Pillow to Measure Sleep Quality

June 14th, 2006 by Al in Home Gadgets, Miscellaneous Gadgets, Wacky Gadgets

Pillow Measuring Sleep Quality The lap pillow and arm pillow were just gimmicky pillows, the latest Japanese pillow that we’ve found also has an actual useful feature, it measures the quality of your sleep.

Japanese company Loft Co. have released a pillow that records the depth and quality of your sleep by measuring head movements. The theory being the less you fidget the better sleep you are having (which probably means I never have a good nights sleep as I am Mr Fidget Cocoon Monster).

This could be used in an interesting test of the scientific sleeping properties of alcohol. Does getting frazzled on beer lead to a better nights sleep than necking a few bottles of wine, the pillow has the answer.

Japanese info available at Lofty found via i4u.

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One Comment on “Pillow to Measure Sleep Quality”

People Style » Blog Archive » Loft pillow measures sleep quality Says:

June 27th, 2006 at 2:47 am

[...] Feel tired even after having slept through the night, why not give this pillow from Lofty a try? This revolutionary pillow is able to measure the quality of your sleep by recording head movements during the night. This is based on the theory that the less fidgety one is, the better the sleep quality. The LCD panel will display the results the next morning and advise you to take power naps during the day when necessary. [...]