Ninja Monkeys! » sleep http://ninjamonkeys.co.za Killing boredom Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:31:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Magnetically stimulated power naps http://ninjamonkeys.co.za/2007/05/14/magnetically_stimulated_power_naps/ http://ninjamonkeys.co.za/2007/05/14/magnetically_stimulated_power_naps/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Vaughn Dickson sleeping monkeyA device worn on the head could in squeeze the benefit of eight hours’ sleep into just two or three hours.Scientists in the US used a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to induce slow waves – indicative of the deepest phase of sleep and essential for learning ability and mood, in a group of sleeping volunteers.

Hook us up! I never sleep as deeply as I did when I was young, and waking up at 6am in the middle of winter doesn’t leave me feeling at all refreshed.

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The revolutionary new SLEEPTRACKER monitors your body and continuously looks for your best possible waking times. SLEEPTRACKER wakes you up at just the right moment-during a window of time that YOU set. Imagine not feeling tired in the morning and getting a few extra minutes out of your day. Now it’s possible with SLEEPTRACKER.

If my alarm clock wakes me up when I’m deep in REM sleep I may as well call in sick, because at least half of my day will be spent being grumpy, irritable, and glued to the side of my coffee mug.

This nifty device looks like it’ll do the trick, but if it keeps waking me up an hour before I have to it might get thrown out my window.

I’ve tried all sorts of tricks to wake up when I’m not in REM sleep, but most of them are worthless, or I end up oversleeping (half an hour is alright). The only one that seems to work is sticking to multiples of three hours when sleeping, but surely there is a more effective way that doesn’t involve destroying your alarm clock?

Update: Identum sent me an aXbo sleep-phase alarm clock to review, and I can highly recommend it. aXbo sleep-phase alarm clock review.

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