4 Alarm Clocks Smart Enough to Actually Get You Out of Bed

Lately I've taken a strange interest in how much sleep I actually need. In today's world, productivity and efficiency are the pinnacle of our society's culture. Yet with all this "saved" time we have, we are still so exhausted. Luckily for us college students, we're exempt from this stigma... for now. So if you're like me, you probably are in a committed, long term relationship with your snooze button. But that could all change with one of the 4 alarm clocks in this article, leading you to a pretty nasty break up.

The first is the Kello, set at a pricey $149, this "toaster sized" alarm clock is not only cute enough to be on your night stand but it can guide you through breathing exercises when you're trying to fall asleep and it wakes you up earlier and earlier with its sleep training modes using music from your Spotify account. It also limits how many times a week you can hit your snooze button...

If you need something a little more intense, there's the Pavlok. It kind of looks like a fit bit and you wear it on your wrist when you sleep. It vibrates to wake you up and if you don't wake up in time you get ELECTRICALLY ZAPPED BY IT. Talk about traumatic. It links up to a smartphone app and can also use its ~shocking~ features to help you quit smoking, stop biting your nails or even stop wasting time online. You can pay $128 to get negatively reinforced by a watch.

Now the Beddi is a lot less intrusive and a lot more... convenient. With the press of a button, you can start your coffee machine, dim your lights, control your music and even CALL AN UBER. Lets be real though, we all know that uber ride isn't for you. This little wingman sits at $99.

And finally, there's the Ruggie. This is doesn't zap you, call you an uber or guide you through breathing exercises. It is simply a mat, that blares sound between 90 and 120 decibels (comparable to the volume of a blender) and doesn't turn off until you step on it with your full body weight. So punching it with your fist while you're still lying in bed won't work. It does redeem itself afterwards by playing your favorite music from your smartphone. And this one costs $69.

In regards to our class, I think we can focus on the presentation of this article. The pictures, the sort of witty content written to describe the products, the price. Everyone has alarm clocks on their phones so its not a needed good, but someone who might want to start keeping their phone out of the room or someone looking to improve their sleep habits might end up looking at this article. It gives a good variety in functions and how intense of an experience someone is looking to get out of their alarm clock. Also looking at price, they range from $70 to $150. These are the characteristics that set them all apart so it just depends on the buyer's purchase situation.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/4-alarm-clocks-smart-enough-to-actually-get-you-out-of-bed-1519318198?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1

by: Elena Karaytcheva