If we had our way, we wouldn’t wake up till it’s time to decide what’s for lunch. But when that’s not possible, your gadgets can help. First, make sure you’re getting enough sleep in the first place. Apps for iOS like Sleep ($0.99, universal), can ease you into slumberland with a mix of soothing sound effects and your own tunes, then fade out after a preset time. If you still aren’t refreshed when duty calls, apps like Absalt EasyWakeup Pro ($9.99) and Smart Alarm Clock ($0.99) can monitor your sleep patterns -- based on audio recordings made by an iDevice beside you in bed -- to rouse you at the optimum time in your REM cycle, but still within an alarm timeframe you choose. If you’d rather leave your iPhone free for other things while you sleep, Sleeptracker watches (sleeptracker.com) perform much the same job from your wrist. Some models even let you download recorded sleep data to your Mac.
There is a right time to wake up in the morning!
