was set, and very blue! It was keeping me awake and disturbing me, and there was no amount of covering it up I could do, the light leaked out from everywhere.So this winter I'd survived without my daylight alarm and it was getting harder and harder. So when this one came up with a good offer I went for it, hoping that I wouldn't suffer the same issues. It has some quirks,like you have to have an alarm "noise" but you can get round this by reducing the volume down to one and tuning the radio to static, honestly I've never noticed it making a noise. The clock face is always on too, however again you can reduce the brightness and it's a minimal orange glow that neither myself or my partner notice during the night. The whole product is simple to use and intuitive, I like that I can set the brightness of the light, turn it off and that's the brightest the alarm reaches. I love that the buttons only light up when your hand is close by and they quickly dim again. I love the shape and design too.I have found myself using this as a bed side light far more than I ever did my Lumie, the light is softer. I also like that the light stays on until you turn it off, I was often plunged into darkness while doing my make up or getting dressed as I'd forgotten the Lumie turns off after 30 mins.All in all much prefer this to the basic Lumie models, and it's doing a fab job.
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19.10.2013

As the dark, grey, chilly Winter mornings are about to depress us, this little lamp is a treat waiting to be experienced. Set it a half hour before you would normally expect to awaken and it will cosily coax you to wake up feeling quite refreshed. It simulates Sunrise and you can augment the process with bird sounds or music of your choice. Set-up is straightforward and it is helped by an accompanying quick-start guide and user manual. If you seek further information, you should refer to the Philips' web page.I love the simple, almost extra-terrestrial appearance of the lamp and find the soft, but clear, digital time display very relaxing. Most of the essential controls are located on the face and are operated by touch.Some others are located on the supporting stand at the rear of the lamp. Needless to say it is beautifully made and, from past experiences of Philips products, feel confident that it will offer extended use. Their technology is innovative and very reliable. I have made great use of their SAD lamps over the past 3 years and swear by them. I look forward to being pampered with this latest offering.It is not cheap, but quality rarely is. Some might consider it a bit of a luxury. It possibly is! Others might say it is an extravagance. Probably is! If, however, you don't mind waking up feeling really good on chilly Winter mornings, you might feel it's cheap at the price. Treat yourself. You're worth it!
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19.11.2016

This has changed my morning routine for the better. Over recent months I had been finding it increasingly difficult to rise in the morning, often snoozing my phone alarm several times.I purchased the Philips wake-up light alarm after a fair bit of research. I was sceptical about how effective it would be. I chose this model because the functions seemed most appropriate for my needs and budget.The light is natural and warm. Its brightness can easily be altered to any of the 10 options. I am able to wake up with the alarm set to a moderate intensity of number 6, though it is low light season here so I may need to increase this in the summer months. The sound volume gradually increased to gently wake you.I have not used the radio function.I do use the nature sounds to wake to in the morning. There are two nature sound options. They are on a short loop which is repeated but still far more pleasant to wake to than a classic alarm.I've found this alarm to be very effective. So effective that it's woken me with ease for a middle of the night flight, leaving me feeling alert and refreshed. Very easy set up and adjustment of settings
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25.11.2013

Don't like being dragged awake in the darkness during these winter months by an alarm clock? This Philips Wake-Up Light could be the answer. Set it for the time you'd normally get up and gradually the sunshine simulation builds up in intensity to the maximum level (which you can set)waking you up naturally before a backup alarm goes off at the time you set it. The alarm can be snoozed by simply tapping the light.This is an upgraded version of the HF3500/01 and gives you the choice of setting the alarm to either FM Radio or two different bird sounds. It also has a dusk setting enabling it to be used in reverse to send you off to sleep. Compact sized this light fits easily on my bedside cabinet,it's also very light and annoyingly it slides around when touching the control buttons if not held in place. The clock display is easy to read at night and not overly bright like some other alarm clocks.Philips to a vast range of Wake-Up lights and personally I prefer the larger cylinder style one, but if you want a compact model and budget is a concern this one is is a good buy.
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14.1.2020

I really like this lamp - it definitely works and wakes me up much better than a sudden loud alarm! However, for the money, it feels a touch lacking. You can only have one alarm time - so no weekend settings. It is really easy to set and turn on each day but it feels a little bit manual - you have to make sure the alarm icon is on each night by pressing a button - which is easy enough to set in fairness. My other issue is that it is really lightweight - it's not much of a grumble but with the touch sensitive buttons, the unit tends to move around the bedside table quite a bit. The light is lovely and bright on full setting. The bird noises are nice and work really well. As others have said,if the device is unplugged you immediately lose the time and alarm settings, so you have to set them again. It really should have some sort of memory for the price it is! There's an FM radio too with an aerial if you'd rather wake to that. Overall, I'm defintely keeping it but I'm sure there are probably better value alternatives.
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10.1.2014

I've set mine to wake me up a few minutes before my normal alarm goes off, and because the light takes 30min to turn on to the max setting you selected, it wakes me up very gently. None of the trauma you get with a normal alarm beating you awake.The only complaints I have are a) because I've set my max light setting to 5 (out of 10) only, if my face is turned the other way it doesn't always wake me up (but this is remedied easily enough), and b) you cannot turn the sound OFF.You can either select birds chirping or the radio, while I would prefer neither, the light and my Blackberry alarm should be enough.The radio is also kind of cr4ppy.Not to mention the bird songs kept me confused for ages,because I could never decide if it was the Phillips Alarm Clock or actual birds I could hear. So I would spent a few minutes every morning fussing with the device until I was sure the alarm was switched off and it was real birds outside chirping.
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10.11.2013

A nice, futuristic looking item, although fairly cheap and lightweight in terms of materials, especially given the premium cost.The radio, as you might expect is limited, a bit tinny and I didnt like the cheap wire antenna....again given the cost you would have hoped Phillips would have come up with something a bit cooler (even a metal extendable one would have been better).My daughter loves it however, at 10 years old she likes the slow wake up process to gradually increasing light (and boy does it get bright...you can hardly look at it at full brightness!) and the sound of bird call.At the end of the day if you like a short sharp alarm so you can jump out of bed (or easily hammer a button with your fist for a 10 minute snooze),or hate the sound of birds in the morning, this isn't for you. If you like 30 mins to gradually surface, look no further!!
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1.10.2014

I used this for the first time this morning after it arrived in half the time originally quoted- bonus. I have to say I absolutely love it! I actually woke up smiling. It was easy to set up and I don't find the clock disturbs my sleep at all (I have it above my pillow, on the headboard). The clock figures are large and orange but it wasn't a problem. I wanted to be up by 6 so I set it for 6 and the light came on gradually from 05.30. The birdsong started once the light was fully lit and I found it immediately easy to get up (instead of needing to snooze several times). I chose this over the Lumie because of the addition of the radio and birdsong.If you're like me and you're suddenly noticing a real difference with how quickly you can drag yourself out of bed now the mornings have got so much darker, then this is just what you need. Highly recommended!
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19.4.2017

I bought this because I was really struggling to get up in the dark mornings. I was slightly skeptical but decided to take the risk..so pleased I did! The light really does wake you up and I have definitely felt more awake in the mornings. 3 months on and I still get woken in the same way. I thought my body might 'wise up' and ignore the light but so far it hasn't. I use the radio setting as the alarm sound, can't comment on the effectiveness of the preset sounds as I haven't used them. They are 'natural' sounds, no blaring robotic buzzing! The red light that tells the time is quite bright but you can dim it fairly low which doesn't keep me awake at night.There is no battery so it has to be plugged in all the time to avoid losing the time and resetting.
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10.12.2013

The most miserable thing about this time of year is waking up when it's still dark, getting dressed and trudging out into the gloom. This nifty gizmo makes at least part of that less awful by mimicking the effects of sunrise so your circadian rhythm adapts by thinking it's not dark when you wake up. Every little helps, I tell you.I'm usually woken by the light before the alarm, which is handy as the alarm is pretty grating so I just use that to tell me when it's time to get up, not to wake. I can't cay for certain that it's had a definite effect on my mood or anything, but it's certainly a lot nicer than the Today programme flicking on at 6.45 and jolting me awake with something like Ed Balls ruining my morning,For that alone, I'd give it four stars.
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24.6.2014

This lamp initially feels a little cheap, but is actually fairly well built and robust.The aerial isn't great, and needs careful positioning to get decent FM radio reception but once done the audio quality is reasonable for a device which isn't really designed for proper 'listening'. Having the light and radio to wake up to is nice, rather than an offensive beep.The lamp brightness is easily adjusted even while off so ideal if you want to have it on low for reading, but come on at full brightness to wake up.The only downside, which isn't really a fault of the lamp, is that I find I need to face it for the light to be effective in waking me up,so if I happen to be facing away from it when it's time to wake up it's not that effective.
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8.11.2013

Really like this alarm clock from Philips who have a great track record in home electronics. This unit feels very well made and durable and really does what it aims to do: wake you up in a more natural way. I'm a very light sleeper so I don't need a very loud alarm clock,,this wakes you up initially by activating the light which mimicks natural sunlight. I have found I wake up just by this alone but if you are a heavier sleeper it sounds an alarm after 30mins. This alarm is birdsong so is less shocking than a buzzer. So should you buy this over a standard alarm clock? I found it a nice change to get woken up gradually and the light feature is very handy, allowing you to use the unit as just a bedside lamp.I would say give it a go
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