Mr. Rose lives with a collection of interactive furniture and animated objects, like Alexa by Amazon and Personal Assistant by Google and Aura, a sleep tracker and alarm clock by Withings<br />that looks like a ship’s funnel and uses light to regulate melatonin.<br />Called “Circle,” it wirelessly scouts all the technologies in the house — his children’s iPads, internet-connected guitars, toys<br />and his own phone — and sets rules for their use, which is to say, it sets bedtime for the robots, so everyone can get to sleep<br />To evoke the feeling of many blankets on a cold night, Mr. Rose turned to the weighted blankets used as sensory therapy for autistic children.<br />Mr. Rose and his colleagues are investigating what makes an ideal sleep environment.<br />Recently, however, Mr. Rose invited a new gizmo into his apartment to police the other devices.<br />How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep -<br />By PENELOPE GREEN APRIL 8, 2017<br />For an article about how Silicon Valley and other innovators have taken on the challenge of sleeplessness, a $32 billion market once populated mostly by mattress and pharmaceutical companies, I tested<br />but a few of the many hundreds of gadgets, apps, podcasts and other inventions now devoted to a good night’s sleep.<br />Here are a few of their tips (and a gizmo or two):<br />“Sleep With Me,” a wildly popular podcast by Drew Ackerman, a gravelly voiced librarian who<br />tells excruciatingly boring bedtime stories, has millions of fans, but it makes me anxious.
