We have seen a lot of gadgets used here and there to help monitor babies but if you have an Apple device like perhaps an iPhone or an iPad, here is something that should come in handy. This comes in the form of the Withings Smart Baby Monitor.

The monitor includes a camera and sensors that detect sound, movement, temperature and humidity levels. The monitor’s hinged design allows its wide-angle 3-megapixel camera to be tilted or swiveled into place when being set up. That camera automatically switches on its infrared LEDs when the light gets dim, enabling its night vision function, plus it has a 4X zoom that lets users get a closer look at their infant.

The baby monitor should be helpful for parents who want to gain a piece of mind as far as their tots are concerned. It is available from their website for about $299.

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GEAR4 has announced that they will be coming out with a new iOS accessory called the Renew SleepClock in the U.S. by March, 2012. And while the price tag of $199 seems a bit steep, wait until you check out the features it comes with which should make it a whole lot reasonable.

This includes two sensors that will monitor breathing and movement which should help log sleep cycles for people who want to monitor their sleep.

The monitoring is done through a non-contact sensor which aside from monitoring will also determine when users are asleep to wake up people at the right time. Other features include a fading playlist, multiple alarm chime settings and an app that will monitor a person’s sleep patterns. With sounds from the radio, iPod playlists, or even gentle and calming sounds are all available.

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When the pillow/bear detects escalating oxygen levels and snores, it does its work of hitting you (mildly I hope). Well if you want to see how it actually works, check out the video below.

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To help track your sleep issues better, here is another health-inspired device that should help in the diagnosis of sleep issues. This is the Jawbone UP, a wrist-worn sensor bracelet that aims to help track movement and sleep patterns with the aid of a special app.

The bracelet comes with an array of sensors that may include an accelerometer along with a battery inside the water-proofed housing. They come in blue and pink color schemes and can be connected through an iPhone.

The app works by monitoring a person’s movement and then works with an open platform. Somewhat similar to some gadgets from Nike, the Jawbone UP will be out later this year with prices and actual launch date yet to be made official.

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As far as sleep enhancements are concerned, we have already seen devices such as watches and even some external devices to do the trick. But rather than get something that may perhaps be restricted towards needing a gadget outside the standard things a person would have, why not a shirt to monitor those sleep patterns?

The Somnus Sleep Shirt stands to change the face of sleep monitoring without much adjustment. Nyx Devices offers a shirt that contains thin and flexible respiratory sensors that can measure a wearer’s breathing patterns when they are in bed.

There is an attached small pocket as well at the bottom of the shirt called the Sleep Logger that powers the sensors of the shirt. The device likewise transmits the gathered data to the Nyx website for analysis when the device is plugged in to charge.

The device is still in the testing phase and will reportedly be priced under $100.

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Sleep monitors are normally known to come in small devices, externally to make sure you don’t feel invaded as far as getting good sleep is concerned. Without obstructions, hard luck people who need all the help they can get would do well having a sleep monitoring device far from them.

But it looks like technology has done it again, coming up with a sleep shirt that practically does the same things. The Somnus Sleep Shirt features two sensors that keep track of an individual’s overnight breathing and in turn transmits it to a small data recorder which should help analyze the sleep problems people have to deal with.

Co-inventor Matt Bianchi, a sleep neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, thinks the Somnus could help patients suffering from insomnia, who often have difficulty determining how much shuteye they actually get.

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Philips’ Alice PDx System has received the gold award the Best Home Sleeping System in a ceremony held last June 9 at the Medical Device & Manufacturing East 2010 Conference and Exposition in New York City.

The Alice PDx is an easy device to setup, aiming to accommodate side sleepers. A logical graphical screen assists the user in the application of the device. A separate step-by-step diagram also is included as reference. Color-coded labels located around the perimeter of the device indicate which sensors to connect and where to connect the sensor leads.

Sensor leads have been specifically designed to minimize excess length to make it easier for patients to manage them.

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Get the sounds of Tokyo into your room with this Tokyo Train Alarm series. Rather than those dull alarm sounds, the Tokyo Train Alarm Clock series brings three of Tokyo’s most famous JR train lines and the same melodies that play at each station. From Shibuya to Akihabara, celebrate Tokyo’s famed lines anywhere, anytime. It includes a snooze option, volume control and brightness sensors. It runs on 2 AA batteries.

Price: $142.00

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Today, the use of remote-controlled infrared diagnostic tests provides an alternative and convenient way of diagnosing sleep apnea among sleep deprived patients.

“Polysomnography is a diagnostic test, which establishes the presence or absence of sleep disorders. But standard methods have the potential to significantly disturb a patient’s sleep pattern, so what we see in the lab may not be a true representation of the patient’s sleep habits,” said lead study author Jayasimha Murthy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX. “However, remote infrared imaging is a noncontact method, so there is minimal interference with the patient. In fact, this system can be designed to where the patient isn’t even aware that monitoring is taking place.”

Read more: Infrared imaging for sleep apnea diagnosis shows promise

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The Sleep Assist System covers a wide array of variants that tinker with the way a person sleeps. It covers the environmental aspects as well as the mood, lights and the ambiance of the room where a person would sleep. Here are more insights on the Sleep Assist System that makes do with sensors under the mattresses to provide that much needed respite all people long for.

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