Deal Seeker: In Search of a Good Night’s Sleep
I love to sleep. And unlike some other things I love, it’s good for me, too. That’s why I try to make getting seven to nine hours of sleep—the recommended range for an adult—a top priority.
Unfortunately, technology can get in the way of achieving this worthy goal. Apparently, even if I successfully resist the temptation to watch yet another episode of Game of Thrones or random-stalk friends on Facebook till the wee hours, just glancing at the screen—which emits light waves that may signal the brain it’s time to stay awake—can make falling asleep difficult.
However, there is some technology that can actually help you log those Zs—and some of it can be had for a pretty good price. This week, I rounded up some great deals for you on sleep-improving technologies.
Leesa Mattress
The primary technology underlying a good night’s sleep is your mattress. So I got you an awesome deal on a high-tech way to get a better mattress under you—without leaving the house to wrangle with slippery sales people.
Instead, go to Leesa.com, where you can buy a mattress in less than five minutes. Having bought plenty of mattresses before, I didn’t believe the site’s claim that the purchase would be that fast and easy. But it took me longer to compose this sentence than it did to order a mattress. (If you’re worried about buying a mattress without actually trying it out first, note that the site offers a 100-day return policy.)
The beautiful and comfy mattress that I did order showed up at the door a week later; my teenager willingly carried it into the house and had it set up in a few minutes. At $890 for a queen size, these mattresses are already a good deal. But I got $75 off for the first 100 Deal Seeker readers who go to www.leesa.com/dealseeker to buy one and use the code DEALSEEKER at checkout.
SleepRate
A good night’s sleep is a thing of beauty. You wake up younger, happier, and able to face anything. Knowing how great a good night’s sleep can be only makes insomnia that much more agonizing.
If you find yourself unable to fall or stay asleep, the SleepRate heart monitor could help. You wear the monitor around your chest, and it connects via Bluetooth to the SleepRate app on your phone. It then observes you while you’re sleeping (or trying to). Based on those observations, coupled with research findings from the Stanford Sleep Clinic, SleepRate comes up with some suggested lifestyle changes that should help you catch those elusive Zs.
The SleepRate monitor usually $99. But I got you clever Deal Seekers a 25-percent discount. To get it, use the code dealseeker when you check out at SleepRate.com until August 31.
Temp Traq
Anyone who has a baby or small child lives with a special brand of insomnia. No simple lifestyle change can seem to turn off the part of your brain that’s perpetually alert to sounds of distress or wakefulness. And if the baby gets sick? Forget about getting much shut-eye for a couple of days.
The TempTraq thermometer could help a bit with that last part, at least. It’s a remote ”wearable” temperature sensor with an accompanying app, designed to let you glance at your phone instead of getting up and waking the baby to check her temp the old-fashioned way. And if your baby spikes a fever, the TempTraq will even send you an alert. I got you ten percent off the already very reasonable $25. Use the code dealseeker when you check out at TempTraq.com through July 31.
Hale Dreamer Alarm Dock for Android
We all use our phones as alarm clocks, right? So if that battery dies in the night or the sound setting mysteriously gets set to inaudible, you’re in for a a bad start to your day. One solution: The Hale Dreamer Alarm Dock for Android both charges your phone and connects the headphone jack to a built-in speaker, giving your modern smart-phone alarm the certainty of an old-school clock. And it’s currently on sale at WalMart.com for $56.99 (originally $81.88).
