The Energy Trail

A white sunrise alarm clock with a lit dome and a digital time display
A white sunrise alarm clock with a lit dome and a digital time display

Sunrise alarm clock

$29.99, shipping included

Sold and shipped by Trailguide Wellness.

  • 30-day returns
  • Secure checkout by Stripe
  • 4 to 7 business days, from overseas

The plain facts

  • 15 cm wide, 5 cm deep, 10.5 cm tall; ABS shell.
  • USB powered. The box holds the clock and a 1 m cable; plug it into any USB phone charger (not included).
  • About 320 g.
Delivery, returns and payment
Ships from
our supplier's warehouse overseas
Delivery
Usually 4 to 7 business days to a US address. An email when the order is in, another with tracking when it leaves.
Returns
Damaged, wrong or missing: replaced or refunded in full. Changed your mind: 30 days, unused. Shipping and returns.
Payment
On Stripe’s page. Your card details never touch this site.

Why we picked it

It brightens gradually before the alarm, so you wake at the end of a lighter phase of sleep rather than out of a deep one — the morning-light habit, built in. Runs from any USB phone charger.

What the evidence says, and what to check

Dawn-simulation lights brighten gradually over the last half hour of sleep. Small studies reported easier waking and better-rated morning alertness than a standard alarm, particularly in winter; effects on energy later in the day are less clear. Source: PubMed.

Interactions: None. Safe alongside any medication.

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