Article Review: 6 Apps to Facilitate Mornings

Summary

1. Alarm Clock Extreme
The alarm clock will slowly increase the volume until you wake up.
There is a large snooze button that makes you solve math problems to dismiss the alarm.
The snooze button can be set to decrease after each alarm.

2. Sunrise
The app links Facebook, Google Calendar, LinkedIn, Eventbrite together.
It combines events and birthdays you have for that day.

3. Sworkit
Workouts that range from 5-60 mins.
You can select the style and it would randomize the exercise for you.

4. TED
Listen to TED talks from educators, scientists, researchers, etc for about 20 min to start your day.

5. Guide
Read news to us from the web by a robotic voice. We can listen in the morning while showering or making breakfast.

6. Spotify
You can make your own song playlist or subscribe to other's.

Major Concepts

• Technology - technology has gone so far to combine every functions of gadgets into just a smart phone.
• Human Ingenuity - People have to use creativity in order to come up with these apps.
• Advancement - Over time, technology improves and advances.

Strength

• TED talks are a good place to learn more and become more worldly.
• Guide app can help save time. We could listen to the news and finish preparing ourselves for work, school, or the day.

Weakness

• Alarm Clock Extreme isn't the best app in there. It's annoying. It should be later on in the list, not the first one.
• The pictures should be smaller. So it's easier to read.

Questions

1. How is having the Spotify app more useful than just using iTunes to create playlists?
2. Is Sunrise app useful for teenagers who dont have much event to attend to too?

Source:

Drell, Lauren. "6 Apps That Make Mornings More Manageable." Mashable. Mashable, Inc., 14 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. <http://mashable.com/2013/02/13/morning-apps/>.