Sleep Cycle

January 13th, 2010 | Posted in: technology

The Sleep Cycle alarm clock, developed by Swedish developer LexWare Labs AB, is an alarm clock that analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you are in the lightest sleep phase within a 30 minute timeframe before the wake up time set by yourself. Since you move differently in bed during the different phases, Sleep Cycle uses the accelerometer in your iPhone to monitor your movement to determine which sleep phase you are in. You just tuck in under your sheets and close your eyes!

I have been trying the app now for a couple of days and I must say in most cases it did wake me up in a feeling better, less tired. Whether it is real or just a placebo effect I don’t know, and frankly I don’t care: It works. What’s also pretty cool is the readout it gives you of your sleeping pattern. Nice to see what happens when you are passed out, and how it differs each night.

Anyway, a very nice new use of the iPhone’s capabilities, and for only €0,79 it is definitly worth a try! Get it here.