Overview Philips Somneo HF3650 - Wake-up Light, which simulates the sunrise
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Table of contents
- What is the light alarm clock and how it works
- Appearance
- Control
- functions
- results
What is the light alarm clock and how it works
Philips Somneo - is a gadget that takes you up in the morning do not call or ring tone, and filling the room with light. Audio awakening often also supported by such devices. In theory it works like this: for some time to wake up your body begins to respond to the growing light. At the appointed hour, you finally wake up, feeling good sleep and does not annoyed, because you are lifted out of bed gently, slowly and with care. Try to figure out how it works in reality.
Appearance
To the Editor arrived fairly bulky device: once it is clear that this is not a portable gadget, and a serious device, which will take place on the bedside table. Dimensions alarm - 22.5 × 22 × 12 cm, weight - about 300 grams.
Housing alarm clock is made of durable high-gloss plastic. Diodes luminous part covered by the panel, and the transmissive light-scattering (also made of plastic). It looks great, but does not fit with any decor.
Attention is drawn to form the device. If you enjoyed the Wake-up Light, you know that is usually located in the center of the dial or the center of the lamp. In the case of Philips Somneo everything is different: close to the center is a hole. Its purpose remains unclear: most likely, it's just a design feature that distinguishes the device from other models on the market.
Service is not without wires. Firstly, it is not autonomous: for a device to be included in the socket. Secondly, there is radio, and hence the antenna. It is made of wire segment. In the city a good reception: the antenna can be gently twist and tighten the wire.
Also located behind the speaker grille and connectors: mini jack input for external audio sources and a USB port for charging gadgets.
Control
There is no mechanical buttons, touch only: the menu at the bottom of the dial, and one is not obvious from above - for delaying the signal alarm for nine minutes.
The manual disclosed the value of all two dozen characters. It seems that the alarm is arranged very difficult, but it is not so: on the menu all intuitive.
Here you can set the alarm, change the brightness, switch to the lamp mode or turn on the radio. All with the help of 3-5 touch keys.
functions
Alarm clock
Philips Somneo shows the time. And, if you unplug the unit, standard battery will last for a few hours - do not have to re-adjust.
With the alarm clock is not so smooth. I think I did not tested it in a suitable room and not at the right time of the year - at the beginning of autumn. The fact that I set the alarm for 7:30 - at that time, my bedroom is already filled with natural sunlight. I installed dawn mode with the radio, so I woke speakers "Lighthouse" and "Maximum" and not growing soft light Philips Somneo.
The video below is removed and accelerated four times a minute before the alarm set point. Ignore the flickering - it sees the smartphone camera, but not the human eye.
I would also like to acknowledge the non-optimal location of sensors. The temptation to wake up at nine minutes later, large, so the corresponding button hidden away. But the alarm off button is in plain view.
In the dream state does not want to bother to search for the right sensor: there is a risk to turn off all the alarms and sleep through everything in the world.
Soothing gadget to sleep
But to fall asleep with Philips Somneo became nightly tradition. In the light of sunset time light changes from bright white to orange-orange and amber to soft red. It looks great and is really soothing.
Anti-gadget with breathing exercises
This Philips Somneo mode shines the brighter, then dimmer. User goal - to synchronize breaths with the intensity of light. You can set the time of exercise and the number of breaths per minute. In my opinion, a rather useless thing.
Charging for gadgets
The device that you're used to charge during sleep - a smartphone or a smart watch - can be connected to USB-port alarm. It produces 5 V and current 1 A.
Column and radio
Philips Somneo can work as a radio FM-frequency, play nature sounds (they are installed in the device memory) and music from external sources via the AUX. I have only used the radio. Service gives the sound of the same quality as any portable radio receiver: not very powerful, with a strong emphasis on higher frequencies. In memory of the five stations of the device can be written.
night light
Diodes can alarm with light intensity bedside lamp. On the advertising photos people near Philips Somneo read books. It seems to me that such a reading light is not very useful: the high brightness is noticeable that he is too distracted, both the mini-spotlight. A decrease brightness when reading becomes difficult. But to use as a nightlight Service in any way possible.
results
Philips Somneo HF3650 - Wake-up Light, in whom there is no compromise. It offers everything you need and even more. If you've heard something about a light alarm clocks and such like, with the most feature-rich - it's your choice.
Darkens impression price of 14 990 rubles in the Official Philips shop. For that money can buy, for example, the new smartphone, which also effectively cope with your awakening.
If all you need - is to wake up from the light, then keep an eye something pobyudzhetnee. At the same Philips in the catalog there are models with fewer features over 12 990 and 7290 rubles (the price is specified in the official store, distributors can be found slightly cheaper).
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The author expresses his gratitude to the company Philips for providing the test device.
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