Simulated Sunrise

One Idea that I have been toying with for a final project revolves around a simulated sunrise. My girlfriend has trouble getting up in the morning, especially in the winter as many people do. I am considering creating a fake window that acts as a sunrise alarm clock, and possible also a motion activated light switch. I might even program the Audrino to measure the light outside and mimic it.

Here are a few products and projects that I have found that relate to this:

First up we have a little bot that searches for the brightest light source that it can find.

Next a sunrise alarm clock that runs on your computer...

And one that simply uses LED's.
http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/?p=12663

Finally a lamp that looks like a setting sun Designed by Natalia Rumyantseva of Russia.