iPhone : Sleep Cycle alarm clock as mentioned by Blighter

Feek · 31-01-2010, 10:15

As mentioned by Blighter in the iPad thread and as bought by me late last night I felt I just had to give this app its own thread.

On Blighter's suggestion I bought the Sleep Cycle alarm clock and set it for 09:00 this morning, wondering how it would cope with my incredibly restless sleep patterns.

At around ten to nine this morning I'd practically woken up. I'd glanced at the clock and noticed the time, feeling quite awake. I wondered whether to shut my eyes and go back to sleep or go with the awake feeling and get up (I'd forgotten that I had that alarm set).

All of a sudden my iPhone started playing a tune to wake me up, but I was already awake! I got up and I don't feel tired. It does seem to have worked out that it was the right time for me. If I'd rolled over and nodded back off again I'd probably have dropped straight into deep sleep.

So today it worked well.

I generally don't sleep well on Sunday nights and it's not something I'm going to rely on this quickly as if I'm not awake in time then I don't just mess up my day but also the person that I car share with but I'm certainly going to run it for the week and see how it goes.

So far so good though.

Here's last nights sleep pattern.

Kitten · 31-01-2010, 10:23

Me too Feek. First time I used it last night & liking it so far!

Blighter · 31-01-2010, 11:07

I still haven't had time to use it properly yet because my stupid cat has a habbit of pulling the lead so it falls off of my bed

Knipples · 31-01-2010, 11:08

Any idea how it works? Im intruiged.

Matblack · 31-01-2010, 11:12

I uses the accelerometers in the phone to detect movement, if you aren't moving much you are in deep sleep.

MB

Blighter · 31-01-2010, 11:31

It'll work anywhere on the bed

Theres a test function and it works at the foot of your bed too.

LeperousDust · 31-01-2010, 11:42

Surely theres a LOT more to measuring deep sleep than movement? I mean you look at researchers who are checking for deep sleep and i requires a lot more hardware!? I like the idea but i it sounds more gimmicky to me? I am hugely cynical over almost anything like this though...

/Edit:A quick google would suggest this:http://thenextweb.com/shareables/201...ile-you-sleep/ would probably be a lot more beneficial, but yeah also a lot more expensive because it actually measures things sensibly?

//Edit2: Although lots of people do seem to swear by it, but i do wonder how much of it is in their head? If it works i guess no one cares for a few pennies!

Feek · 31-01-2010, 11:54

If you're concerned about putting a phone near your head overnight then just put it in airplane mode.

Personally I don't believe the theories that RF at the incredibly low levels from mobile phones is damaging at all, I've been near significantly higher fields than a phone can generate since I was about 8 or 9 and it's not affected me at all *twitch*

Mark · 31-01-2010, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

If you're concerned about putting a phone near your head overnight then just put it in airplane mode.

Which is what they say in the instructions too.

Doesn't seem to be very keen on my pocket sprung mattress (no surprises there). Even right next to my head it wasn't very reliable in test mode and didn't go off until 9 (the time I'd set) even though I was somewhat awake.

I'll persevere. I got a very restless nights sleep last night so that probably didn't help.

Piggymon · 31-01-2010, 11:59

Just downloaded this. Hopefully this will help me get up for my morning cardio which is always a struggle

31-01-2010, 10:15	#1
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Sleep Cycle alarm clock as mentioned by Blighter As mentioned by Blighter in the iPad thread and as bought by me late last night I felt I just had to give this app its own thread. On Blighter's suggestion I bought the Sleep Cycle alarm clock and set it for 09:00 this morning, wondering how it would cope with my incredibly restless sleep patterns. At around ten to nine this morning I'd practically woken up. I'd glanced at the clock and noticed the time, feeling quite awake. I wondered whether to shut my eyes and go back to sleep or go with the awake feeling and get up (I'd forgotten that I had that alarm set). All of a sudden my iPhone started playing a tune to wake me up, but I was already awake! I got up and I don't feel tired. It does seem to have worked out that it was the right time for me. If I'd rolled over and nodded back off again I'd probably have dropped straight into deep sleep. So today it worked well. I generally don't sleep well on Sunday nights and it's not something I'm going to rely on this quickly as if I'm not awake in time then I don't just mess up my day but also the person that I car share with but I'm certainly going to run it for the week and see how it goes. So far so good though. Here's last nights sleep pattern. __________________

31-01-2010, 10:23	#2
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	Me too Feek. First time I used it last night & liking it so far! __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

31-01-2010, 11:07	#3
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31-01-2010, 11:12	#5
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I uses the accelerometers in the phone to detect movement, if you aren't moving much you are in deep sleep. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

31-01-2010, 11:31	#6
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	It'll work anywhere on the bed Theres a test function and it works at the foot of your bed too. __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

31-01-2010, 11:42	#7
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Surely theres a LOT more to measuring deep sleep than movement? I mean you look at researchers who are checking for deep sleep and i requires a lot more hardware!? I like the idea but i it sounds more gimmicky to me? I am hugely cynical over almost anything like this though... /Edit:A quick google would suggest this:http://thenextweb.com/shareables/201...ile-you-sleep/ would probably be a lot more beneficial, but yeah also a lot more expensive because it actually measures things sensibly? //Edit2: Although lots of people do seem to swear by it, but i do wonder how much of it is in their head? If it works i guess no one cares for a few pennies! __________________ Last edited by LeperousDust; 31-01-2010 at 11:49.

31-01-2010, 11:54	#8
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	If you're concerned about putting a phone near your head overnight then just put it in airplane mode. Personally I don't believe the theories that RF at the incredibly low levels from mobile phones is damaging at all, I've been near significantly higher fields than a phone can generate since I was about 8 or 9 and it's not affected me at all twitch __________________

31-01-2010, 11:59	#10
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	Just downloaded this. Hopefully this will help me get up for my morning cardio which is always a struggle __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%