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* Dawn light, use a full-spectrum bulb. Turns on at the start of the wakeup sequence, gradually gets brighter. | * Dawn light, use a full-spectrum bulb. Turns on at the start of the wakeup sequence, gradually gets brighter. | ||
** Allow for plugging in an external lamp instead of a built in lamp? | ** Allow for plugging in an external lamp instead of a built in lamp? | ||
*** I have a cheap IR bayonet dimmer that looks hackable | |||
* Alarm starts to make noise at start of wakeup sequence, gradually getting louder. Possibly with breaks. | * Alarm starts to make noise at start of wakeup sequence, gradually getting louder. Possibly with breaks. | ||
* "Cut off" time, at which point the thing goes mental and forces you to get up if you've not turned it off. | * "Cut off" time, at which point the thing goes mental and forces you to get up if you've not turned it off. | ||
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** Change the alarm to start going off at the correct point in your cycle. | ** Change the alarm to start going off at the correct point in your cycle. | ||
** Preferably via a method that doesn't require something in the bed with you, or a wristband. Possibly a PIR type sensor, or a camera. | ** Preferably via a method that doesn't require something in the bed with you, or a wristband. Possibly a PIR type sensor, or a camera. | ||
** This also depends on when you went to sleep - a more vigorous/sneaky wake-up might be needed if you're an hour away from waking up. | |||
** For bonus points, allow data export for data porn. Maybe save to the SD card with the sound files on. | ** For bonus points, allow data export for data porn. Maybe save to the SD card with the sound files on. | ||
*** If we have data export, I'd love to get the data about the time between alarm activation and shutoff over time. | *** If we have data export, I'd love to get the data about the time between alarm activation and shutoff over time. | ||
**** And if we're doing data logging over time, add temperature logging in the room. Especially if you can associate that with the quality of the sleep cycle. | **** And if we're doing data logging over time, add temperature logging in the room. Especially if you can associate that with the quality of the sleep cycle. | ||
**** haveiwokenupyet.com/username - | |||
** track natural sleep patterns over an extended period of time. you can do this by "training" the alarm clock every time you wake up. sleep cycles can then be shared using an alarm clock social network. this would be interesting as you could train your own sleeping cycles with other people's. i would like to try Keith Richard's sleep cycle myself. he must be doing something right if he's lived this long. (@smallcaps) | ** track natural sleep patterns over an extended period of time. you can do this by "training" the alarm clock every time you wake up. sleep cycles can then be shared using an alarm clock social network. this would be interesting as you could train your own sleeping cycles with other people's. i would like to try Keith Richard's sleep cycle myself. he must be doing something right if he's lived this long. (@smallcaps) | ||
* Multiple alarms that can be set on a day-by-day basis | * Multiple alarms that can be set on a day-by-day basis | ||
