Monday, April 2, 2012

New iPhone app makes "analysis" of your sleep

The SleepTime launched on iTunes last week, promises to improve the sleep of iPhone owners. It works much like an alarm clock as smart as an "analyst" from the time you are in bed. According to the company Azumio, the developer who created the project, the app has as main objective to optimize their hours of rest.


To monitor the quality of your sleep, SleepTime detects your movement through the iPhone's accelerometer. Just put it next to her in bed while lying down, and it will monitor their movements and classify the stages of sleep in three categories: awake, light sleep and deep sleep. A graph shows the changes between all these stages, during the night, and you can analyze how good your sleep.

"Azumio completed the need for an algorithm to analyze the sleeping person. It is available with an integral part of a mobile device, which is essential for everyone, "explained the doctor and professor at Stanford University, Paul Zei.

This is not the first application of the branch. The MotionX Sleep and Lark, for example, are others who have the responsibility to monitor their sleep by the iPhone. However, the PhD in Medicine from the University of California, Laura Saslow believes SleepTime have their differences.

"I was impressed with the application. It is easy to use and gives rapid feedback on the sleep patterns. You must test it to see if this information is similar to what might have on more traditional tests of sleep. Anyway, I believe it provides a great chance for people, "he said in an interview.