I purchased one of these for my son. He'll receive it on Christmas. I was thinking that we'd set it up while he was sleeping. It can wake him up on the holiday morning. I think that will be fun.
You'll have a little trouble, but you can set it up in your room and then put it in his room after you set a manual alarm. Otherwise if you do the setup in his room it'll be cumbersome and a little noisy to get the set up done. Just set it up for his bed and arrangement after : )
I got an Alarmo almost right away because I saw it has Pikmin. I wish more of the Pikmin alarms were friendly at the beginning, and I also wish I could change the sleepy sounds to play for a much longer time (honestly, probably 30-60 mins as it takes me a long time to fall asleep). But I love the sleepy sounds, the hourly chimes, and the added intrigue this adds to my (otherwise horrible) mornings. I have a chronic disease (multiple sclerosis) that gives me a ton of fatigue and makes my mornings absolutely miserable. This is something fun/silly that has been added to my mornings, and I’m really happy with it.
I have had alarmo for a week and it has helped me out a lot. I used to lay in bed for 30mins after an alarm. I spend less time on my phone in the morning (in part because im not teained to grab my phone to shut off an alarm) and i get out of bed sooner. In fact, i have noticed i wake up a bit before my alarm goes off every morning now. It is really strange, but extremely helpful
I have a wife and dog but Felix you sold me! I really really hope it continues to get new games like Smash, Kirby, Mario Party, and Luigi’s Mansion! I mean it could be a fun marketing beat in a direct Alarmo updates.
My husband and I love it. It doesn't seem to bug our cat, so far. I agree that even a married person can use it and have a funny and charming way to wake up.
I got Alarmo for my kid brother and honestly as unnecessary as it is i really enjoy it. The hourly chime for zelda is so good. The sleepy sounds is phenomenal. I love waking up to the talus music because its so good.
Honestly 5 minutes sleepy sounds is way too short. 10 is also much too short. I would have bought this mainly for the sleepy sounds but unless they fix that I won’t get it. Thanks for the review!
Sleepy sounds for only 5 or 10 minutes effectively makes them useless for me since often enough it can take 15 or so to fall asleep. When i put on a podcast to fall asleep to i set it up 50 minutes just in case, really wish that were an option here
I bought it just out of curiosity. I've used it for maybe a week now and I find it to be mostly annoying, and you brought up most of the points as to why. An alarm shouldn't be difficult (or impossible) to get it to do what you want. They need to make it far more customizable. I'll go back to using Alexa with my iPad for backup.
'NFC Alarm Clock' is the most effective tool I've ever used. Will not turn off nor turn down until I've held my phone against the sticker in my bathroom Could recommend.
I got an alarmo for myself recently!!! Been waking with it for around a week or so now, and im honestly super happy i got it :) I've stuck almost entirely with Pikmin sounds and it's helped a lot - Something I dont really hear people talk about too much is how much less I dread alarms in the morning now. Even when it's loud, it feels organic and even. Im getting gently pulled out of bed and celebrated for waking up, as opposed to being unceremoniously shoved out of bed >w< I really like this thing!!! Like, genuinely, I kinda bought it as a joke at first. "Lmaoo check it out I bought the overpriced Nintendo clock" But no, I really love it! The UI is also really wonderful looking and I hope the Switch 2 takes inspiration from the more Wii U styled interface :3
In English I think the equivalent of “waking up with the wrong foot out of bed” would be (very similarly) “waking up on the wrong side of bed.” More or less, it means you woke up more grumpy than you went to bed, despite getting enough sleep.
I use mine with button move as I can't be bothered to be moving around lol. It is way better than using my phone though as the way the alarm activates is nicer
I'm thinking the alarmo has something to do with switch 2. Maybe full body motion sensing is built into the switch 2 using the same tech. And they're using alarmo to gather data to train their motion detection...
Mine came the first day of my Vacation, so I had a few days to play with it. 😁 I was doing work around my house, so I didn't want to sleep too late. It works...surprisingly well. I can't sleep in silence, so I wear earbuds connected to an iPod Touch, with piano music playing. I set Mario Odyssey sounds to Shuffle, and they did wake me up, even with my earbuds in. And one morning, I lingered in bed, checking emails and texts...then Bowser cane a-calling! 🤣 The clock display doesn't bug me at night because I can't see it at all without my glasses. Also, I have a bathroom in my bedroom, and Alarmo is on my nightstand, between the bed and the bathroom. During testing, if I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom, there was a delay before the fanfare and the alarm stopping, but if I walked to the bedroom door, I guess the clock could then "see" I was up and about, and it would play the victory sound and stop. That isn't really an issue because the very first thing I HAVE to do in the morning is go to my kitchen and turn on the coffeepot! ☕️☕️
I can't wait for these to hit retail. I have the pokemon go plus + and it never fails to wake me up although i do fall back to sleep all the time after that first alarm goes off.
Hmm... I'm still undecided on this one. I love the idea of it detecting motion to actually get you out of bed, but the sleepy sounds would need to be at least 15 minutes for me
I got one and so far am actually really happy with it right now. Def took a bit of playing with the settings tho. In my case the motion detection was too sensitive and it took slight movement as not only enough to snooze the alarm, but as me getting out of bed. Lowered the sensitivity to the low setting and now it works absolutely perfectly and have been loving it ever since.
BRING LONGER SLEEPY SOUNDS 🗣️🗣️🗣️ I have Alarmo and my only complaint is trying to plan out when they play since its only 5 minutes lol I love it otherwise.
I take it you have to have some type of headboard for your bed? My bed unfortunately doesn’t have this. It’s too bad it wouldn’t work on some type of desk or table next to your bed. It would be great. The only downside is the price.
I've been using the Alarmo for about a week and have been pretty happy with it. Like you mentioned, there was a day or two of adjustment and figuring out the right position and getting used to its behaviors. I enjoy waking up to Alarmo way more than I did the obnoxious ringtones of my iPhone's alarm clock. So far it has woke me up gently every morning, as where my phone used to just go off full-bore and startle me awake. I am not a morning person so it always started me off on the wrong foot. I wonder when they're going to dispatch the Animal Crossing and Mario Kart 8 alarms. I'm really curious what they'll be like!
I just want Alarmo to be able to play Animal Crossing hourly music (as well as be able to set your own hour chime). [If I come upon a hack that allows native mp3 storage, and can change to the appropriate track every hour, I'll spring for Alarmo)] Like come on Nintendo, you gotta know what your fans want (and it's not getting coin noises when you stretch first thing in the morning)
Bro, I’m not okay with moving my friggin bedside table! I had alarmo as well and it almost never recognized me getting out of bed, due to it being positioned in a way that I am not moving away from it, but more out of frame. But I’m not getting a new flat and new bed just so I can position alarmo in a way that it works for Nintendo. Also, the sleepy sounds are too short, you are right.
I def do love the idea for Alarmo. I can see myself use a gadget like this in the future. Of course personally I would wait awhile to wait for more sound effects to chose from comes in after a year or so. Sounds like the gadget I can see myself using but will wait out for when more sound options come available first. Great review as always Felix and very thoroughly researched.
You can always use it as a normal alarmclock (button mode). But for the motion detection you need to walk away from the clock or it will think you're still in bed. It does not ask for the room size. (nor detect it)
According to the FAQ for Alarmo, “[if] there’s something else within range of the motion sensor that moves (such as a pet or an electric fan), Alarmo may confuse its movements with the user’s, leading the alarm to continue sounding even after the user has gotten out of bed. In these cases, the dial can be pressed to manually stop the alarm. Alarmo can’t detect a specific person, so if multiple people are sleeping in the same bed within range of the sensor, the alarm may stop when one person gets out of bed, but restart once it detects there is still someone in bed. The alarm will stop completely once everyone is out of bed.” I hope this helped.
Just watching this further proves that as much as you sugar coat and alarm clock, its still not a healthy way to wake up. Also your pain getting up on the last clip. Just no. I have my hatred for my alarm sounds, I don’t need nintendo sounds triggering my awake anger.
Total cash grab. They wasted years making a $100 clock for people to feel fomo when not buying. Pointless. Ed: probably can run Doom. 3:50 almost like we have other technology that could do a better job…. 5:00 that’s very Nintendo, spot on. 😂
I bought it as well but is practically useless for me as I wake up in different times daily so unless Nintendo releases an update I use it only as an overpriced decor
I'm sorry but this shit is crazy even for Nintendo. 100$ for a clock that only function's if you pay a monthly fee. Anyone defending this is actually completely lost in life.
I honestly don't know what's worse. The fact that Nintendo created this useless crap, or that people bought it. It's an alarm clock. Something that every single smartphone does. It's literally useless.
@@samus88half of the time my phone dies when I go to sleep because it has a hard time charging. Dedicated alarm clocks are way more reliable than phones.
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Ohh was wreck it ralph there?
Because Fix-it-Felix😂
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he edited out the part where he was driving 97 mph in a 35 zone
I purchased one of these for my son. He'll receive it on Christmas. I was thinking that we'd set it up while he was sleeping. It can wake him up on the holiday morning. I think that will be fun.
nah🤮 it will give your son nightmare like Friday 13th
If it was me, I would love it.
Cool idea.
You'll have a little trouble, but you can set it up in your room and then put it in his room after you set a manual alarm. Otherwise if you do the setup in his room it'll be cumbersome and a little noisy to get the set up done. Just set it up for his bed and arrangement after : )
Sounds like you’re an awesome parent.
@konihipci, @TB-nf6bs, @thepeterparkershow, thank you for your kind words and good ideas!
I got an Alarmo almost right away because I saw it has Pikmin. I wish more of the Pikmin alarms were friendly at the beginning, and I also wish I could change the sleepy sounds to play for a much longer time (honestly, probably 30-60 mins as it takes me a long time to fall asleep). But I love the sleepy sounds, the hourly chimes, and the added intrigue this adds to my (otherwise horrible) mornings. I have a chronic disease (multiple sclerosis) that gives me a ton of fatigue and makes my mornings absolutely miserable. This is something fun/silly that has been added to my mornings, and I’m really happy with it.
I really like it! I woke up to Zelda saying "Wake up, open your eyes. Wake up Link" in a soothing calming voice and really pretty music. 😊
Amazing 😇🔥🔥🔥
Nintendo needs to pay you for this lol. This sold me on the Alarmo when I was initially just slightly interested.
I love mine so far. I have the theme set to fully random so I don't get sick of any one sound. Can't wait for the Animal Crossing Update!
I have had alarmo for a week and it has helped me out a lot. I used to lay in bed for 30mins after an alarm. I spend less time on my phone in the morning (in part because im not teained to grab my phone to shut off an alarm) and i get out of bed sooner. In fact, i have noticed i wake up a bit before my alarm goes off every morning now. It is really strange, but extremely helpful
Felix was the perfect addition to this channel
I have a wife and dog but Felix you sold me!
I really really hope it continues to get new games like Smash, Kirby, Mario Party, and Luigi’s Mansion!
I mean it could be a fun marketing beat in a direct Alarmo updates.
My husband and I love it. It doesn't seem to bug our cat, so far. I agree that even a married person can use it and have a funny and charming way to wake up.
I got Alarmo for my kid brother and honestly as unnecessary as it is i really enjoy it. The hourly chime for zelda is so good. The sleepy sounds is phenomenal. I love waking up to the talus music because its so good.
I want this thing programmed to wake me up with Ridley screams.
Oh yeah fusion ridley would be awesome lol
Mario galaxy would be amazing
I want one to have emmi beeps
That would definitely wake me up.
Hear me out….you can literally record Ridley screams in your phone and have it play in the morning. 👋 my work here is done…
Honestly 5 minutes sleepy sounds is way too short. 10 is also much too short. I would have bought this mainly for the sleepy sounds but unless they fix that I won’t get it. Thanks for the review!
Super disappointing, I even have some awesome RUclips Nintendo sleepy Music mixes that last for a few hours.
I'm a light sleeper, so my phone works fine...I also have a living alarm clock that works SOMETIMES. (.....my cat, lol)
I can see your cat. 🐈⬛
Had mine nearly a month, absolutely love it to bits,it’s taken me nearly 53 years to enjoy waking up,thanks alarmo
Sleepy sounds for only 5 or 10 minutes effectively makes them useless for me since often enough it can take 15 or so to fall asleep. When i put on a podcast to fall asleep to i set it up 50 minutes just in case, really wish that were an option here
could be a future update
Same. I'd put it for 3 hours, I sometimes have trouble staying asleep.
YES! The sleepy sounds could have been perfect.. just let me use them for an HOUR AT LEAST
Nothing in this world can make me happy waking up.
Worse if someone rings my doorbell or tries to call me.
1:47 Yes, it will. Don't ever question it.
He’s just not trying hard enough
I really want one, but I wish it would have more games. Give me Metroid, Xenoblade, Mario Kart and more.
The struggle is real when trying to wake up. 😂
Very thorough review, thanks Felix
I bought it just out of curiosity. I've used it for maybe a week now and I find it to be mostly annoying, and you brought up most of the points as to why. An alarm shouldn't be difficult (or impossible) to get it to do what you want. They need to make it far more customizable. I'll go back to using Alexa with my iPad for backup.
'NFC Alarm Clock' is the most effective tool I've ever used. Will not turn off nor turn down until I've held my phone against the sticker in my bathroom
Could recommend.
I got an alarmo for myself recently!!! Been waking with it for around a week or so now, and im honestly super happy i got it :) I've stuck almost entirely with Pikmin sounds and it's helped a lot - Something I dont really hear people talk about too much is how much less I dread alarms in the morning now. Even when it's loud, it feels organic and even. Im getting gently pulled out of bed and celebrated for waking up, as opposed to being unceremoniously shoved out of bed >w< I really like this thing!!!
Like, genuinely, I kinda bought it as a joke at first. "Lmaoo check it out I bought the overpriced Nintendo clock"
But no, I really love it! The UI is also really wonderful looking and I hope the Switch 2 takes inspiration from the more Wii U styled interface :3
Waking up on the wrong side of the bed or getting out of the wring side of the bed in UK.
He means getting up in a good mood, not a bad one
In English I think the equivalent of “waking up with the wrong foot out of bed” would be (very similarly) “waking up on the wrong side of bed.” More or less, it means you woke up more grumpy than you went to bed, despite getting enough sleep.
I use mine with button move as I can't be bothered to be moving around lol. It is way better than using my phone though as the way the alarm activates is nicer
Missed this the first time, fun video that actually changed my mind a bit!
I love my alarmo so far! Can't wait for the Mario Kart and Animal Crossing alarms to come :)
Correction, it does run Doom.
I'm thinking the alarmo has something to do with switch 2. Maybe full body motion sensing is built into the switch 2 using the same tech. And they're using alarmo to gather data to train their motion detection...
Mine came the first day of my Vacation, so I had a few days to play with it. 😁 I was doing work around my house, so I didn't want to sleep too late. It works...surprisingly well. I can't sleep in silence, so I wear earbuds connected to an iPod Touch, with piano music playing. I set Mario Odyssey sounds to Shuffle, and they did wake me up, even with my earbuds in. And one morning, I lingered in bed, checking emails and texts...then Bowser cane a-calling! 🤣
The clock display doesn't bug me at night because I can't see it at all without my glasses. Also, I have a bathroom in my bedroom, and Alarmo is on my nightstand, between the bed and the bathroom. During testing, if I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom, there was a delay before the fanfare and the alarm stopping, but if I walked to the bedroom door, I guess the clock could then "see" I was up and about, and it would play the victory sound and stop. That isn't really an issue because the very first thing I HAVE to do in the morning is go to my kitchen and turn on the coffeepot! ☕️☕️
I can't wait for these to hit retail. I have the pokemon go plus + and it never fails to wake me up although i do fall back to sleep all the time after that first alarm goes off.
Hmm... I'm still undecided on this one. I love the idea of it detecting motion to actually get you out of bed, but the sleepy sounds would need to be at least 15 minutes for me
I got one and so far am actually really happy with it right now. Def took a bit of playing with the settings tho. In my case the motion detection was too sensitive and it took slight movement as not only enough to snooze the alarm, but as me getting out of bed. Lowered the sensitivity to the low setting and now it works absolutely perfectly and have been loving it ever since.
I would take waking up to Jump Up Superstar on Alarmo than waking up to one of my phone alarms
Any alarm would work wonders if pushing the snooze button would punish you by playing a really loud and annoying sound 😂
One week later Alarmo is smashed due being thrown against the wall!
Lol 😂
Well.....that didn't last very long😅
I am enjoying my Alarmo too
Not having any Xenoblade music should be a crime. There's a wealth of music in the trilogy that would be perfect for waking up or falling asleep to.
Mine just came in the mail today. I will see how it will work out tomorrow morning.
lol oh man, this actually makes me kinda wanna get an alarmo
I also had to rewatch the trailer to figure out it was distance that determines the victory sound, not just moving to the side of the clock.
BRING LONGER SLEEPY SOUNDS 🗣️🗣️🗣️
I have Alarmo and my only complaint is trying to plan out when they play since its only 5 minutes lol I love it otherwise.
Bro is turning into grant gustin
Alarmo time!
I take it you have to have some type of headboard for your bed? My bed unfortunately doesn’t have this. It’s too bad it wouldn’t work on some type of desk or table next to your bed. It would be great. The only downside is the price.
12:35 sleeping alone is the way to go. 😂
If enough of us let Nintendo know we want longer sleepy sounds, they can send an update. I'd like to extend it to an hour as well.
I will always grow to hate the sound of whatever alarm wakes me up...
I would literally NEVER want to play any of those games ever again.
I'll get one if they add a Samus theme
I've been using the Alarmo for about a week and have been pretty happy with it. Like you mentioned, there was a day or two of adjustment and figuring out the right position and getting used to its behaviors. I enjoy waking up to Alarmo way more than I did the obnoxious ringtones of my iPhone's alarm clock. So far it has woke me up gently every morning, as where my phone used to just go off full-bore and startle me awake. I am not a morning person so it always started me off on the wrong foot.
I wonder when they're going to dispatch the Animal Crossing and Mario Kart 8 alarms. I'm really curious what they'll be like!
I just want Alarmo to be able to play Animal Crossing hourly music (as well as be able to set your own hour chime).
[If I come upon a hack that allows native mp3 storage, and can change to the appropriate track every hour, I'll spring for Alarmo)]
Like come on Nintendo, you gotta know what your fans want (and it's not getting coin noises when you stretch first thing in the morning)
I might consider getting Alamo when I see more Kirby stuff.
I highly enjoying seeing Felix being so pissed off in the morning 😂😂😂 metal Felix
Bro, I’m not okay with moving my friggin bedside table! I had alarmo as well and it almost never recognized me getting out of bed, due to it being positioned in a way that I am not moving away from it, but more out of frame.
But I’m not getting a new flat and new bed just so I can position alarmo in a way that it works for Nintendo.
Also, the sleepy sounds are too short, you are right.
Felix, respectfully, you are a beautiful man.
Luigi Felix
I really struggle getting out of bed. I thibk this product would be amazing but as I sleep with my partner it isn't going to work as intended sadly
That single bed with the mario duvet set is a bit tragic NGL
I def do love the idea for Alarmo. I can see myself use a gadget like this in the future. Of course personally I would wait awhile to wait for more sound effects to chose from comes in after a year or so. Sounds like the gadget I can see myself using but will wait out for when more sound options come available first. Great review as always Felix and very thoroughly researched.
Alarmo is so cute😊
The thing I don’t like are the added character sounds that completely drown out the base music
Can you get it to work, if you cant place it on the right size of the bed
Do to the size of the bedroom?
You can always use it as a normal alarmclock (button mode). But for the motion detection you need to walk away from the clock or it will think you're still in bed. It does not ask for the room size. (nor detect it)
@@kimmyksbro3116 you can put it on either side of the bed
Great vid
Sleep sounds only going for 5 minutes is criminal. Even 10 minutes is a tough sell.
1:47 …YET! ::shakes fist at clouds::
1:47 I think this won't age well
1:47 - But it does run Doom now! 😄
I will get it if i'm going to prank a significant others, which I don't have :(
Everyone has someone
If I would sleep alone, I would get one. 😅
In English we say "getting up on the wrong side of the bed" which ironically you actually did on the first morning 😅
What about two people in bed? I wake up at 0500 in the morning and my wife wakes up two hours later. Would the alarm just keep going for her?
According to the FAQ for Alarmo,
“[if] there’s something else within range of the motion sensor that moves (such as a pet or an electric fan), Alarmo may confuse its movements with the user’s, leading the alarm to continue sounding even after the user has gotten out of bed. In these cases, the dial can be pressed to manually stop the alarm.
Alarmo can’t detect a specific person, so if multiple people are sleeping in the same bed within range of the sensor, the alarm may stop when one person gets out of bed, but restart once it detects there is still someone in bed. The alarm will stop completely once everyone is out of bed.”
I hope this helped.
shh!!! Kirby is asleep.. ₍ - . - ˶ ₎ა zzz...
@@stevecaraballo5683 if you use the button to turn the alarm off, it won’t keep looking for lack of motion to start up again
@@IronBlaze77 Thanks!
@@stevecaraballo5683 You’re very welcome!
I sleep vertical from my bed table. Will it still work?
I really like my alarmo but it feels very limited in its functionality. Its a hard recommendation for people who aren't die hard nintendo fans
Is it an OLED screen?
No, LCD, and quite low res.
Felix is so cuuuuuuuuute
Great for 3 year olds!
It doesn´t run Doom YET
Handsome man.
Scuffy*
The golden moustache is back folks.
maybe they do another update
Are you danish Felix?
That doesn't look like the bedroom of a married man
Now we’re gonna sleep with the camera directed at us? 😅
What if Nintendo spies our bedrooms? 😄
Just watching this further proves that as much as you sugar coat and alarm clock, its still not a healthy way to wake up. Also your pain getting up on the last clip. Just no. I have my hatred for my alarm sounds, I don’t need nintendo sounds triggering my awake anger.
Total cash grab. They wasted years making a $100 clock for people to feel fomo when not buying.
Pointless.
Ed: probably can run Doom.
3:50 almost like we have other technology that could do a better job….
5:00 that’s very Nintendo, spot on. 😂
I bought it as well but is practically useless for me as I wake up in different times daily so unless Nintendo releases an update I use it only as an overpriced decor
Yup. Instead of console hardware, they spent their time on this. So so Nintendo.
I thought you were married
I think he is divorced
Already? I hope not. I feel like he just got married last year.
@@metroidfan77yes65 wow
I can't believe people are taking this thing seriously enough to actually review it.
This product is so stupid. Just give us the Switch 2 already!
The NX
I'm sorry but this shit is crazy even for Nintendo. 100$ for a clock that only function's if you pay a monthly fee. Anyone defending this is actually completely lost in life.
Patchy beard isn't a good look
Please tell me you didn't pay a 100 bucks for this silly thing.
Two scenarios. Either Felix received it as a gift, or he actually spent that much money.
I honestly don't know what's worse. The fact that Nintendo created this useless crap, or that people bought it. It's an alarm clock. Something that every single smartphone does. It's literally useless.
if alarm clocks are really useless why are alarm clocks still being made today lol
@@Yoshizuyuner I have no idea why people buy them. It's a basic function of your smartphone.
@@samus88half of the time my phone dies when I go to sleep because it has a hard time charging. Dedicated alarm clocks are way more reliable than phones.