What took them so long to finally come out with this light ? Yes! A light that gradually brighten up and play soothing natural sound, as you slowly wakes up to it, is finally here!

According to Philips' homepage, this is how it works.

The Wake-up Light start producing light from half an hour before your set wake-up time. The light gradually brightens, like the sun rising. During those thirty minutes, the light falls on your eyes, and positively affects the production of energy hormones. This means that at the set alarm time your sleep and energy hormones are better balanced, and you feel more energetic when you wake up.

The key features are:

'Key features include 3 natural sounds, FM radio, and adjustable light intensity.'

On the health benefits,

'The Wake-up Light was designed to counteract insufficient light exposure when waking up and the negative consequences that may have on our well-being.'

'Additionally, studies by M.J. Norden and D.H. Avery from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA, found that dawn simulation helped reduce the time for getting out of bed, from 24.5 minutes to 9.6 minutes. It also helped reduce the time required to become reasonably alert from 49.2 minutes to 21.0 minutes.'

 

I wonder whether it's available locally at my place, let's go check it out!

 

Stop being woken up. Start waking up. Yeah!