Tech aids to help you sleep at night with AI powered mattress and white noise
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- January 12, 2024
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As curtains draw on the glitzy in Las Vegas, one will surely have difficulty calming down from the high tempo music and lights that have kept the senses heightened all these days. Interestingly, the technology event also offered many gadgets to help get a good night's sleep. With new technology and screens, sleep patterns have gone for a toss.
The Sleep Foundation estimates that a third of the US population does not get its recommended seven hours of sleep every night. This increases the risk of obesity and . But when it is so easy to hold a six inch screen and watch a never ending supply of short videos tucked in bed, how can one sleep at night? Of course, the simple answer is and away from your reach.
But the tiniest ping from the phone levitates us back to the screen, and no amount of warnings from the device itself is good enough. This is where technology can help again. Sleeping aids Sleep monitors are a standard feature of health devices and can help you track the number of hours you spend in deep sleep.
However, experts believe that monitors only give out information with little help. Taiwan based company 's upcoming biosensor will measure your sleep and help you decode it better. A conversational chatbot trained on scientific data will be available on your phone to answer your queries and provide solutions.
Earable Neuroscience believes that its answers your sleep woes. There are multiple devices in the market that can track your sleep, but Earable's Brainband is what can put you to sleep. The $500 device has gold plated sensors that track your brain activity in real time. The company isn't looking to read your thoughts but wants to use this feature to determine what helps your brain calm down and go to sleep.
The headband can play music, mantras, or simply white noise to help you go to sleep like a baby. If you get up in the middle of the night, the onboard AI will know what helped you sleep and play it again. Another company, , was developing earpieces to monitor cases of epilepsy but now plans to play pink noise to help prolong deep sleep among users.
Suppose you prefer to avoid listening to noises and falling asleep. In that case, the $200 device guides you through breathing exercises to help you fall asleep. Can AI help? Falling asleep is one thing, and staying asleep is another. Many users complain of waking up in the middle of the night and finding it difficult to sleep again.
German company interviewed them to discover that temperature was an issue that hampered good quality sleep. So, the company put heating and cooling strips into its mattress to deliver a good night's sleep. Suppose you are worried your new mattress might begin functioning like an HVAC system working the whole night to get the temperature right.
In that case, you will be happy to know that manufacturers are investing their time and effort into different temperature zones for different parts of the body. Chinese manufacturer has gone a step further to incorporate AI into the mattress itself. The company's smart sleep division has figured out the intricacies required to change the mattress's shape depending on the user's sleeping position.
The most important question is still unanswered. So, what's the price for a good night's sleep? Based on your choice could range from $3,000 to $20,000, says a ..