It all starts with a good night's sleep...

We spend about one third of our life sleeping. Many of us try to shorten this time and fill it with "more productive" activities. However, this eventually works against us as sleep deprivation has negative effects on our productivity, mood and health 

30% of people in the USA suffer from occasionally sleep disorder or insomnia (The Harvard Medical School Guide)

Technology is trying to aid this sleep deprivation epidemic in the modern world. But our research found that most sleep aid devices on the market are only slightly more advanced alarm clocks, that don't provide a true sleep solution. This is what drove us to develop the Somnus system.

Somnus system for perfect sleep

Somnus System

The Somnus system consists of 3 elements:

1. Somnus 

2. Saturn tracker

3. Somnus mobile app 

   
   

Somnus - fall asleep easily, sleep better and wake up refreshed 

Somnus has 3  sleep programs and 3 supplementary programs to help you fall asleep quickly, sleep deep, and wake up energized! The programs are very easy to use  and manage with Somnus mobile app as explain as below:

I. Pre-Sleep Phase

The best way to fall asleep smoothly and sleep soundly is to relax. The Somnus Easy sleep program is designed to simulate natural sleep environment our bodies got used to throughout human evolution, way before civilization with its artificial lighting and numerous distractions.  

• Sunset simulation prepares your body to fall asleep by gradually decreasing light.
  
• Sound or music  will help you neutralize other distracting noises. 
  
• Negative ions and essential oil aroma will make your body and mind feel as if you were outdoors.
  

II. Sleep Phase

During your sleep, Somnus will continue to monitor your bedroom environmental data, tracking your sleep quality and recording the light and noise that disturb your sleep. Also, with the continuing of the soft music, negative ions or white noise and essential oil aroma helping you switch from light sleep to deep sleep smoothly.

III. Pre-Wake Up/Wake Up Phase

Somnus’s Smart Wake Up program detects when you have entered your light sleep cycle and uses a combination of sound and negative ions to wake you up at your highest possible energy level. Once you are fully awake, Somnus will say "Good Morning, Master!" to wake you up warmly. 

Power Nap

Somnus's Power Nap program helps you doze off for 10~30 minutes, and recharge your body and mind, whenever you feel like it. Napping has been scientifically proven to improve your overall health and mood, while encouraging creativity. See what Winston Churchill had to say about napping:

Nature has not intended mankind to work from eight in the morning until midnight without that refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if it only lasts twenty minutes, is sufficient to renew all the vital forces.

Supplementary Programs

Negative Ionizer 

Generates millions of negative ions and disperses them into the air. Negative ions bind with particulates in the air - such as floating fungi, dust and pollen - causing them to descend to the floor, helping to prevent allergies. Most importantly, the negative ions also act like airborne vitamins, helping to refresh your lungs and rejuvenate your brain and body.

Vitaroma Diffuser 

Diffuses essential oils into the air to create a pleasing and relaxing atmosphere. Your room will smell like a spring meadow full of flowers, trees, plants, and refresh air! Take a deep breath and experience the beauty of nature! 

According to the National Sleep Foundation:

In order to get a better sleep, you should surround yourself with scents you like. For example, lavender may decrease your heart rate and blood pressure. Soothing scents can improve your mood and help you prepare to sleep.

Vitaroma Diffuser Technology is patent pending.

Relaxation Lights 

Choose program with different color lights you preferred to display together with the Vitaroma program and music you like to create the wonderful relaxing environment.

 

Sound and Music 

Somnus has an ambient sound conditioner feature. You can choose from selections such as white noise, pink noise or calming rain to improve your sleep. It also has prerecorded soft music to help you get to sleep and the smart alarm features music to wake you up at the right point in your sleep cycle. You can also upload the MP3 music you like to Somnus for playing back.

Gesture Operation

Somnus also has a user-friendly gesture operations design for your convenient to use. The video is shown below.

 

Saturn Tracker - track your sleep and more

Somnus comes with a tracking device called Saturn tracker. It is a 32-bit MCU with precise 3D accelerometer, capable of sensing your movements throughout the day and night. Come nightfall, it tracks how long you slept, light sleep, sound sleep and awake and a result of sleep score will show you in your mobile app the next day. It comes with a clip and a wristband.

The data stored in the Saturn tracker is all then synced seamlessly via Bluetooth Low Energy to your mobile phone. No worrying about pairing or syncing, it just works!

Somnus Mobile app

The Somnus mobile app integrates all of the above features together into easy to use iPhone and Android apps.

The app will display your sleep result of previous night. 

First, it will show you the amount of time you spend in light sleep, sound sleep, awake, what time you woke up, what time you fell asleep, time spent in bed and give you a Sleep Score based on this information.

Second, it will display the time stamped record of interruptions to your sleep from external conditions or disturbances. Allowing you to play them back later and determine the specific causes, such as loud noises or intruding lights.

The app also have prepare some tips and solutions for you to improve your sleep as well. It supports the cloud service for remote access to your bedroom environmental data.  

As Seen In

HWtrek - Somnus systems comes to the rescue for those sleepless nights

Specifications

Design

Somnus takes its inspiration from a pebble rounded to perfection by the flow of a river. It delivers the sound of the river, the light from the sun and the fresh air from the woods. Its stylish design fits into your room and the precise sensors and software work perfectly together to help you get the best sleep of your life.

Somnus is available in two simple colors: 

1. Pebble white 
   
2. Pebble black. 
   

The Saturn tracker is currently only available in black.

What's Inside?

We have integrated all of the electronic parts on printed circuit boards. There is no signal interference. The speaker, blower fan, ionizer, LEDs, and sensors have been integrated in an innovative way to fit into a relatively small case. The result is a masterpiece of engineering on the inside and a masterpiece of design on the outside.

Is Somnus for you?

If you are reading this - probably yes. Sleep deprivation is a modern epidemic. Somnus is for everyone who cares about their sleep. If you want to be healthy and want to have a better sleep then Somnus is for you!

How We Got Here

For the past 10 months we have worked, in cooperation with Sleep Center of Medical University in Taiwan, to come up with the most comprehensive and technologically advanced sleep aid. We've studied a variety of medical information, including from The US National Sleep Foundation and Harvard Medical School, in order to develop a revolutionary sleep-aid system. We choose the best possible combination of sleep aid devices and then put all our efforts into designing, coding, prototyping, testing, simulating, modifying and refining them into a single, revolutionary sleep product.

Our Chung Shan Medical School Research Team

Below pictures show the measurement of brain wave during exercise and sleep. From the experiments we found that the theta wave not only display in sleep but also appear after certain amount of exercise. We assume the exercise may also helps the brain to do detoxication like University of Rochester Medical Center research team found - the glymphatic system helps to clean the harmful wastes of brain during sleep.

Where We Are Now

We have completed our second EVT build (engineering validation testing) to incorporate a number of changes and improvements we discovered in first EVT, which involved mechanical, electronic, manufacturing, assembling and testing the functionality of all the sensors involved in Somnus and the communication with the Mercury.

We are now moving into DVT (design verification testing) and will complete by 6/30 where we will test everything: from the mechanical and electronic, to firmware and software to make sure everything works as designed.

Next Steps

The final stage is PVT (production verification testing), which is designed to make sure the production quality is 100% after assembly, testing and final inspection on the production line. Our manufacturing partners have over 20 years of manufacturing experience and have built and shipped millions of devices. They can guarantee that a quality product will be shipped to our backers and customers.

Building with Somnus

You can access your data anytime through our convenient app. You can also upload the data to your PC. It's your data, you can do whatever you want with it.

We are constantly on the lookout for products which can synergize with Somnus, and are seeking new partners for product integration.

We want to know from you, the user, what you think of Somnus. We believe that a healthy dialogue with our customers can help make our product even better! 

Our team

We are a team of IT designers, engineers, operation staff and consultants who work in the sleep center of a medical university based in Taiwan. Collectively, we have over 100 years of experience in building products and services for international customers around the world.

Why we need your help

Why Indiegogo?

A quality sleep is important to everyone. We chose Indiegogo because we believe that the public needs our product. We thrive on the feedback and support of our backers and believe that they can ultimately help us to make a better product for everyone.

After Service

No worry about the after service, we will have our service offices in California, USA; Amsterdam, Nederland, Europe; Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan and in Taipei, Taiwan. 

Perks

Note: Delivery of rewards/perks are subject to best efforts and not guaranteed.

Thank You

We’d like to send a big big big thank you to our AMAZING support systems:

HWTrek - the world's platform for bringing hardware to life.

PT Studio Co.

Hoyi Global Co.

Ian, Norman and Paul G.

Our friends, families, and everyone that helped review the Indiegogo page. Most importantly, we’d like to thank all our backers for making you and our dream come true to help more people to get back their health from better sleep. We love you!

FAQ

When do I get Somnus?

Somnus system is scheduled to ship in early October. We will start shipping Somnus to backers based on pledge order, so the sooner you back, the sooner yours will arrive.

Will you ship internationally?

Yes.  But there is a shipping cost will be charged if your country is out of USA.

Does the Somnus need to be set up every single night?

No. It does not. Somnus is configured only once after installation and then works seamlessly in the background. It will automatically warn you if your environment isn’t ideal before you sleep, so you can adjust it.

What devices are compatible with Somnus?

We are focused on providing the best possible experience for mobile applications right now. We will share a full list of compatible devices closer to our release date.

So at this moment Somnus supports iPhone 4S, 5S, 6 or newer, iPod Touch 5G, iPad 3G or newer, or an Android phone Samsung Galaxy S4, S5 and S6, HTC One and Desire. Please check with your product provider that your device has WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support.

Does Somnus work with Apple Health kit and Google Fit?

Our app is work with Apple Health Kit and Google Fit in step walk, distance, calories burned and sleep data.

Is Somnus always recording the sound in my room?

No, only when you sleep like snoring, sleep talking, loud disturbances and car alarm during the night. And all these key events are recorded in Somnus flash memory and sync to your mobile the next day and you can play back via Somnus app so you can see what happened at last night.

How many Saturn trackers do I need?

You need one Saturn tracker for each person. Our app will display information separately for each person, so those who share the same bed can track their sleep behavior individually.

What if I sleep with no pillow or multiple pillows? Where should I put my Saturn?

Saturn is special design for activity tracking comes with a clip and a wristband for your convenient, you can clip for pillow or wearing over your wrist, so it solve all the issues on with or without pillow.

Do I need another Somnus if I have two Saturn trackers?

No, one single Somnus is enough and the two Saturn trackers will pair with your mobile phone seamlessly.

How does one Somnus handle two Saturn trackers?

Somnus and Saturn trackers are working independently but will sync to mobile phone via Somnus system app and become one with the same time stamp. It will recorded all the mutual interference you did and the disturbances to one bedroom then sync with different mobiles individually.

If you have two Saturn trackers can you use two phones for tracking each person or can you use only one phone for tracking both?

Your Saturn tracker is fully independent from your partner’s Saturn tracker. Your Saturn tracker is intended to be used exclusively by you, as it measures your sleep patterns over time. The Saturn tracker is tied to your phone; it is linked to your Somnus app account. Once you’ve installed the app on your phone, only your data will appear. With your password only you can login to see the data. You can’t use one phone for tracking both.

Does my phone need to be connected to Somnus and Saturn tracker the whole time?

First, Somnus is working in background independently with your mobile phone during the night, so it does not need to be connected the whole time. You can even leave it off or outside the bedroom entirely. Second, Saturn is also working in back ground independently during the night, it does not need to be connected with your mobile the whole time too. Somnus and Saturn are connected to your phone when you activate the Somnus app.

I am concerned about privacy. Will my sleep data leave my local network?

To protect the privacy all your personal data only sync to your mobile phone and store in it. After that you may upload to your private cloud or your PC. You can share to your OneNote/Evernote/Dropbox or email and message. Most importantly your data is yours. And the environment data is under your select yes or no transmitted securely over SSL to Amazon Web Services then you can access to know the current temperature, humidity and air quality of your bedroom remotely.

Will the app also have a Celsius measurement, a 24-hour clock and different languages?

Yes, it can be configured to Celsius and 24-hour clock. For current release, it will be English only. Other languages will be released in 1~2 quarters later.

 

What will the Smart Alarm be like?

We will have numerous alarm sounds to pick from. You will be able to customize the alarm sound and adjust the volume from the mobile app. If you have the tendency to oversleep, the Smart Alarm is persistent enough to wake you up.