Atlanta - October 23, 2006

Rest Assured

The Sleeptracker

You think you were tired this morning? Brace yourself, dumpling: This Halloween weekend (and all the bashes you’ll regret going to) is on a collision course with Daylight Savings Time.

We shudder to imagine you crawling out of bed next Monday.

Unless, that is, you quickly get your hands on a Sleeptracker, an ingenious device that takes the Boo! out of waking up.

It’s a wristwatch, body monitor, and oh-so-gentle alarm clock wrapped into one. You set your waking time, bedtime, and a window of up to thirty minutes (a.k.a. the ones you’d spend in snooze-button hell), then strap it on and hit the sack.

The wondergizmo tracks your nocturnal movements and resting cycles and chirps you awake when your sleep is lightest (and returning to consciousness is least jarring, physiologically).

It’s the best wake-up call you’ve had in a while.

Though nothing beats staying in bed all day.

Available online at sleeptracker.com.