It has been proved that blue lights emitted by screens of devices which we use in our daily life cause sleep disorders. Even a study claims that nearly 70 million people have insomnia only in the U.S, a freaky number. To solve sleep disorders the British inventor Richard Mills has come out with the world’s first bedside sleep device called SleepCogni.
The SleepCogni device features LED lights, a speaker, and a USB port for charging the device looks like a lamp. Alongside it comes with a handheld trigger (SleepCogni didn’t give it a catchy name) but it features a heart rate sensor, temperature sensor, accelerometer, and grip force. The handheld trigger monitors the environment and the physical body of the user to collect valuable information and transfer to the app which wirelessly connects the trigger with the bedside device.
The data which this trigger collects starts from the environment in the main device, where the room is scanned for its noises, lights and temperature. The trigger then it continues monitor the body. The body monitor includes heart rate, temperature and mental alertness, based in this information, the trigger will tell to the SleepCogni what speed/brightness and colour the LEDs will flash, as well as how the sound will play through the stereo speakers above.
At the beginning, the lights blink at a random sequence, but later as you relax, blinking becomes lower with non-stimulating colors. Colors change from green to amber and when you are totally relaxed they turn red.
A very positive side of the SleepCogni is that it is a smart device. The SleepCogni uses the archived information to learn to read your unique customs and body behaviour, thus your sleep will get better after each passing day as the LEDs will blink in the way which you get relaxed best and it will play your favorite music. Music can be played from your phone’s storage beside pre-loaded sounds.
SleepCogni costs only £99 ($149) and is available to pre-ordering from KickStarter. The device will start shipping by June 2016. Click here to view the video.
