When it comes to having a healthy sleep schedule, exposure to natural sunlight is unarguably the best way to achieve that. Getting sunlight exposure in the morning plays a crucial role in regulating our sleep-wake cycle as well as in maintaining a balanced circadian rhythm. This is because exposing yourself to sunlight in the morning helps regulate the production of melatonin, a natural hormone the body produces that’s responsible for managing your sleep-wake cycle and making you feel sleepy. Essentially, natural light exposure in the morning suppresses melatonin production, signaling to your body that it’s time to wake up and be alert, which consequently causes the body at the end of the day to restart producing that hormone again to help you feel sleepy naturally. Now, if you can’t wake up naturally to a genuine sunrise and experience a real sunset to help your body fall asleep more naturally, then you should consider getting a smart sunrise alarm clock. As the name indicates, these devices are designed to simulate sunset and sunrise, thus helping you to wake up and fall asleep more naturally by tricking your body’s biological response to light. Meet the Dekala Arkenstone.
The Dekala Arkenstone is a smart sleep sunrise alarm clock which features a UV-free color-changing LED light that can shine with a brightness up to 10,000 lux and with a color temperature up to 6500K , featuring 10 dynamic gradient ambient lighting effects with 16 million solid colors, a wake-up light function with a customizable timer of 5 to 120 minutes that gradually increases in brightness to replicate the sunrise, and a night light function that gradually decreases in brightness to replicate the sunset and help you fall asleep naturally. It also features a Hi-Fi speaker, a dual alarm function, a tip over function to turn on snooze, 11 relaxing natural white noises containing Alpha brainwave sound effects that can help effectively calm you down and reduce anxiety and 5 natural-recorded alarm sounds with adjustable volume levels between 1 to 15, and also a rhythmic breathing training mode that aids in sleep and meditation.
It also integrates button controls for manually configuring its functions, plus a fully dimmable time display that shows the time, configured alarms, and connectivity. It also boasts Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, in-app controls via the Dekala App, through which you can control all its functionalities, including changing the colors and adjusting the brightness for its LED light, manage lighting schedules and dimming times, set sleep timers, select white noises, and more, and it also has Voice Assistant support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
Designed to work as an all-in-one sunrise alarm, smart ambient light, white noise machine, and sleep assistant and meditation guidance device, this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock can help you regulate your sleep schedules and improve your sleep quality, help boost your energy and motivation, offer a complementary treatment for insomnia, general fatigue and migraine, and can also help you manage seasonal affective disorder (SAD – also called winter depression or winter blues).
Here’s our comprehensive review of the Dekala Arkenstone, where we discuss in detail all the cool features that this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock has to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the device’s size, this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock has a compact form factor, measuring just 7 inches in diameter, meaning it won’t take up too much space on your nightstand.
The Dekala Arkenstone also sports a cool “retro-styled” design, which helps create a nice and relaxing vibe in your personal space while also allowing it to seamlessly blend in with the rest of your home décor.
The unit also packs a high-quality and durable construction. Its case consists of a reflective casing that essentially helps to make its illumination more vivid, thus ensuring an immersive audio-visual experience.
As for its power-source, know that this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock utilizes an electric power cord.
INTERFACE / CONTROL PANEL
We’ll now have a closer look at the Dekala Arkenstone’s user-interface and its dedicated controls.
Integrated at the front-center of the device’s reflective casing, there’s a fully dimmable time display that shows the current time, any configured alarms (in case you have them set up), and the unit’s connectivity.
We’d also like to note that the device’s lighting function can be turned off if you wish to have just its time display enabled.
For controlling its operation, the Dekala Arkenstone comes equipped with a button control panel integrated at its back side through which users can manually configure its different functions.
Starting at the top of its control panel we have its Snooze button (which also doubles as its Wi-Fi connectivity button), followed by its Sleep and Clock buttons located at the left side of its control panel, and then its Volume and Settings buttons located at the right side of its control panel.
Located at the center of its control panel there’s also a rotating selector dial that’s used for performing adjustments to its different settings (such as setting the hours and minutes for its dual alarms).
NOTABLE FUNCTIONALITIES
We’ll now go over all of the device’s functionalities, including its ambient lighting effects, sunrise and sunset lighting, dual alarms, snooze, and white noise functions.
Smart Color-Changing Ambient Light
For its lighting functions, this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock comes equipped with a smart, UV-free color-changing ambient LED light that can shine with a brightness up to 10,000 lux and with a color temperature up to 6500K, which can help keep to you energized and focused during the daytime.
Its smart ambient light features ten (x10) dynamic gradient ambient lighting effects which can display a total of 16 million solid colors.
Sunrise & Sunset Lighting
Furthermore, its smart ambient light also offers a wake-up light function with a customizable timer of 5 to 120 minutes that gradually increases in brightness as a way to replicate the natural brightness of the sunrise, as well as a night light function that gradually decreases in brightness to replicate the sunset and help you fall asleep naturally.
Dual Alarms
This smart sleep sunrise alarm clock also comes equipped with a Hi-Fi speaker (integrated at its back side), for which it features a dual alarm function that can be set at two different times / schedules, such as one for waking up early on working days and another for waking up a little later in the mornings during weekends.
Tip Over Snooze
On top of that, it also features a a tip over function to turn on its snooze, making it easy for users to turn its alarm(s) off once the device’s alarm clock starts ringing.
White-Noise Sounds
In addition, this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock is also designed to work as a natural white-noise machine, for which it features 11 relaxing natural white noises that contain Alpha brainwave sound effects which can help you relax, fall asleep, effectively calm you down and reduce anxiety, and also help you meditate by soothing you into a relaxed state of mind, along with 5 natural-recorded alarm sounds for waking up relaxed.
The device offers adjustable volume levels ranging between 1 to 15 for both its white noises and its natural alarm sounds.
Breathing Training Mode
Last but not least, the Dekala Arkenstone also features a rhythmic breathing training mode that can aid users in falling sleep more naturally and also in meditation sessions.
This mode works by having the device turning on a bright Red light during which you’re supposed to breathe in, and then slowly breathe out once its light turns off.
When following its breathing training function, start by taking 10 deep breaths and counting to five during each exhale, and then inhale once again.
It’s also worth noting that the device’s breathing training mode can have the On/Off times for its light adjusted to your own breathing rate.
CONNECTIVITY
For establishing a wireless connection with its mobile app, the device utilizes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
THE SMARTPHONE COMPANION APP – The Dekala App
In alternative to configuring and controlling the Dekala Arkenstone’s functionalities manually, users can install the Dekala App on their smartphone, which is available to download for free for both iOS and Android devices. Plus, it also works with the Smart Life App (iOS / Android).
Via the Dekala App, users can change the colors and adjusting the brightness of the Arkenstone’s LED light, as well as manage lighting schedules and dimming times.
In addition, users can also set dual alarms, a sleep aid timer, select different white noises, and more, and it also has Voice Assistant support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
Lastly, users can also share the device’s control with other family members and friends allowing them to interact with the device, such as turning On its lighting as a way to communicate with you and show you how much they love you.
OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES
Voice Assistant Support (for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant)
Best of all, the device also features Voice Assistant support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, allowing users to control the device’s operation with simple voice commands.
FINAL THOUGHTS
All in all, this smart sleep sunrise alarm clock offers you a neat way to help you regulate your sleep-wake cycle and maintain a balanced circadian rhythm, allowing you to more easily achieve healthy sleep schedules.
If you’re interested in purchasing, know that each unit is currently discounted from its normal price of $109.99 down to just $69.99 (saves you $40). You can orders yours online, either directly from Dekala’s official shopping page, or you can instead get it from Amazon, if you’d prefer.
