It’s a well known fact that iPhone owners sleep better at night; with all those apps, Siri and the iCloud keeping them smug and toasty. Oh alright, that’s not true. iPhone users have just as much trouble nodding off as anyone else; unless they arm themselves with the Lark Sleep Monitor, of course.
Part hardware, part iPhone app; this advanced monitoring system not only wakes you silently (saving your sleeping partner an ear-bashing), but it’ll also give you handy stats on your sleep patterns and advise how to get more from your down time.
Sure-Thing Wrist Band
Use the free iPhone App
Monitor your sleep patterns
Just strap on the Sure-Thing wrist band and set your alarm using the free-to-download iPhone app. When it’s time to wake up, the wrist strap will vibrate gently, getting steadily heavier until you acknowledge it. And even if the worst should happen and the batteries die in the night, your iPhone is programmed to give you an audio cue if you oversleep – that’s a loud beep to us plain-speaking types. But the wrist strap is more than just an alarm clock.
Over the course of the night it’ll monitor your movement – giving you feedback via your iPhone the following morning on how restless you have been, when you were sleeping most deeply and more. Over time the Lark system will even coach you into a more restful sleeping pattern – helping you to get the most out of your sleepy time and be more productive by day. Now that’s reason enough to feel a bit smug.
Please Note:
System Requirement: iOS 4.2.6 or higher
iPhone and grateful partner not included
Product Features:
Wake like never before – gently, naturally and without disturbing your sleeping partner
Find out if you're waking without knowing. And why you might not be performing at your best during the day
Get a complete picture of what type of sleeper you are and how you compare with others
Wake your full potential with a revolutionary Sleep Coach developed by sleep and pro sports experts and personalized for you
Technical Specifications:
Silent Un-Alarm Clock:
Wristband vibrates at the set time (even if your phone dies)
Audio back-up wakes you just in case wristband battery dies or you remove it in your sleep
Sleep Sensor & Tracker
Micromovement wrist sensor picks up patterns while you sleep
Mobile app and personal online dashboard show how you slept
Includes:
Wireless Bluetooth Wristband
Charging Dock
Power cable
LARK Up, the Silent Alarm and Sleep Tracker app
Download LARK Up app from the App Store in iTunes
Dimensions:
Wristband measures approximately 28cm(L)
Sensor size measures approximately 4cm(W) x 4cm(L) x 1cm(D)
This is more of a question than a review but since you're answering them anyway, is the sleep alarm like the Smart Alarm Clock app, which vibrates based on actigraphy readings? Thanks. Kelvin Zhang, - 3rd October 2012
Firebox says: Hey Kelvin, yes this works based on Actigraphy readings!
I read that their is a subscription you can pay. Just wanted to check that this is only needed if you want to load your stats to their analysis tool online and not required just to use the device? Chris Thompson, Oxford - 28th May 2012
Firebox says: Hey Chris the subscription is only paid for if you decide to upgrade to the Pro package which gives you a richer set of coaching tools and unlimited 7-Day Sleep Assessments for a year.
Does it work with android? Hattie Dinnis, United Kingdom - 23rd January 2012
Firebox says: Just iPhone for now I'm afraid Hattie.
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