From the monthly archives:
Grades. One thing that college kids will probably think about a few times this semester. There’s a (not so) secret way to have leg up over sleep-deprived peers and boost grades (and yep, you guessed it): sleep. The relationship between students and sleep is a field that’s ripe for study, and there are some good [...]
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Last week, we pointed our Facebook fans to a Huffington Post article written by Dr Gayatri Devi, MD, about sleeping pills. The article generated some interesting comments, so I thought I’d jump into the conversation. The Good Sleeping pills have gotten a lot of flack, but would it be better if they just didn’t exist? [...]
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I’m usually a good sleeper and so is my dog, Lyra–a (very cute) 1 year old Bernese Mountain Dog–but sometimes our sleep schedules don’t align (which causes problems). Thankfully, I have learned some strategies to minimize the difference between our sleep needs. How Dogs Sleep Although dog sleep physiology is similar to humans– for instance, [...]
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I make it my job to speak with customers and test concepts as we develop new products and services. Sometimes the conversation turns to design, and I hear questions like: Why a headband? What’s the secret behind the alarm tones? What inspired the shape? Another question I often hear is: When the alarm rings in [...]
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I snore. I was first made aware of how my snoring impacts others in college: my roommate hated the noise; my partner reported that getting me to stop was an event that left her exhausted and frustrated; guys on my sports team did not want to room with me on away games. One time, I [...]
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If you live in the Northeast–or anywhere else for that matter–you’ve probably been hitting record high temperatures this summer. I know I’ve been begging for relief, but the heat may be here to stay. Too hot or too cold, the wrong temperature can turn bedtime into a battle. Frustratedly tossing on top of the covers, [...]
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Today, we’re pleased to announce the release of the Zeo Data Decoder Library! On the Origin of the Feature By default, your Zeo sleep data is encrypted on the SD card. The only way to view that data (except on the bedside display) is to upload it to your myZeo.com user account where the data [...]
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We’re excited to announce that there are some new tweaks and features to the myZeo user account! This is part of massive internal initiative to launch several new small and large features, services and capabilities to help improve sleep and the Zeo experience. I’d like to take a moment to highlight three new features that [...]
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This guest post is from Ryan Hurd of DreamStudies, a website & blog devoted to exploring and explaining various sleep phenomena. Here, Ryan discusses Sleep Paralysis, a temporary condition that can sometimes occur during the initial phases of sleep onset and wake. Sleep Paralysis is not yet a household word, despite the fact that 40% [...]
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Here at Zeo we are dedicated to: The science of sleep Providing the best information and services to our customers based on that science. To that end, we are actively engaged in original research that can help increase the general knowledge about sleep and the many factors that could be helping or hindering a good [...]
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