Remember the Philips Wake Up Light, an alarm clock that we saw a rooster trick in this post and that - apart from the roosters - serves to wake the humans simulating the sunrise? Given the fact that waking up with sunlight is definitely and scientifically far less traumatic to the classic "beep" or similar sounds, one may wonder whether it can be reliably an alarm of this type. Philips Wake Up Light (who now call PWUL), came in the 2009 version to incorporate a dock for iPod that lets you combine the Alarm light even our favorite songs. Alternatively some default sounds are pre-loaded, all low-profile and little trauma as the singing of birds or the sounds of the jungle. Returning to the light, now we

all know how it works: From 30 minutes before the alarm set light intensity starts to increase by simulating the sunrise. Of course, the alternative is to keep the window open, but we must consider that with the PWUL managed to "control" the dawn and decide when we wake up. Work? Yes, and also good. The difference is in the immediate notice is that with time: the first day of use we noticed immediately awakening soft, no trauma, and greater effectiveness of traditional alarms. Why? Well, the awakening began almost thirty minutes before it actually when we got up in order to disperse the trauma of transition from wakefulness to sleep in a broader time frame. The light also is much more bland sound but perhaps even more effective. With every passing day comes the second beneficial effect of this alarm, a reduction increasing fatigue accumulated during the week, which brings us to arrive at the weekend with more forces and even by the desire to wake up early anyway. Obviously the latter consideration is personal and someone might want to sleep late on Sunday the same, what is certain is that the PWUL certainly does what it promises. Even from a reliability standpoint Wake Up Light did not disappoint us: of course - by skeptics as a profession - the first day we pointed to the alarm of the mobile phone as a back-up in cases of "malfunctioning" (point 5 minutes after 'Saddled PWUL time) but we always found a second off the clock before she could play. Sometimes even 10-15 minutes earlier, since - depending on the sensitivity to light - each one may awaken in a different time, some to mean intensity of the light (15 minutes before the point), who at maximum intensity (l 'alarm time). Never mind, more time to do things quietly. As already mentioned, the lighting system can also associate of the quiet pre-loaded sounds or your favorite playlist eye ... but to fire the heavy metal in the morning, you could be traumatized for life if you are not used! If you want to tempting fate there's always the FM radio, listen together to music of the iPod without the constraint of the alarm. What's missing? There is the adjustment of the intensity of the display so as not to disturb the night, snooze function that repeats the cycle of light and the sunset feature, which gradually turns off the light so as to accompany you in your sleep. In conclusion, the Philips Wake Up Light has been a delight to the point that I could not find any defect in construction ... apart from the price, certainly high for an alarm, a little high for a speaker system with dock for iPod / iPhone, justifiable the health benefits but not suitable for everyone. The factor "premium" certainly puts it on top of the list for gifts even though it is certainly not a low cost. There is also the version without the iPod dock, it costs less (we have it at about € 149 online) and works the same way. Otherwise you can try the first version, a similar function but at reduced cost about 100 €.