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The Tanita Sleeping Scan SL-501

Brian Yalung — Tue, 31 May 2011 09:22:39 +0000

Here is another sleep monitoring device for the people who want to diagnose their sleep behavior. This time we have the Tanito Sleeping Scan SL-501, a mat that can be simply placed under beddings to help monitor sleep patterns.

The Tanita Sleeping Scan makes use of a vibration microphone to sense body motion, heart rate and breathing patterns which surrenders the gathered information into an SD card. The data can thereafter be uploaded to a PC and analyzed with an included sleep analyzing software.

From there, people will be able to see graphs showing how many hours they were asleep as well as the number of times they woke up. The device should be something useful for people suffering from insomnia and other sleep disorders. The Tanita Sleeping Scan SL-501 costs $653.

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ZZZ Checker Helps Analyze Sleep Patterns

Brian Yalung — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:26:57 +0000

Yesterday, I had posted about the Zeo Sleep Coach as one of the potential gadgets for use. Now we have another sleep gadget in the form of the ZZZ checker which can help analyze your sleep patterns. It uses audio and visual sensors to figure out when you’re tossing and turning, snoring, grinding your teeth, or doing any other sleepytime hijinks that might interfere with your body’s rejuvenation.

During the night, the ZZZ Checker determines if your sleep level qualifies as light, medium or deep, and then shows you how many hours and minutes you’ve spent in each one. You can either read the data off the screen, or transfer it to your PC via USB for detailed day-to-day graphs using its included software.

Price: $248.00

This is not available on Sleepzine.

(Source) DVice