Product Description

Wake to Your Own Personal Sunrise. Naturally. Why Waking Up is Hard to Do: Traditional Alarm Clocks wake you with a sudden jolt of noise that interrupts you final stage of sleep, causing a condition known as sleep latency that makes it hard to get out of bed. The effects of sleep latency can last all day. A Better Way to Wake Up - Naturally. Your body knows when to go to sleep and when to wake up from the light/dark signals it receives. Unlike the sudden jolt of your alarm clock, your Daybreak provides a natural sunrise that wakes you gradually. By gradually pulling you from the final stages of sleep into wakefulness, you'll wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go - no jarring alarm, no feeling like you just woke up. You'll Sleep Better, too. Your Daybreak can help you get more from your sleep cycle in two important ways: First, waking up gradually to sunrise simulation allows your body to fully complete its final sleep stage. This also sets your body clock's sleep timer so that you fall asleep more easily at bedtime. Is it any wonder that many of us have a hard time sleeping? We have all sorts of lights on in our homes, then quickly turn them off and expect to fall right asleep. Sometimes it can take 30 minutes or more before our bodies are ready for sleep. The second way your Daybreak helps with sleep is by providing a sunset simulation - a gradual decrease in light that tells your body clock to slow down. By replicating nature's sunset, you're giving your body clock the signal it needs to know that it's time to go to sleep. Get Up on the Right Side of Your Day. Begin every morning with your Daybreak, and see how easy it is to get going. Research has shown that getting the right amount of light before you wake can get your body clock started properly, and start your morning refreshed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20126 in Health and Beauty
• Color: white
• Brand: Philips Respironics
• Model: DayBreak Duo Dawn Simulator
• Released on: 2008-04-22
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 9.00" w x 3.00" l, 3.00 pounds

Features

• Sunrise Mode - Set your wake time, Daybreak does the rest. Adjustable Sunrise from 15 minute to 2 hours.
• Sunset Mode - Signals your body clock that it's time to fall asleep (great for putting children to bed!).
• Dual AM/FM Radio Alarm - In case you'd like some music with your sunrise.
• Orange Backlit Touch Screen - Ultra easy to use and won't disturb your sleep like white, blue, or green displays.
• Adjustable Screen Intensity - Bright during the day, auto-dims during sleeping hours

Customer Reviews

Great clock so far
I used to struggle to get out of bed every morning despite 4 different alarms, and then I felt like a zombie all day - totally exhausted. As the sunrise started to occur later and later each morning (but I still had to be awake and out the door before it got light), I got really desperate to find a sunrise alarm clock. I researched several different models and finally decided on this one. I liked that I could use my own lamp, as with other models, but this one also had a radio. I listen to the radio while I get ready in the morning and really didn't want a separate clock and radio in the bedroom.

I was nervous about ordering this clock since it had just come out, it was expensive and there were no reviews - but I was desperate! I am very happy with it so far, but like another reviewer mentioned, I wish there was a "sleep" function for the radio. That is my only complaint after a month. I am no longer exhausted and groggy all day at work. I still use the buzzer (light beeping describes it better) at the end of the sunrise, but many mornings I wake up a couple minutes before the buzzer just from the light - and my current lamp is just 40 watts. I also use the sunset every night to fall asleep. The backlight doesn't bother me at all, as another reviewer said. It is also very easy to use and set the times.

Overall I am pleased with this clock and recommend it to anyone who wants to wake up more naturally using your own light source.

More Than Expected
I was excited to try this out as my new "alarm clock". It was heavier and sturdier than I expected, with an "outlet" in the back to plug my lamp into. I love the touch screen. It made it very easy to set the clock, alarm, radio station etc. There's a button that dims the backlight almost all the way off, but a nice feature is that when the alarm is set, it will automatically dim the backlight 8 hours before the alarm is set to go off. Even in the middle of the night, on the nightstand right next to the bed, the dimmed backlight doesn't bother me. (I used to block my old clock with a postcard because the single LED backlight was too bright) This one was the most expensive one I saw. I opted for it because I like the option of waking to a combination of light and radio and the other one similar to it didn't have the radio feature. It was more than I wanted to spend, but I am glad I did. It is so much nicer to wake up without that tired groggy feeling. The light makes the most difference on really dark days.

Almost as good as being able to sleep in
I used a dawn simulator from another manufacturer as my primary alarm for ten refreshing years. Then, the inexpensive components on the device failed, and I returned to jarring awakenings with a more conventional alarm clock.

I wanted the dawn simulator again, but buying those same failing components didn't appeal to me. The Apollo promised even more functionality for not much more money.

Pros: a lot of them. I'll just mention the dead-simple time setting, the built-in radio, and the option of setting two different dawns, with not just light waking you up but also a backup of a chime or radio sounds.

Cons: about the only one I encounter is the bright orange display which dims somewhat eight hours before your scheduled "dawn," but never dims totally. The remedy for this is to face the clock away from you as you sleep.