Technology Review: Verilux Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System

The majority of us have an incredibly hard time waking up in the morning. This is because we know it begins another long day of working and not doing what we really want to do. Our subconscious understands this and often leads us to keep hitting the snooze button when we really should not be. However, we continue to put our bodies through the stress of a loud wake-up via the alarm every ten minutes. This is why the Verilux Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System will change how we view waking up forever.

A quick glimpse at the Verilux Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System makes it look like any other fancy alarm clock on the market today. What makes this alarm clock better than the rest is how it will wake you up in the morning. Sleep studies have shown that we are actually doing our bodies a disservice by hitting the snooze button and waking up every couple of minutes. This causes our bodies to become disoriented, tired, and less prepared for the day. Verilux's system will ensure your body is as fresh as it needs to be for a rigorous week of work.

Verilux Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System will gently awake you through the combination of dimming and brightening lights. These lights will be focused directly upon you so that they will help wake you up in the morning. As the dimming of the lights is taking place, the system will simultaneously raise and lower the sound levels of your alarm clock.

This makes it for a much smoother wake up and slowly forces you to get out of bed because it also comes equipped with no snooze buttons. You will also no longer be awoken by a loud blast of music. Since the music starts out dimmed it will give your body time to react to the sound, thus awaking your body the way that was meant to be awoke. Also, there is some added features to this system that makes it even more amazing.

Verilux Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System also comes equipped with an AUX input jack for your MP3 player. This will allow you to connect most MP3 players to the system. However, the coolest part is that you will be able to download about 800 songs worth into the internal memory of the alarm clock. This way you will able to awake to a different song every morning because the system will automatically shuffle through the stored song selection (unless otherwise programmed differently).

The only bad news about this product is the price. Verilux Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System is currently going to retail for around $250.00. Some consumers can currently purchase the sleep system because it has been released in select markets. Mass release of the Rise and Shine Natural Sleep System will come sometime later this year. If you feel it is important to treat your body the right way when it comes to sleep, this is a great product to pick up.

Sources:

1. Steven A. Mottor, My Own Review, 2010.

2. Gadget Review, http://www.gadgetreview.com/verilux-rise-and-shine-natural-sleep-system.html, 2010