The same concept of movement detection can also be applied in an ebook reader / ambient sound player: volume is turned down after a few minutes, when no motion is detected within a certain time frame the audiobook stops playing.The movement detection should be unnoticable (no wristbands or whatsoever). I wanted to have a sleeping cycle alarm combined with a sunrise alarm: by detecting your movements during night, your next light sleeping phases will be detected, and the light alarm will be scheduled accordingly (it must start prior to your upcoming light sleeping phase, so some estimation must be done here).It should not be there to wake you up, but give you a better sleeping experience (i.e. Despite the title I won't call it an alarm clock, but a sleep supporter. Everything above not being an ideal option I decided to build my own device. The problem with listening to anything in order to fall asleep is, that the player doesn't turn off automatically when you are asleep (ok, there're some apps that can detect motion, or force you to keep a finger on the display to keep running, but that's not really comfortable). Another alternative is to listen to ambient sounds. Falling asleep There're dozens of possibilities to fall asleep, but I personally fall asleep very quickly when listening to an audiobook (or if my girlfriend reads a book to me). The app is a lot cheaper, however, you have to sleep very closely to your cell phone, so it can track your movements (I have a very soft mattress, which filters out basically all movement + the sensors in my smartphone are not that great). Both types have drawbacks: physical alarm clocks are damn expensive (>300 bucks) and you usually have to wear a wrist- or headband that tracks your movement (=>uncomfortable). Those alarm clocks come in hardware and as apps in software (using the sensors in your phone). This makes getting up easier as your body is already in a nearly wake state. Sleep cycle / sleep phase alarm clocks ( play store, amazon): Those are alarm clocks that track your movement during night and track when you are in a phase of light sleep and wake you up at this time. Unfortunately those alarm clocks can be hardly configured (color light gradient, mixture of ambient sound.) and they are quite expensive (~100 bucks). Those often come in combination with some ambient sound, to make your wake up experience even more natural. Getting up in the morning Sunrise alarm / light alarm clocks ( amazon): instead of ringing the hell out of you, those alarm clocks dimm up light until it gets quite bright in your room, simulating a sunrise. I've checked out several possibilities to make both easier. I often have the problem, that I have trouble getting up in the morning, while at the same time, I have trouble falling asleep in the night.
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