Light-emitting headset reduces tiredness Sleeplessness can be bad for business and personal creativity, and there have already been numerous attempts to help people be more flexible with their shut-eye, from Sleepbox napping pods to desktop pillows. Now the Re-Timer device uses light to realign wearers’ bodyclocks and combat tiredness. READ MORE…
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Light-emitting headset reduces tiredness

Sleeplessness can be bad for business and personal creativity, and there have already been numerous attempts to help people be more flexible with their shut-eye, from Sleepbox napping pods to desktop pillows. Now the Re-Timer device uses light to realign wearers’ bodyclocks and combat tiredness. READ MORE…

From Japan, retailer’s alarm clock app wakes users with music tailored to the weather There’s been a flurry of alarm-clock innovations on our virtual pages over the past few months, including an app from German airline Lufthansa and another that factors snowy weather into wake-up times. Now joining the list is Uniqlo Wake Up, a social alarm app from Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo that incorporates the current weather, time and day of the week into its wake-up music. READ MORE…
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From Japan, retailer’s alarm clock app wakes users with music tailored to the weather

There’s been a flurry of alarm-clock innovations on our virtual pages over the past few months, including an app from German airline Lufthansa and another that factors snowy weather into wake-up times. Now joining the list is Uniqlo Wake Up, a social alarm app from Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo that incorporates the current weather, time and day of the week into its wake-up music. READ MORE…

Robotic polar bear pillow helps stop snoring The science of sleep has inspired many of the innovations featured on Springwise, with a recent example being the Somnus Sleep Shirt featured earlier this year. Now we’ve discovered Jukusui-Kun in Japan, a polar bear-shaped robotic pillow designed to measure and respond to blood oxygen levels and sound levels, in order to help people who snore. READ MORE…
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Robotic polar bear pillow helps stop snoring

The science of sleep has inspired many of the innovations featured on Springwise, with a recent example being the Somnus Sleep Shirt featured earlier this year. Now we’ve discovered Jukusui-Kun in Japan, a polar bear-shaped robotic pillow designed to measure and respond to blood oxygen levels and sound levels, in order to help people who snore. READ MORE…

‘Sleepbox’ helps travelers catch 40 winks We’re seeing more and more offerings designed to let the weary recharge in public spaces, a service particularly appreciated by those craving a rest while traveling through international airports. Much the way Nemorelax pods let travelers catch a few winks between flights, so the Russian-made Sleepbox offers something similar. READ MORE…
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‘Sleepbox’ helps travelers catch 40 winks

We’re seeing more and more offerings designed to let the weary recharge in public spaces, a service particularly appreciated by those craving a rest while traveling through international airports. Much the way Nemorelax pods let travelers catch a few winks between flights, so the Russian-made Sleepbox offers something similar. READ MORE…

Wearable pillow facilitates desktop power naps at work The virtues of the power nap have long been extolled, and we’ve seen several efforts dedicated to enabling such restorative diversions. Now joining the ranks of the sleep pod, the nap hotel and the sleep salon, however, is the Ostrich, a wearable pillow that helps workers catch up on some rest without even leaving their desks. READ MORE…
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Wearable pillow facilitates desktop power naps at work

The virtues of the power nap have long been extolled, and we’ve seen several efforts dedicated to enabling such restorative diversions. Now joining the ranks of the sleep pod, the nap hotel and the sleep salon, however, is the Ostrich, a wearable pillow that helps workers catch up on some rest without even leaving their desks. READ MORE…

T-shirt monitors sleep patterns of the wearer We’ve already seen several innovations geared toward helping consumers track their sleep patterns during the night — most recently, the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach system — but typically they all require that the user wear some sort of conspicuous additional monitoring device in order to accomplish that task. Not so the Somnus Sleep Shirt, a sensor-embedded t-shirt that can simply be worn instead of a regular undershirt. READ MORE…
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T-shirt monitors sleep patterns of the wearer

We’ve already seen several innovations geared toward helping consumers track their sleep patterns during the night — most recently, the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach system — but typically they all require that the user wear some sort of conspicuous additional monitoring device in order to accomplish that task. Not so the Somnus Sleep Shirt, a sensor-embedded t-shirt that can simply be worn instead of a regular undershirt. READ MORE…