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Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by stjarnljuset »

SwellJoe wrote: post #25
stjarnljuset wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"The device has modes for both ‘power naps’ (which last around 30 minutes)" I'm guessing polyphasic sleepers can use this, but no idea if they provide support specifically for polyphasic sleepers. Just curious, are you a polyphasic sleeper? "WakeMate is launching with support for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, and a standard Java app for non-smart phones"

I've tried polyphasic sleep a few times over the past 15 years, and always went back to normal. But I'm about to give it another try, and all of the circumstances that made it difficult in the past (live-in girlfriend, office to go to and an expectation of availability throughout normal office hours, or school+work, etc.) are no longer a factor, so I think it will go better this time. I'm also about to shake up a bun…

I learned about polyphasic sleep a couple years back, and came across stevepavlina's blog posts about his experience. I want to try it (just for the heck of it, and to see if it fits my lifestyle better) sometime in my life. If you happen to get Wakemate, I'd be interested to know if it helps or eases the transition to polyphasic.

Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by aberman »

sounddust wrote: post #19
aberman wrote: post #3

I was fortunate enough to know these guys while they were building the wakemate prototypes, and even luckier to have had the opportunity to sleep with one (of the devices) for a week. It has made a tremendous difference in how I feel when I wake up. Congrats guys!

Can you give us some more details about your experience with the device?

Yeah, no problem.

I didn't get to use one of the new, super sleek, production quality ones. I used an early prototype that slipped inside a wrist band (like tennis players wear). It was actually still pretty comfortable to sleep with - I didnt even feel it after the first night.

It definitely woke me up at the optimal time in my sleep cycle. The alarm app was a really simple web app, and the bluetooth was simple. It was cool to see my sleep analyzed with all our different metrics and quality rated. The sleep analytics software was pretty simple, but definitely did the trick.

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Post by tptacek »

RevRal wrote: post #14

I have had issues with sleep for a very long time. Problem is: I love to sleep. I can sleep 10-12 hours a day, no problem. I'd be quite happy sleeping like this, but it effects my personal life. This sounds like it was made for me! *e: Just to be sure before I pre-order. Any bluetooth enabled phone that has access to the internet will work, correct?

It needs Internet access?

Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by mmelin »

One thing I don't understand: how does the wristband/app tell when you are awake and when you are asleep? The screenshot shows several spots of "time awake" during the night, how does it know this?

Preordered, anyway. I've always wanted to try this but the price point of similar gadgets have been over the "cool thing to try" level (>2-300 bucks).

It must be extremely motivating to see all of these $5 payments come into your account, too :)

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Post by pkulak »

mmelin wrote: post #36

One thing I don't understand: how does the wristband/app tell when you are awake and when you are asleep? The screenshot shows several spots of "time awake" during the night, how does it know this? Preordered, anyway. I've always wanted to try this but the price point of similar gadgets have been over the "cool thing to try" level (>2-300 bucks). It must be extremely motivating to see all of these $5 payments come in…

I tend to move while awake and lie still when I'm asleep. It probably has something to do with that. ;)

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Post by kareemm »

sounddust wrote: post #22
petenixey wrote: post #5

Love the idea of this. Pre-ordered.

I pre-ordered, but there was absolutely no info about whether or not it ships internationally (even after paying). Hopefully they'll be shipping outside the US!

i chatted with them on their site (chat powered by Olark.com), and they said they shipped pre-ordered wakemates free to canada. might want to check in w/ them about shipping to your country.

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Post by Caligula »

I worked at a sleep company up until 2008 and there are a lot of startups and big sleep companies getting into lowcost devices that a customer would own or rent instead of going into a sleep lab. They would do more diagnosis or pre-diagnosis rather than just wakeup timing but I think some had that feature. I know there is a watch that does this.

One tip I would do if I were them were to contact all those huge sleep lab companies and try to get them interested. Insurance covered prescribed factory sleep labs drive the industry.

Re: Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye

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Post by mmelin »

pkulak wrote: post #37
mmelin wrote: post #36

One thing I don't understand: how does the wristband/app tell when you are awake and when you are asleep? The screenshot shows several spots of "time awake" during the night, how does it know this? Preordered, anyway. I've always wanted to try this but the price point of similar gadgets have been over the "cool thing to try" level (>2-300 bucks). It must be extremely motivating to see all of these $5 payments come in…

I tend to move while awake and lie still when I'm asleep. It probably has something to do with that. ;)

I don't know about you, but I move around a _lot_ during sleep. Sure, if it only knows that I'm awake if I go to the bathroom or kitchen during the night, I understand the difference. Would be interesting to know how it makes the distinction, though.
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