Sleep

Gadgets

Pleo Makers Design A Self-Adjusting Robot Pillow

2:00AM January 15, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The same folks who brought you the Pleo robot dinosaur have decided to put their expertise with automatons into designing a pillow that provides a good night’s sleep, no matter what position your body ends up in. More »


Gadgets

Zeo Mobile Is A Delight To Sleep With

4:00AM December 29, 2011 | Mat Honan

I’m tired. I’m old and I’m groggy and mentally slow. I don’t get enough exercise, or family time, and I’m sick too often. I don’t perform my best at work, or anywhere else, and I’m grumpy when I don’t mean to be and it’s all largely because I’m so damn tired. Next year, I want to get a better night’s sleep. Maybe you do too. The $US99 Zeo Mobile can help. More »


News

Lark Snarks At Jawbone UP With Free Trade-In

5:30PM December 16, 2011 | Mat Honan

The fitness-tracking Jawbone UP has its share of problems. (It dies!) Jawbone is offering refunds, but it also created a big opening for competitors. Like LARK, which is offering free sleep trackers to anyone willing to trade-in a Jawbone UP. More »


Science

Ambien Does Something Crazy To Your Brain

6:00AM December 2, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

People on Ambien can get pretty nutty: they hallucinate dragons (see above), cook, eat, file their nails, have long coversations, even drive — and remember nothing later. Now — and way crazier — the drug is waking up people from nearly vegetative states following severe injuries. More »


Science

Real-Life Inception: Army Looks To ‘Counteract Nightmares’ With Digital Dreams

2:00PM October 22, 2011 | Dawn Lim - Wired

A soldier tries to sleep. But he is not safe in his dreams. Jolted awake by a nightmare, the combat veteran fumbles in the dark for his 3D glasses. More »


Science

Watching Ostriches Sleep With Their Eyes Open Is More Exciting Than It Looks

7:40AM August 26, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

In this thrilling video, you are witnessing ostriches during two phases of sleep: slow wave, or SWS, and rapid eye movement, or REM. More »


Science

Drinking And Sleeping May Be Bad For Your Health

5:40PM August 17, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

A study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research suggests a before-bed nightcap may be a bad idea if you want to get a good night’s sleep. More »


Gadgets

Lark Un-Alarm Clock Lightning Review: Don’t Wake Up Your Partner

4:30AM August 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

My iPhone’s alarm — which blares the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song — wakes up my girlfriend every morning (sorry honey!). Lark is a wristband alarm clock that won’t. In fact, it doesn’t even make a peep — it vibrates your wrist so it’s only you that gets up. More »


Entertainment

Bedphones Work With Your Android To Lull You To Sleep

12:40AM August 2, 2011 | Kwame Opam

I like to fall asleep to Coltrane. I don’t like falling asleep with headphones on. You can’t adjust the volume to a more soothing level as you doze. But with Bedphones and its accompanying app, you can drift off more comfortably. More »


Science

Cool Your Brain For Better Sleep

9:43AM June 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Counting sheep, popping sleeping pills and staring blindly at the ceiling wont help you get to sleep as quickly as a cooling brain cap says a study presented at the Sleep 2011 Conference. More »