The Consumer Electronic Show (CES), the largest exhibition dedicated to technological innovation, opened its doors on Thursday, January 5. Nearly 100,000 visitors were expected at the Las Vegas Convention Center (United States) for this edition located, among others, under the sign of well-being and health.
In this context, many innovative solutions developed with the aim of improving sleep quality have been presented, a booming sector that attracts new players every year.
• Motion Pillow, the anti-snoring pillow
Whether moderate and mild or chronic and loud, snoring is a nuisance, and sometimes even a nightmare, for the poor souls who share the bed of someone prone to this type of respiratory disorder. It is to fight against these that the South Korean company 10minds has developed and presented the latest version of its Motion Pillow at CES 2023.
The main feature of this connected pillow is that it incorporates noise-sensitive airbags that, when activated, reposition the sleeper’s head to the side to clear the airway and stop snoring.
To achieve this, Motion Pillow, which only reacts to the sounds produced by the user, is able to act on the cervical spine and upper spine. You can also apply gentle pressure to the muscles around the airways. On its site, the company ensures that 93.7% of people who have tried its products have seen their snoring reduced.
• ErgoSportive connected bed
The American company Ergomotion offers ErgoSportive, a connected bed designed to help athletes recover faster by analyzing the quality of their sleep using smart sensors. The latter can thus measure, among other things, the number of movements carried out during the night, the number of calories burned during sleep compared to waking up or even assess the level of stress and the level of fatigue of the patient.’ Username.
Once collected, this activity and sleep data is viewed and analyzed on the ErgoSpotive mobile app, or by syncing the bed with a Garmin connected watch, which can then make personalized recommendations to promote recovery or even produce reports that the user can share with their doctors or trainers.
• Somasleep sleep mask
Somalytics, a company specializing in miniature sensors, He presented his solution to improve the quality of sleep. This is SomaSleep, a sleep mask capable of precise eye tracking thanks to miniature sensors built into the mask’s eye shields.
These allow you to monitor the different stages of sleep accurately. A process that is less unusual but which, according to Somalytics, “is fundamental to finding solutions to sleep disorders.” Battery life is eight hours and the data will be collected and presented in an app that is still under development.
• LG Breeze headphones
Developed in collaboration with SleepWave Company, the LG Breeze wireless in-ear headphones aim to help their users sleep comfortably. In fact, this model has the ability to detect brain waves and reproduce and transmit sounds synchronized with the brain that help sleep and improve sleep quality.
To do this, these headphones incorporate different sensors that identify the frequencies of brain waves and, based on this collected information, reproduce the most appropriate sound. In addition to directly integrating 80 sounds, such as lullabies and peaceful nature sounds, these devices can also sync with users’ favorite music or videos on YouTube. The Breeze also includes a series of sensors capable of measuring sleep and activity time in order to analyze sleep posture and movements made during the night.
• Pepamino mattress pad
The German start-up Variowell Development presented at CES 2023 an intelligent mattress topper capable of modifying its temperature to provide the best possible sleep experience.
Packed with sensors to collect sleep data, this mattress topper, which connects and is controlled via an app available on an Apple Watch, consists of thin heating strips and graphite strips that cool naturally and control heat dissipation. to maintain a comfortable temperature throughout the night.
The sensors built into the Apple Watch are also used, as they can analyze the user’s heart rate and adjust the temperature accordingly. In addition to these features, bedroom air quality data is measured and the user can be informed of any unusual changes in value.
Source: BFM TV
