HEALTH & WELLNESS

We all want a great night's sleep. And now, we have technology to help us get one! In 2021, let’s make it a joint New Year’s resolution to get some more ZZZs. In fact, good sleep is not just a pleasant aspiration, it’s critical to our health and wellbeing. Studies show that a good night’s REMs can help your immunity, levels of anxiety and depression, blood pressure, metabolism, and even basic processing. And so, below are five hardtech devices that help you get good sleep!

“Turn It off!” moms have said for decades addressing their kids’ watching TV or playing video games. Before health research from the World Health Organization could prove it, moms knew - too much technology isn’t a good thing. Their intuition clearly saw that being around screens day-in and day-out not only led to child meltdowns, but also simply wasn’t good for their brains. But does this translate into adults? And software screen use might have one effect, but how many negative effects are there from IOT or hardware technology?

During development, Flavia was especially particular about one point: to make the hardware “as useful and as easy for a woman as possible.” At the beginning of their journey, she and her co-founder found that most hardware was designed and created by men for men, often removing essential details that might add to women's lives. The iBreve wearable contrasts from this in that it is extremely non-invasive and slips on any shape or material bra for easy use by women everywhere.