The Gadgets All the Cool College Kids Will Have This Month

Sure, you can use your smartphone as an alarm or you can wake up happier with the Retro Alarm Clock Radio ($35). Instead of using sound to get you up, it uses two LED bulbs that get brighter and brighter the closer it is to your alarm time. And if you need some light in the middle of the night, just wave your hand over the bulbs.

— Ann-Marie Alcántara, editorial assistant