Lumie Bodyclock Active 250 Wake-Up Light, Alarm Clock with FM Radio and Extra Audio Options
Brand | Northern Light Technologies |
Color | White |
Display Type | Digital |
Style | Digital |
Special Feature | Alarm, Radio |
Product Dimensions | 9.5"W x 7"H |
Power Source | Solar Powered |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Room Type | Bedroom |
Shape | Semicircular |
About this item
- Simulates a natural and gradual sunrise which wakes you up gently. The standard settings are: An optional 0-minute sunset, A 0-minute sunrise, followed by an alarm beep.
- Gradual sunset gives your body the signal to wind down, helping you to fall asleep
- Optional backup beeper and power failure backup for reassurance
- Offers 6 different sound effects including white noise, rooster call and crashing waves as well as a digital FM tuner
- Dimmable bedside lamp for reading or soft lighting and intelligent LCD display fades to very low level when you want to sleep.42 W SES halogen
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From the manufacturer
A light-filled morning is your Winter Blues Solution.
About Our Company
Northern Light Technologies was launched in 1989 by a team of engineers with advanced degrees in engineering and lighting technologies.
Committed to our clients. Our primary focus has always been quality.
Co-founded the Circadian Lighting Association in 1993.
Annual participants at the APA, SLTBR and LFI conferences.
Northern Light Technologies mission is to spread happiness by developing and manufacturing top of the line innovative bright light products.
- Light therapy experts.
- Physician recommended.
The Lumie Bodyclock Active 250
Rise and shine
The Lumie Bodyclock Active 250 is a dawn simulator alarm clock. It wakes you naturally with a sunrise that gradually brightens over 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes; choose the one that suits you best. Enhance your Lumie sunrise with a dawn chorus or a rooster wake-up call. You can choose between FM radio or six different sound effects. Not ready to wake up? Use the snooze feature.
At the end of the day, there is a sunset feature to help you naturally unwind and be ready for bed. If you have trouble nodding off, there are white noises and wave sounds to help lull you to sleep. Sleep in total darkness. This clock is equipped with a fully-dimmable display. Rest assured, in case of a power failure the Lumie will keep all your settings!
The Lumie Bodyclock Active 250 has a nightlight feature and a security option that turns the light on while you’re away. It also provides you with convenient dimmable bedside lighting. The clock works on 24 hour military time only and comes with a 1 year warranty.
The Lumie Bodyclock Active 250 is the perfect companion for our other Northern Light Technologies products. Some individuals who suffer from the winter blues use both dawn simulation and bright light therapy to provide maximum effect at the start of the day. Dawn simulation generally uses light sources that range in illuminance from 100 to 300 lux, while bright light therapy systems are in the 10,000 lux range.
- Happier mornings.
- Enhanced energy.
- Relaxing nights.
Why Are Bodyclock Wake-Up Lights So Effective?
Light causes hormonal changes
Many people feel less productive and less energetic in the winter. Winter months bring shorter days and less sunlight. Sunlight is a natural signal to our bodies that it is time to wake up.
When you are sleeping and the Bodyclock Active 250 gradually lights up, it prompts your body to reduce the production of sleep hormones such as melatonin and increase the levels of hormones like cortisol that help you get up and go.
A sunrise provides a fantastic start to the day. When outdoor light is lacking during dreary winter months or if you live in a dark basement apartment the Bodyclock Active 250 is the perfect solution. Drastically helps you feel brighter and more energetic!
Light and our sleep cycle
Our internal body clocks are meant to align with the sunrise and sunset. They can be thrown into disarray by modern life. We feel tired and stressed waking early for work or school. Bodyclock restores the rhythm, helping you feel awake during the day and ready to sleep at night.
Bodyclock Active 250 wakes you up gradually with light that mimics the spectrum changes of a real sunrise.
Bodyclock Active 250 has been designed for therapeutic purposes to help with winter blues and other physical sleep/wake difficulties.
Lumie: light therapy specialists
When you purchase a dawn-simulator (light alarm clock) it should come from a specialized and experienced company. A real dawn simulator can cost a lot of money so you should ensure it will work for you. Lumie invented the integrated dawn simulator in 1993. The Bodyclock Active 250 was created based on customer feedback and scientific advancements so it's jam packed with features you'll love. Read the instructions thoroughly so you don't miss out!
Bodyclock Active 250 Features
- Sunrise: choose between 15-90 minutes.
- Alarm sounds: beep, dawn chorus, rooster, waves, white noise, FM radio.
- Sunset: choose between 15-90 minutes.
- Fully dimmable display.
- Volume fade with sunset.
- Nightlight.
- Security mode.
- Language options.
- Power back up.
Key Features of the Lumie Bodyclock Active 250
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Sounds and FM RadioAdjust the volume for the FM radio or one of five other sounds to help you wake up, relax or mask noise when you're trying to sleep. Sound options: Dawn chorus, Rooster, Waves, White noise, Beep, FM Radio. |
Snooze featureBodyclock Active will wake you up with a gentle sunrise, ending with an alarm sound at the time you have set. Snooze gives you another nine minutes before the sunrise and alarm sound is repeated. |
Multiple languagesChoose between 7 different languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Swedish or Finnish. |
Dimmable lightingEasily raise or lower the brightness of the light. Makes a great nightlight or bedside light for reading. Comes with 60W incandescent bulb E12 (CES). |
A Peaceful Awakening
Light brightens smoothly over your desired time period of 15 20 30 45 60 or 90 minutes.
Product Description
The Lumie Body Clock Active 250 is an alarm clock that wakes you naturally, with a sunrise that gradually brightens over 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes; choose the one that suits you best. At the end of the day, there is a sunset feature to help you naturally unwind and be ready for bed. Enhance your Lumie Body Clock sunrise with a dawn chorus or a rooster wake-up call. Or, if you have trouble nodding off, there are ‘white noise’ and wave sounds to help lull you to sleep. Use the FM radio or choose between 6 different sound effects as an alarm to wake you. As well as providing you with dimmable bedside lighting, the Lumie Body Clock Active has a nightlight feature and a security option that turns the light on while you’re away. Clock works on 24 hours (military time only). 1 year manufacturer warranty.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 7 x 9.5 x 7 inches; 3 Pounds
- Item model number : NLT-250
- Date First Available : October 18, 2005
- Manufacturer : Northern Light Technology
- ASIN : B00AKDZ6ME
- Best Sellers Rank: #330,873 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
- #507 in Clock Radios
- #3,803 in Alarm Clocks
- Customer Reviews:
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Brightness | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Easy to use | 3.1 | — | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Easy to read | — | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | — | 4.6 |
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material | Plastic | — | — | — | PC-Acrylic | Metal, Plastic, Wood |
shape | Semicircular | Rectangular | Round | Round | Round | Semicircular |
mounting type | Tabletop | Tabletop | Tabletop mount | Tabletop mount | Tabletop | Wall Mount |
operation mode | Electrical | Electrical | Electrical | — | Electrical | Electrical |
signal format | Digital | Digital | Digital | Digital | Digital | Digital |
style | Digital | Modern | — | — | Sunrise Simulation Alarm Clock | Modern |
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Customers like the sound quality of the clock. They mention that it has a gradual sunrise, nature sounds, and the wake up sounds are not annoying. They appreciate the adjustable volume for waking up, and that it offers white noise options. However, some customers are mixed on the military time, performance, value, ease of use, brightness, and alarm.
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Customers like the awake up. They say it helps ease them into wakefulness, and does a great job of waking them up. It does so quietly and naturally, leaving them feeling rested. It is worth the hefty price for quality sleep and peace of mind. Customers also mention that it improves their mood a lot.
"This is such a natural way to wake up. I've always known that I wake up easier when the daylight hours align and my wakeup time occurs after sunrise...." Read more
"It's nicely designed. Flexible and seems to be working at improving my wake up mood...." Read more
"...It definitely helps ease me into wakefulness. I use the radio alarm, but frequently wake up before it goes off...." Read more
"...some "light" when it's still totally dark outside -- improves my mood a lot...." Read more
Customers like the sound quality of the clock. They mention that it has nature sounds, and the wake-up sounds are not annoying. The lamp has white noise options, and has an adjustable volume for waking up. Some appreciate the horrifying buzz wake up option.
"...the option to set sunrise AND sunset flexibly and the wake up sounds are not annoying, but this is of course personal preference, I prefer the waves..." Read more
"...It has a few sound effects, but none that I love, so I haven't really used that feature...." Read more
"...but more importantly they have short repeat cycles and bad quality sounds...." Read more
"...I LOVE waking up to light and calm ocean noise. It is just wonderful not to have a loud noise startling you awake!!" Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the clock. Some mention it's very easy to use and program, while others say it' a bit challenging to program. The controls are a little cumbersome and too un-intuitive.
"...The features are not easy to use--complicated to make changes--but since all I use it for is the sunrise lamp, it's easy to deal with...." Read more
"...It's easy to set up, and the instructions are quite easy to follow...." Read more
"...It is definitely weird to program as it isn't intuitive at first and takes longer than expected for the first couple attempts...." Read more
"Works great, but it's SOOO complicated to set/change. I want to use it, but it takes 5 minutes every night to figure out how to set it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the clock. Some mention that it works really well, especially if they don't use the sound part of the alarm. The dawn simulation works well, and the implementation is ok. However, others say that it didn't work, the base no longer seems to function, and that the display completely stopped working.
"...It works great...." Read more
"...The sunrise feature works well and I almost always wake up to it instead of my final "Time to seriously get up for work" phone alarm...." Read more
"...As others have mentioned, the light bulb was not working, so I had to replace it to get a sunrise...." Read more
"...I also really like the sunset simulator, although I don't use it every night...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the brightness of the product. Some mention that the light is nice and soft, and really does feel like a sunrise. They appreciate that it dims the screen, so they never forget to set it. However, others say that the sleep/wake cycle is barely visible and is only bright looking at it.
"...It works great. It brightens the room--not like the diffused light of the morning sun, let's be honest here that no lamp can do that--and makes me..." Read more
"...Then, and this was the deal breaker for me, you can turn off the clock illumination during the night if you prefer to sleep in the dark...." Read more
"...(barely visible and almost impossible to arrive at)..." Read more
"...You do have to set the alarm every night, but because it dims the screen, I never forget to set it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the alarm of the clock. Some mention that it's the best "alarm" clock ever, while others say that it will not ring in the morning. They also say that they have to set the wake-up light every night, and that the way the clock works is completely counterintuitive. Some complain that the sunset or sunrise doesn't seem to work perfectly, and it'd be cumbersome to change the alarm time. Overall, the opinions are mixed, and the product is a mixed bag.
"...WELL even with that, it failed to go off in the morning for me 3 times, and I kept messing with it trying to make it work..I’m done...." Read more
"...format, so you may have to get used to that, and two, you must set the alarm every night...." Read more
"...Minus that the alarm is amazing!!!!! I LOVE waking up to light and calm ocean noise...." Read more
"...It is easy to set up (just follow the directions). You do have to set the alarm every night, but because it dims the screen, I never forget to set it..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the product. Some say it is worth the hefty price, while others say that it is overpriced.
"...So this is improving my sleep tremendously.It is worth the hefty price, for quality sleep and peace of mind." Read more
"...The price is not cheap, but for me it is worth it, this one does not just turn on when it is time, but gradually dims so that you wake up..." Read more
"...Overall, I'm glad I made the purchase. It was a good balance between cost and trying something new out...." Read more
"This thing is SO overpriced, but it was the only one I could find with the features I wanted...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the military time of the clock. Some mention that it is very customizable in terms of sunrise time, alarm vs no alarm, bird songs v s radio, and even a sunrise and sunset option. However, some customers say that they are not happy with the unmarked control buttons, the time recessed inside the clock, and that it's difficult to see the time.
"...Two key features to be aware of: one, the clock displays time in military format, so you may have to get used to that, and two, you must set the..." Read more
"...The Lumie Bodyclock works as advertised. It is very customizable in terms of sunrise time, alarm vs no alarm, bird songs vs radio, and even a..." Read more
"...The other con is that it is only set for military time because it is a European make. I would like the option between 12 and 24 hours...." Read more
"...is that the time is recessed inside the clock so that it is hard to see the time unless you are lined up at exactly the right angle and same level...." Read more
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Well I wasn’t expecting a cure from this ‘Lumie’ by any means. Honestly I didn’t know if it’d wake me up, particularly on it’s own/without human backup after it’s ‘sunrise’, was hoping for easier waking/alert/better mood
But my psych recommended the northern lights company, and I typically believe you pay for what you get...so here was the northern lights clock she meant.
I read the reviews and many negative ones (very relevant) didn’t make sense quite yet. And good seemed to be outweighing or equivalent to the bad..
Well holy crap! I’m not technologically inept, but this is THE WORST CONTROL PANEL EVER!!!! Setting it to begin with was a pain. But..Setting the alarm the second day (it DIDN’T GO OFF the first) which was now AFTER setting the clock and alarm time settings and rooster or bird or whatever- it took me 45 minutes to get the alarm set to a different time, another 15 to have the signal that it was ‘on’ which is a light gray sun image next to the clock (barely visible and almost impossible to arrive at) -- well even though it is military time, not thrilling, I GUESS they probably don’t want the blame for their alarm going off in evening at ‘20’ o’clock -
WELL even with that, it failed to go off in the morning for me 3 times, and I kept messing with it trying to make it work..I’m done. I’ll try another brand if there is anything that isn’t so ridiculous control wise. I do NOT want to read a manual 20 mins every night to get it ‘set’ especially when it’s a crap shoot. (Seriously it it doesn’t work)
Nice idea and model sun part - - However, it’s destroyed by everything else.
Well...I had actually only seen it come on at night and was like wtf but was happy it seemed ‘Bright’
I’d have better luck with a Christmas tree timer on a SAD lamp. So irritated!!!!!
Lumie, I hope you do the right thing and send a truly legitimate SAD lamp for my bedroom and I will set it up with a timer.
ESPECIALLY Considering my time and frustration..AND also 2 missed appointments due to this junk you sell for nearly $200 - i feel so cheated.
The Lumie Bodyclock works as advertised. It is very customizable in terms of sunrise time, alarm vs no alarm, bird songs vs radio, and even a prolonged sunset to put you to bed (or remind you that you actually don't have time to read that next chapter/play another game of tetris on your phone.) The sunrise feature works well and I almost always wake up to it instead of my final "Time to seriously get up for work" phone alarm.
It is definitely weird to program as it isn't intuitive at first and takes longer than expected for the first couple attempts. However, it isn't as bad or as annoying as other reviews made it out to be. I had to use the directions to program it the first two times, but ultimately have found it easy to adapt to and can change things quickly on my own now. I wouldn't let it deter the purchase since, especially if you are the type of person who will rarely change alarm times (like me!).
The most major pro is that the light bulb can be changed when it is dead! Thus making the purchase work it's cost when compared to cheaper but ultimately disposable products.
Top reviews from other countries
Once you know how to use it, it's great, but I wouldn't gift it to someone easily frustrated by technology.
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