Sleep gadgets add complexity when we really should relax

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In the same way that tech and shoe companies keep making running — the least complicated sport in the world — more complex and expensive, tech and device companies are finding new ways to quantify and sell you stuff for sleep.

Ah sleep. The one time of day you can escape all your worldly burdens, close your eyes and vividly dream of spiders, or being best friends with the moon, or something. It's vital, and natural.

But even these new Sleepbuds can’t play anything other than the included sounds, my right bud keeps randomly cutting out, they’re uncomfortable if you sleep on your side, and I find that I wake up groggier when I wear them. I still plan on wearing them on planes eventually, but a pair of 50 cent ear plugs might serve most people better.

Withings' Sleep Analyzer slips under your mattress and monitors your sleep, sending the details to your phone when you get up.

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