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@Velocio
Yeah, but Jawbone actually withdrew the UP product because it simply didn't work because of the fragility of it: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/12/08/jawbone-refunds-all-up-purchasers-whether-they-return-the-device/
On usage: people liked the Jawbone, but complained about the lack of accuracy (little better than an iphone app).
Hence, I prefer the look of the fitbit which was the first in this space, but only recently got their European certification for their hardware and became available here.
On the wake up thing... there's a few products that try and do that. Some based on sleep cycles and detecting the best part of the cycle to wake you up during, and others based on daylight simulation.
Wakemate is another product in the "timed wakeup" market, but it generally doesn't score well whilst the Fitbit (which isn't an alarm) rates really highly: http://paulstamatiou.com/review-wakemate-fitbit
You know, the more I post... the more likely I am just to buy the thing without knowing anyone who's tried one.