Sunrise Alarm Clock Sound Machine Gentle Wake-Up Light Dual Alarms 20 Natural White Noise Machine for Heavy Sleepers

Here I go again, it seems lately I'm always highlighting how old I am. I remember when I thought my new alarm clock was SO cool because it actually showed the times digitally rather than like a traditional clock with arms. For that reason, when I first looked at this alarm clock I thought...wow, where do I start. I thought it was going to be complicated to learn and I was never going to figure it out. Nope, I was wrong. As soon as I started pushing buttons (along with just a FEW glances at the instructions) I realized it was SUPER easy to learn since the number of buttons is limited and they all have either a little picture or description telling you exactly what they do (except the timer for the white noise, but all I have to do for that is just hit the clock button which will cycle me through the length of time options after I choose the sound I want). This design of this alarm clock is awesome. It's compact but at the same time has so many wonderful qualities available to us. It functions perfectly as an alarm allowing us to choose to either have the light fade in with the alarm sound or not (alarm 1 is light, alarm 2 is no light...it's as simple as that). There are lots of great white noise sound options to choose from, all of which have a calming effect depending on the mood we're in. Speaking of sound options, the alarm clock wakes you up to whatever sound option you choose! Nice calming sound. Ok, again...age...but we used to have no choice if we wanted to use a standard alarm clock, we were woken up with this awful screeching noise whose goal seemed to be to send us into panic mode in order to try to make it stop. Which, I guess was effective at waking us up but I'm not sure how great it was for our overall being. The alarm clock is sturdy and durable and seems to be made of quality materials. The only thing I wish it had was a longer cord, but it's just long enough to reach our plug so luckily it's fine for us. The clock doesn't have color options but it does have brightness options for both the display and the moon (which our old eyes greatly appreciate). Overall, I think this is a high quality alarm clock and I'm thrilled to have it. Definite recommend! Read more

A few things to note: 1) the base is plastic, trying to look like wood 2) it is VERY lightweight 3) the clear front is acrylic, not glass 4) there are only 5 buttons, a def plus 5) there is one "wheel' with a "touch" center button 6) the alarm is sounds, at least I haven't found a buzzer type alarm sound yet 7) it comes with an adapter!! 8) the cable (USB on one end, USB-c on the other end) is VERY short, 36 inches end to end (I used a 5' cable I already had) 9) there is NO battery backup and yet when we lost power, the clock resumed normal time and settings when power returned Now for some details: Setting the time was super easy. Hold down the clock button until the time flashes; spin the wheel, forward or back, to change the time. Tap the clock button to move from hour to minute. The sound choices are good, sound quality not great, but adequate for a clock/sound machine next to a bed or small room. The light feature worked well and the tap button inside the wheel made turning the night light on and off a breeze. I found the alarm easy to set and I loved waking up to the sounds of birds chirping. I may try a rain sound next, although I'm not sure that would wake me up since it rains a lot where I live. Negatives, and why a star was removed (altho 2 stars should have been removed but I really liked how easy the setup & use was compared to my old sound clock that has 14 buttons): 1) There is no way to replace the light's bulb. I don't know how long it will last, but that's a negative for me 2) There is no "observable" battery backup, so I'm assuming no way to replace that once it stops working. This could be a problem if I lose power in the middle of the night and the "battery" is dead, especially if I'm relying on an alarm in the morning. 3) the material (and look) feels more like a $19.99 priced clock (maybe $25), not the current $34.99 price. So, not a great value imo 4) the cord needs to be at least a foot longer Read more