![]() There’s an adjustable night-light hidden at the base that’s easily turned on and off, using the large button on top of the clock (it also works as the snooze button). 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. But it’s clear, and it automatically sets the time once connected to a Wi-Fi network. Of clocks we’ve tested, this one’s display isn’t the largest or the brightest. And though the clock’s single-speaker output can be a bit tinny for playing music, it can get surprisingly loud and is just fine for alarm tones and answering Google Assistant prompts. Fortunately, the clock’s two microphones (one in the front, the other in the back) are very sensitive and able to discern commands, even when we used a hushed volume at night. To set the alarm, adjust the volume, or turn on the night-light, it was always much easier to summon help with a “hey, Google …” instead. There’s also a tap at the top to enable the snooze feature, but it sometimes required another touch to register. Unless you’re looking at them from above, the buttons are discernible only by touch, and I often fumbled at night or in the early morning while trying to turn on music or adjust the volume. Even though the clock is outfitted with four evenly distributed buttons-for volume, turning on music, and the alarm settings-they are obscured from view due to the angled wedge design. Burn some calories and get out of bed.Most everything this alarm clock can do is hidden, accessed using its built-in Google Assistant voice controls or with the Google Home app. The kind of shaking that’ll knock the fairy dust right out from behind your eye sockets. And we aren’t talking little baby shakes we’re talking rigorous, actual shaking. You can’t snooze, you can’t lower your volume the only thing you can do is shake the hell out of your phone. The app basically allows users to set an alarm, and then bombards them with an obnoxiously loud noise. The app is beautifully designed, but aside from that, it’s awful-in the most necessary way. The Wake N Shake app is nothing short of merciless. Using small chores or cognitive tasks like solving math, testing memory, rewriting phrases, associating word pairs, repetition, and even barcode scanning, I Can’t Wake Up! not only stirs you from sleep, but forces you awake in a way that makes going back to sleep nearly impossible. AndroidĪnother brilliantly designed wakeup app, I Can’t Wake Up! is designed to ensure that you’ll get up no matter what. So hit your steps for the morning and shut off your alarm. You can’t mute it, you can’t snooze it, you can’t pause it-if you don’t get your lazy, tired ass out of bed and move, it’ll just keep going. Imagine an alarm that blares at you until you get out of bed and literally walk around. ![]() The concept for this app is positively ingenious. So, with Daylight Savings just around the corner, we’ve rounded up some of the best alarm apps to get you up and out of bed. ![]() But, there are plenty of helpful and ingenious apps that make waking up easy. Personally, I’ve switched over to a real-life, physical alarm clock so I don’t wake up staring at my phone. Thankfully, there is technology to help us. Maybe you could construct a Rube Goldberg device to drop some cold water on you. There are plenty of tricks you could try like putting your alarm clock across the room so you need to get up and get your phone. If you’re like us, you struggle to get out of bed in the morning. ![]()
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