CLOCKY Alarm Clock on Wheels (Authentic) | Extra Loud for Heavy Sleeper (Adult or Kid Bed-Room Robot Clockie) Funny, Rolling, Run-away, Moving, Jumping (Blue)

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With it, you can program wake-up alarms for every day of the week (as opposed to just two in the HF3520) and designate wind-down times, along with corresponding brightness levels, alarm sounds, radio stations, and the volume. This model is very affordable, and yet compared with the cheap feel of the DreamSky and Capello alarm clocks, the Oct17 seems upscale. There’s also a tap at the top to enable the snooze feature, but it sometimes required another touch to register. In the morning, I don't see anything existentially troubling online until after I've woken up a little, a tiny improvement that makes a world of difference.

The simple introduction of bright light itself may be helpful to vanquish jet lag, but there’s something about the gradual reveal of light that makes these clocks more appealing to folks who aren’t morning people, who despise the jolt of a conventional alarm, or who need help rolling out of bed during darker fall and winter mornings. But the output is fairly dim, even at the brightest setting, so it’s best used as an ambient light to help you find your way in the dark. When you press the button, the clock illuminates just enough to make the face legible (a big plus for those of us who like to peek at the time before we have any real intention of waking up). She got her master’s in anthropology from the University of Chicago and worked for years in the restaurant service industry.

We also liked the clock’s all-black exterior (it comes in a white and black option, too), which is free of distracting lights or branding. If you connect wired headphones, Bluetooth headphones, or speakers to your iPhone, alarm sound will play through the connected device. But it offers more alarm sounds and a wider range of brightness levels and programmable sunrise nuances.

The clock, the digital mobile alarm clock, lights up in the dark and jumps into action when it's time to get up and you chase it. Unobtrusive: An alarm clock should not be the first thing you notice in a bedroom—perhaps it should even be the last. Of all the alarm clocks we tested, the clock’s selection of five ambient compositions best induced the sensation of arising alongside the natural cues of the morning—sounds of birds, ambient tones, morning temple bells. Tang didn’t say if the clock had a snooze button so you can repeat this process a few times each morning. I even put my phone in another room an hour before sleep and did not retrieve it until after I had left my bed and washed my face in the morning.The Oct17 displays more information at a glance than any other clock we recommend, showing the time and date (alternating) alongside the temperature and humidity level—all without requiring an internet connection.