Shoppers 'ditch' iPhone alarms for Amazon gadget that makes waking up in the morning 'a breeze'

How often do you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to jump out of bed? We thought not - because for most of us, waking up is a harsh process, full of blaring noises and multiple snoozed alarms.

One tool that countless people have found a huge help on this front is a sunlight alarm clock - a clock that, instead of just hitting you with an off-putting tune to jerk you awake, slowly brightens the included lamp to the point where you naturally wake up by its simulated sunlight. One of the best examples on the market can be ordered right now on Amazon, too.

The Lumie Bodyclock Glow 150 is a compact but really effective option that can help you to much more naturally come up out of your deep sleep and make mornings way more relaxing. It's currently £119 on Amazon, and its functions aren't just limited to the morning. It also has a wind-down function for going to bed, letting your eyes slowly adjust to darkening light to help get sleepier more easily.

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You can get a sense of how much it's improved some people's morning routines by browsing its 1,100-plus customer ratings (which average out at 4.5 stars), and there are plenty of glowing write-ups. One happy user said: "This clock has made waking up much nicer as it is more gradual instead of being manically awoken by a blaring noise."

Another agreed: "This clock is brilliant. I've been using it for a month now and it's completely changed my mornings. I used to despise the sound of my alarm going off, it would put me in such a rotten mood and always make me