{"id":3154,"date":"2014-10-29T07:05:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2014-11-03T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T00:49:34","slug":"better-sleep-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/3154\/better-sleep-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Sleep Through Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bigstock-Sweet-Dreams-35984031-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"Better sleep through apps\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-snk-default wp-image-3158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dedicated fitness and sleep tracking devices such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/goto\/fitbit\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FitBit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/goto\/jawbone\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jawbone<\/a> have become increasingly popular.  Now you can get similar sleep cycle functionality through mobile phone apps such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepcycle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SleepCycle<\/a> (for iPhone and Android)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Sleep as Android<\/a>  (Android only)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mysleepbot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sleepbot<\/a> (iPhone and Android).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The apps use the accelerometer in your smart phone to determine and record your sleep cycle.  They also all feature an alarm timed to wake you during your lightest sleep.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is an accelerometer?  It is a device built in to most modern smart phones that measures g-force.  In this case,  the apps are measuring and recording the movement of your bed, as you need to place the phone on your mattress in order for it to record your nightly sleep patterns. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3155\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sleep-cycle.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Sleep Cycle\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3155\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of Sleep Cycle App<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dedicated fitness and sleep tracking devices such as FitBit and Jawbone have become increasingly popular. 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