Sleep Tech
Sleep tech covers wearables, smart alarms, and bedroom sensors that track stages, HRV, and snoring — find honest reviews, field notes, and setup guides here.
I Gave Three Product Awards Winners a Caffeine Test They Didn't Know They Were Taking
Every spring a few dozen publications hand out product awards, and by June the badges have migrated onto the boxes: Best Sleep Tech, Editor's Choice, Innovation of the Year.
I Ran Contactless Sleep Tracking From a Sunrise Alarm Clock for 21 Nights
The lamp on my nightstand cost $399, fades to amber at 10 p.m., and scores my sleep without ever touching me.
Blue Light Isn't the Problem Your Sleep Technology Thinks It Is
Here is the claim, stated plainly: the blue light coming off your phone at 11 p.m. is probably not what's keeping you awake. The overhead light in your bathroom is the better suspect.
Eleven Lux at Arm's Length: A Fitness Tracker Review of Three Screens and One Absence
Eleven lux, measured at forty centimetres, in a bedroom my meter otherwise read as 0.0. That is what an AMOLED smartwatch puts on your face when you roll over at 3 a.m.
Dorm Sleep Technology on a $200 Budget: Nine Weeks, Six Products, One Clear Winner
The question is the one almost everyone in a shared room asks at 2:40 in the morning, staring at a cinder-block ceiling: is this a gear problem or a room problem?
A 45-Night Sleep Tech Review: Masking Earbuds vs. Foam, and the Thin History of the 3 A.M. Wake-Up
Across forty-five nights I logged twenty-one mid-night wake-ups. The median clock time was 3:07 a.m. That number is the only reason I ran this sleep tech review at all, and by the end of it the number…