http://ashleyvaness.com Welcome to the musing of my mind. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/a8d8396531d994e6d3c9eec34ea38b7d?s=96&d=http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://ashleyvaness.com http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/09/01/alarm-clock-wakes-you-when-optimally-refreshed/ http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/09/01/alarm-clock-wakes-you-when-optimally-refreshed/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:16:49 +0000 ashleyvaness http://ashleyvaness.com/?p=271 ]]> How many mornings does your alarm go off just when you’ve fallen into that deep sleep you craved since your head hit the pillow? A solution may now be here. The aXbo alarm clock purportedly tracks sleep patterns by monitoring REM cycles and wakes you when you are most likely to be optimally refreshed. As you pass through different levels of sleep – lighter to deeper and back again – a wrist band senses your body movements and transmits the activity back to the clock. Before falling asleep, you set a window during which the alarm can wake you and it waits for the optimal moment within that timeframe. The aXbo doesn’t claim to make you sleep better, simply that it could help you wake up more refreshed. The Austrian based company is now taking pre-orders. Found via Christine Mathiowetz.

]]> http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/09/01/alarm-clock-wakes-you-when-optimally-refreshed/feed/ 0 ashleyvaness http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/08/28/the-bookarc/ http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/08/28/the-bookarc/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:39:18 +0000 ashleyvaness http://ashleyvaness.com/?p=246 ]]> The BookArc is a laptop stand for Macbooks. If you often hook up your computer to an external display monitor and keyboard, the BookArc offers a smaller desktop footprint. Plus, it keeps the notebook cool in temperature, improving the computers performance. Awesome. The product was designed by Twelve South, who exclusively creates accessories for Apple.

]]> http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/08/28/the-bookarc/feed/ 0 ashleyvaness BookArc http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/08/20/i-will-totally-buy-these-when-i-have-my-own-dog/ http://ashleyvaness.com/2009/08/20/i-will-totally-buy-these-when-i-have-my-own-dog/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:25:36 +0000 ashleyvaness http://ashleyvaness.com/?p=94 ]]> Doggie doo doo picker upper bags that are eco-friendly (and also neighbor-friendly!). Awesome. Buy some now.

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