Gizmodo
Say goodbye to that obnoxious alarm clock, scaring you out of bed every morning with its cacophonous din. Now you can rage against the dying of the light with the Glo Pillow, gently waking you up with soft LED lights, slowly increasing their brightness over 40 minutes just like the sunrise. Also embedded under a few layers of cushiony foam is a digital display, perfect for those who sleep with their heads completely buried face down into the pillow.
Even though this tech seems far-fetched, the pillow's display and lighting are designed around an LED woven substrate that's been actually demonstrated by Philips. But the Glo Pillow is just a design concept so far, and a few problems have yet to be worked out, such as, would a serious bout of night sweats turn into a shocking experience? It also might be a bit daunting to spend, say, $1000 on a pillow just so you can go gentle into that good night, but nobody's talking price just yet.
Glo Pillow Gently Wakes You In 40 Minutes [Yanko Design]
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Do we really need pillows that make every dream make you feel like You're going towards the light?
props to Charlie for Dylan Thomas references.
If I spent a G-note on a pillow I wouldn't be able to sleep.
For the love of all that's good, my pillow is one of the places that is a retreat from all these gizmos!
Which is the cool side of this pillow?
Neither, I think.
for $1K it should have auto abilene-ness
is it washable? if not, forget it! I ain't buying a pillow that can't stand the monthly "drool wash Sunday"..
(Disclaimer: above statement was intended to be a joke, I don't have a day where I wash my drool-stained pillows... yep, I never wash them)
If I want to get up with the sunrise, I would just open the blinds. In fact, I did have the blinds open this morning and still needed the alarm clock to wake me, and that was only after hitting snooze a few times.
I think I'll wait until gadget manufacturers have perfected the art of not having things suddenly burst into flames before I start sleeping on electrical things.
Why does the latest in wakey-uppy tech always gotta be so pricey? A grand on a friggin' pillow is unfathomable, but that of course is coming from a guy who was shocked by the $50 "clocky". I wanted one of those so bad.
"so you can go gentle into that good night"
So let me get this straight, the pillow helps one to die? "That good night" isn't exactly an eight hour stint to rest and refresh.
And the glow will help show off those lovely spots of sleep drool
Need's some UV LEDs.
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