Gone are the days of the boring nightstand alarm clock. These smart clocks do everything including track your sleep habits to improve REM.

To combat the inorganic wake-up call of a standard pre-dawn alarm, some smart clocks also use baked-in software or companion smartphone apps to dial in your alarm preferences on a more personal level.

The Lenovo smart clock is out to be your partner for both your morning and evening routines, and just about everything in between.

You can control the Light Dock via taps on the Smart Clock’s casing or by using the Alexa app. The new Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is expected to be available in January 2022 and will start at $60.

Save $20 on Lenovo's nightstand-friendly Smart Clock and get a free lamp-friendly smart bulb to go with it. (Photo: Lenovo) When you think about it, clocks are already pretty smart.

The beside table can play host to routines at both ends of your day, so if you're still stuck with that alarm clock that's been with the family since the 80's and that old lamp, think about ...

The clock app I used years ago let me do a large, readable but very dim display that also moved the actual lit pixels around slowly to prevent burn in.

Today at CES 2022, Lenovo announced its new Smart Clock Essential and its Ambient Light Dock for Smart Clock Essential. Read on for more!