Sleep Doctor

Juniper Foo | Jul 11, 2006

More pillow talk from the land which has brought you the Bust Pillow, Lap Pillow and Boyfriend's Arm Pillow. This one's a little more effective in bringing on those zzzs. Cushioned within the Sleep Doctor are sensors that will measure head and body movements to calculate just how much "pleasant sleep" you're getting on a scale of 30 to 95 percent. After analyzing slumber patterns, it then offers no less than 40 types of advice on a tiny screen. Not good enough for the sleep-deprived? Well, Japanese firm Lofty has also programmed some interesting pillow talk, ranging from "why don't you take it easy tonight? Try taking a long bath", to "you've been sleeping great, keep it up". Here's a little trivia to sleep on: Japan suffers one of the world's highest rates of sleep deprivation due to long working hours. Such insomnia costs the country's economy a cool 3.5 trillion yen (US$30.52 billion) a year, mostly in lost productivity. No sweet dreams here.

(This is just a display image; for the actual device, click here.

Price: 45,000 yen (US$392.40)
Availability: September in Japan and overseas, including parts of Asia and North America.
Device: Sleep pillow
Basic specs: Soft urethane fabric

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