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T3 picks six gadgets for improving your slumber and ensuring you wake up refreshed
Suffering from the night-time blues? Then get a load of this gear designed to help you sleep better and live healthier. Here’s a free pointer: don’t go to the pub and sink ten pints before trying this one out
Lorna Hastings
Lorna is suffering from broken sleep. Her home is next to a main road, and her husband snores! Lorna is looking for tech to help her relax before bed and then sleep better once there.
01 Smeg BLF01 blender
Good sleep begins at breakfasttime, especially with green smoothies that are loaded with magnesium-rich foods – a mineral proven to help relieve insomnia. Smeg’s 800W, Fifties-style blender provides ample power to blend both fresh and frozen foods, while four speeds and a pulse mode lend extra clout. Because it has a dedicated smoothie function, you can simply throw in your ingredients (think spinach, almond milk and avocado) and blend. £130, smeguk.com
02 Juvo Sleep System
Monitor your sleep, in real-time, with this non-wearable device that learns your slumber routine and bedroom environment. It features a contactless sensor mat that slips under your mattress to monitor heart rate, breathing and movement during the night. When it’s nearing your time to rise, a Smart Alarm function (accessed via the Juvo app) wakes you at the lightest point of your cycle to avoid morning grogginess. $199 (£154), juvolabs.com
03 Smart Nora
Shipping this November, the Nora sits on your partner’s bedside table and connects to an inflatable cushion positioned beneath their pillow. When the built-in mic detects snoring, it tells the cushion to inflate, gently causing your partner to stir. As a result, their throat muscles relax, they breathe normally again and the snoring ceases. $300 (£232), smartnora.com
Claire Davies
Assistant Editor Claire is on a life-long mission to create the perfect sleep environment. For T3, she’s written about many gadgets designed to promote better shut-eye.
04 Misfit Shine 2: Swimmer’s Edition
Not only does swimming help you wind down after a busy day, it also targets your major muscle groups, tiring them out for a night of deep sleep. Misfit’s latest swim tracker keep tabs on your laps, distance and calories burned, as well as your shut-eye (it measures light and restful sleep). Data is shared with the Misfit app, so you can clearly see how a swim promotes better sleep. £98, misfit.com
05 Thync
Cheat your way to a sleepinducing mindset with Thync, a wearable that helps you achieve instant calm. How? By stimulating nerves on your head and neck with low-level electrical pulses to slow the production of stress. Via an app, you can choose from either 20-minute Sleep or Good Night programs to help you drift off peacefully. $199 (£154), thync.com
06 Witti Beddi
This programmable alarm clock with smartphone dock has a built-in white-noise generator, ideal for blocking out din coming from elsewhere in your home and outside. The Witti Beddi has a customisable mood-lighting strip that creates a soothing glow for your side of the bed. Via an app, you can program the white noise, mood lighting and clock display to cease after a set period of time. And the Beddi will help you rise and shine, too, thanks to a sunlight simulator. $100 (£77), wittidesign.com