Light Alarm Clock

How a light alarm clock can light up one's morning

There is nothing more disturbing than an alarm clock ringing in the morning. Surely, there has to be a better way. One possibility is a light alarm clock. They have the features to make rising to meet the day a lot more like the natural process of waking up to light that people are evolved for.

To many people, the alarm clock does not signal the arrival of another day nearly as much as it is a dreaded awakening. To others, it is something more tragic - the end of a night's sleep. When waking up is such a chore, the tendency is for people to lazily hit the snooze button to get a few more minutes rest only for those sadistic screeches to start again.

On the other hand, the right awakening can set a positive tone that will last throughput the entire day. With this in mind, the alarm clock industry has evolved greatly since its inception. Today, alarm clocks have so many categories and features that someone could buy one for every day of the year, with each one uniquely distinct from the others. This might include a variety of offerings such as built-in radios, dual alarms or iPod docking bays. More recently, they've included sunrise simulators, which along with nature-like sounds, is the perfect definition of a light alarm clock.

A light alarm clock boasts of its "dawn simulator" by using a light bulb to imitate nature. Starting with a bulb, this sophisticated technology makes the bulb grow more luminescent from around thirty minutes before the desired wake-up time. Afterwards, the clock rings its alarm, set to whatever sound one desires. This process fools the brain to think that the light which comes from the clock actually comes from the sun. When the brain thinks this way, the common response of the body is to wake up.

Combine this to the alarm and the mind is much more prepared to get up from that deep slumber. Furthermore, it is scientifically proven that sleep disorders are relatively easier to cure when people wake up to light. This alarm clock seeks to ensure that people wake up in as comfortable a way as possible. While any alarm clock can wake people up, being woken up in the right away really is very important.

However, as good as it may seem, there are a few kinks that prevent the light alarm clock from being the perfect device. For one, its ability to simulate the sun rests upon the darkness of the room. Therefore, this alarm clock will most likely not be of any use to people who do not sleep in dark enough conditions. Furthermore, it requires that sleepers put the clock on a bedside table that is roughly at eye level. Furthermore, its usability greatly deteriorates when it is farther away from the sleeper. Overall though, the light alarm clock is still something worth investing in.