Lumie Bodyclock Classic 150

I bought this product, 2 years ago, as a present for my wife who found waking up on winter mornings difficult. On the plus side, it has helped this a little. On the negative side, given its price, I had expected a much higher quality product: setting the alarm accurately to the time required is very difficult (a matter of trial and error); the radio tuning control is very poor (frequency/wavelength markings are on the tuning wheel and are barely visible) and the light control switches are of very flimsy construction (I discovered this when our dimmer jammed and I looked inside to see if I could fix it). Note also that the light cover gets extremely hot when the ...  Read the complete review

Wow is all I can say about this product!! For years I struggled with waking up in the mornings, especially during the winter when it was still dark when I woke up. I often found it incredibly difficult to wake up and then get going. I purchased the Lumi body clock in November last year and I haven't looked back. I wasn't convinced it was going to work but the first morning I used it, I felt much more awake when my alarm went off and was instantly able to get up. I don't tend to use the alarm on the clock - I prefer the gentle tones of my mobile but the light definitely helps. There are now often times where the light of the clock wakes me up naturally before my ...  Read the complete review

Please note: this review was originally published (in a slightly different form) by me on Ciao. Given that I hale from warmer, sunnier climes, I found my first winter in the UK very difficult, as I was having to wake up in the dark in order to get to work on time. Add to that the presence of a streetlight outside my bedroom window, forcing me to have blackout curtains on my window in order to sleep in darkness, and you can see that waking up in the morning was not fun all year round. OK, so I'm rarely one to jump out of bed with a spring in my step, but the constant darkness was beginning to make me feel like a bear who'd forgotten to ...  Read the complete review