![]() ![]() They’re also only available if you pay for the Loftie+ membership at $5 a month. There’s no headphone jack to let you listen to the stories privately, and they’re only available on the Loftie. Speaking of my husband, the downside to these stories being on your clock is that if you have a partner or roommate who doesn’t want to listen to the stories before bed, they’re out of luck. After that, I generated a similar story but used two of my favorite characters from a book series to preserve the sense of immersion. When my train ride story talked about how my husband “couldn’t resist good chocolate” and chose mint tea, I was shaking my head both times. It was also jarring when it tried to encapsulate people in my life without having any real details besides who they are to me and their pronouns. I was less impressed with food descriptions, particularly when I checked “food from this area” for my Japan-themed story and got the vague “grilled skewers” from a street vendor (are we talking yakitori? Takoyaki? I was disappointed it didn’t choose something specific.) But less detail about food is probably better, lest I end up wandering into the kitchen for a midnight snack instead of going to bed. I was impressed with how the Loftie stories included the specific details I asked for, like getting cheesecake for dessert during my snowy train ride and accurately describing the vermillion torii gates of Fushimi Inari. They were also easy to find on the clock (though sometimes the company picks random names my train ride story was called “Lumina,” while my story abroad was called “Kyoto Dreams”). ![]() So while I did like the sounds quite a bit more than the alarms from my phone, I think I’d need a third-maybe a fourth and fifth-alarm option to actually wake up at the right time. Each morning, I was ready to turn off the second alarm, and I quickly mastering the art of finding the small top right button that disables the alarm and going right back to sleep. I’m bummed to say that I found myself taking advantage of those nine minutes to try to fall back into a deep sleep, rather than preparing to wake up when the second alarm went off. The first couple of days it went off, I found myself instantly reaching to snooze the first alarm, until my groggy morning brain remembered that it would snooze itself if I waited long enough. It took me a little while to get used to the alarm, but while I prefer the two preset alarms, it hasn’t helped me get up much more quickly in the mornings. Playlists is where you’ll find a variety of content, including soundbaths, sound patterns, and the stories generated by Magic Story Maker. In Sounds, you’ll find soundscapes that range from white and blue noise to campfires and tent rain. The smallest right button lets you make selections, and the large left button sends you back through your choices and also turns the nightlight on and off. The middle button lets you click through the main menu, which includes Alarms, Sounds, Playlists, Bluetooth, and Settings. There are three buttons on the top of the device, each with a different size and function. Everything else you can find on the clock itself. Once your alarm, sound, and brightness settings are done, you won’t need the app. It’s one of many soundscapes available on the Loftie, but it’s by far the most interesting. It can create AI-generated bedtime stories that get sent to your clock so you can listen to a personalized story about living abroad or taking a snowy train ride with your best friend-or perhaps your favorite character-to lull you to sleep. I was reminded of the comfort of familiar fantasies when I tested the Loftie Alarm Clock’s newest feature, the Magic Story Maker. And finally, I like annoying my husband by asking him to repeat the same story. Two, it provides a sense of comfort as I dive into a story I already love and am invested in and hear facts about familiar characters. One, I’m a newer Zelda fan (my first foray into the series was when Wind Waker came to the Wii U, closely followed by Breath of the Wild) and I enjoy hearing about the lore from a longtime fan. I ask him to do this for a variety of reasons. ![]() On the nights I have trouble sleeping, I ask my husband to explain the Legend of Zelda timelines to me. ![]()
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