While smartphones have taken on the roles of many standalone devices, people are finding a newfound appreciation for doing ...

Phones have replaced many things: computers, calculators, cameras and maps. But returning to an old-fashioned alarm clock instead of your phone might help you get up and go in the morning. “Keeping ...

Using your phone as an alarm clock may actually be causing more harm than good. After all, the phone is already on your nightstand, and it’s easy to set an alarm before bed. But what seems like a ...

As convenient as it might be to use your phone as an alarm clock, standalone alarm clocks come with all kinds of features that can make waking up — or even going to sleep — a little less painful. Some ...

Eight months later, it still has a permanent spot on my nightstand.

For any iPhone user, setting an alarm may be one of the most mundane tasks you do on a daily basis. It's also a pretty straightforward process: You fire up the built-in Clock app, go to the Alarm ...

The iPhone can do a frankly ridiculous number of things, from running console-style games to tracking your sleep. So it feels especially absurd when the simple alarm, the tiny digital rooster we all ...

If you're a very heavy sleeper, you already know a regular alarm clock usually doesn't get the job done, and phone alerts or easygoing sunrise alarms don't rouse those who are deep in an REM cycle, ...

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