Waking up is difficult, especially when the mornings become darker and colder. I’ve never been a morning person, but one device has helped me get closer to being one: a dawn alarm clock. After first trying a sunrise alarm clock about 10 years ago to brighten my windowless bedroom (new post-grad life), I’ve since tried many more models to find the best and brightest one to literally help you wake up for the night. the morning without feeling like you were sleeping. Walking Dead.
The downside is that these devices are not cheap, especially those that really include all the features you could want. If that’s stopping you from using your own Hatch or Philips sunrise alarm, good news: Cyber Monday is here to help. Many sunrise alarm clocks we recommend are on sale right now, so there’s no better time to buy one for yourself (or as a gift this holiday season!). Be sure to check out our Cyber Monday live deal tracker for more great deals.
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The adorable WiiM Wake-Up Light is small but mighty. Not only does it have a huge library of sounds to wake you up or fall asleep, and an easy-to-use app to create your routines, but it can also display a rainbow of colors in its light, making it feel like a smart light. bulb. The sounds it plays range from generic to random, from thunderstorms to Healing Music for Insomnia (a soft piano piece). While this lamp is small, the reading mode was still bright enough to read.
Lumie’s sunrise clocks are great; my favorite is the Lumie Luxe 700FM, but the Shine 300 is quite similar and is on sale right now. It’s a little smaller and doesn’t have the five radio station buttons, but other than that, it has the same features: bright enough to be a bedside lamp, a nice sleek shape with a stylish fabric base, and it has a sunrise and a sunset. option. Lumie watches only show military time, but you get used to it quickly and these fantastic sunrise alarms are worth the trade-in.
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Everyone asks me about Hatch Restore 2 when they hear that I test sunrise alarms. It’s a cool, stylish little device, but I think it shines best as a sound machine as it doesn’t shine bright enough to force me to wake up like other sunrise alarms do. It helps me fall asleep with its settable sleep routine and great sounds (plus bonus sounds if you subscribe to Hatch+ for $3 a month), so if you’re looking for a device that helps you fall asleep more than you think you need for Sube, this is a great choice.
This budget pick from our Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks guide has the opposite problem of the Hatch: it has no nighttime routine, unlike all the other options we recommend (and which are on sale right now!), so it’s Best for people who just need something to help them wake up and nothing more. It’s a great budget sunrise alarm before it’s even on sale, and the cheapest you can find during Cyber Monday.
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There is no better time to buy the Loftie lamp than now, as it is a very expensive model. It’s a great option for the design-conscious – nothing looks better than Loftie and the app is easy to use to set your alarms. He Loftie Watch ($120, $40 off) It’s sold separately (and on sale too!) and you’ll need it if you want to pair an audible alarm with your illuminating lamp. There’s only a nine-minute brightness period (other lamps will let you customize this and usually start at 20 minutes), so my trick is to set the light to finish lighting 10 minutes before the alarm goes off.