These earbuds are designed to help you fall asleep faster and turn off once youre out
Best buds?A new brand of smart earbuds under $200 promises to enhance the quality of your slumber by blocking out unwanted noise, analyzing your brain activity and playing sounds suited to your sleep stage.The first batch of For Me Buds is set to ship in March, nearly five years after a group of former engineers for the electronics company LG began brainstorming ideas for a portable gadget that can boost ZZZ’s.“Our earbuds combine real-time measurement and customized sound therapy in a single device,” CEO and founder Seungpyo Noh told The Post.For Me Buds are equipped with high-tech sensors that measure heart rate and motion.They quickly provide specialized calming sounds based on the user’s real-time condition.A slightly different frequency is played to each ear.
The brain perceives a third tone that is the difference between the two frequencies, potentially causing brainwaves to synchronize to that beat frequency.The effects of the phenomenon, known as binaural beats, are still being studied.Preliminary research suggests it can help you fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply.Users don’t pick the beats — an algorithm in the accompanying app chooses from over 100 options.“Additionally, our app provides an AI-generated sleep report, powered by Chat-GPT, which analyzes sleep and heart rate trends over at least two weeks and offers personalized guidance to improve sleep quality,” Noh said.For Me Buds are invisible earbuds, meaning they sit entirely within the ear canal without any protruding parts like a stem or over-ear hook.
Users select from six customizable medical-grade silicone ear tips.One audio product reviewer expressed skepticism that they would stay put in people who sleep on their side, describing them as “a little bulky” and noting they “protrude a bit.”Noh promises they will stay secure.He said the buds are classified as “a low-risk wellness device” — anyone can use them.Earbuds for sleeping are not new.
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