Tech UPTechnologyTo those who get up early, the pillow helps

To those who get up early, the pillow helps

A quien madruga, la almohada le ayuda Is it getting harder and harder to get out of bed? Is the sound of your alarm clock no longer having an effect? His morning problems could be solved using the new pillow Glo Pillow. This original proposal by Eoin McNally and Ian Walton acts directly on the circadian rhythm , and during the forty minutes before waking up, it gradually increases the illumination of its LEDs so that we complete the five phases of a complete sleep cycle (stages 1 and 2 “light” sleep, 3 and 4 “deep” and REM sleep). In short, the pillow imitates the sunrise. The method is much more natural and healthy for our internal clock than suddenly waking up to a shrill sound.

Therefore, its creators assure that using this pillow will make us more productive and less dependent on caffeine . The invention has received the Ideal Standard Designers Award .

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