It’s up to you to make sure you get a few extra minutes of sleep
Don’t fall asleep!
Workdays in the 21st Century would no doubt have made a 19th Century English miner want to strike.
This work-centered lifestyle has reached its utmost expression in Japan, where, aside from inventing gadgets to get a few minute’s of sleep on every imaginable occasion, they’ve also coined the phrase death by overwork: karōshi. We don’t just work too many hours, we also refuse to give up staying out late on weekdays, and the result is that we end up sleeping fewer and fewer hours and sleep deprivation haunts us like our worst nightmare.
Who hasn’t furtively rested their head and taken a quick catnap on the desk in front of their computer in the office? Those who are in grave danger of being fired for indulging in this “ugly” habit will recover their peace of mind with Visomate. When fitted on the computer monitor, this gadget forces you to maintain correct posture. If you lean your head too far forward it’ll let off a hateful beep that will prevent you from causing a commotion among your coworkers with your snores.
But, inevitably, our resistance at the computer is bound to reach its limit, that’s why a student from Berlin has come up with i-sleep: a USB-powered pillow. As soon as you close your laptop, the pillow will be filled with warm air, a music play list you’ve previously chosen will be activated, and you’ll be woken up with an alarm after a lapse of time that you can also program. It’s the BMW of pillows…
Less sophisticated, but more functional, are the laptop covers with perfectly cushioned lids: a bona fide pillow you can use take a nap on the desk in your office. Your laptop will be well protected and your physical wellbeing will improve. And those of you who have long commutes on public transport can ensure you get some rest with no worries on the way to work with a pair of glasses from Japan made up of a mask and screen. The screen indicates the name of your stop. You need only trust that some kindly passenger will wake you up when you reach it.
And, to finish off these brief moments of rest with maximum comfort, there are blankets that warm upthrough a USB connection. Those who are sensitive to cold or spend long winter nights at the office will find a pleasant companion in this convenient gadget.
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Don’t fall asleep!
