![]() If you’ve ever suspected that your sleep is being affected by noisy neighbors, low-flying planes or other environmental factors, NapBot will help you identify when it’s happening. It automatically tracks and records your sleep, and it also monitors (but doesn’t record) the ambient noise while you’re asleep. NapBot is an interesting addition to the rather crowded sleep tracking market, and in the absence of Apple’s own sleep tracker – which was widely expected to launch with watchOS 6 – it’s one of the better options. To begin with the app is available through the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care system and the Department of Defense Military Health System (MHS). The app generates data that’s stored and sent securely for review by your healthcare professional. If that doesn’t work, it increases until you’re back in a gentler sleep mode. If your sleep goes through that threshold it indicates that you’re having a nightmare and the Watch intervenes with a low intensity vibration. The app works by monitoring your sleep patterns for around ten days, using the heart rate, accelerometer, and gyroscope data to calculate what the makers call a “stress threshold”. It’s a good example of how wearable computing can be used for more than just fitness monitoring and vital sign tracking. It then uses the Watch’s haptic engine to rouse you without waking you up – so it breaks the nightmare without breaking your sleep. It’s a US, FDA-approved app for people who suffer from PTSD-related nightmares, and it uses the Apple Watch motion and heart rate sensors to detect when you’re having a nightmare. ![]() ![]() NightWare is an app that you can only get if it’s prescribed by your doctor, and for now it’s focusing on ex-military personnel. ![]()
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