MEW's Sleep Assist System - Video Report.Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - There are many people who have trouble sleeping. Although typing away, drinking coffee and watching TV late at night can all cause insomnia insomnia, abnormal wakefulness or inability to sleep. The condition may result from illness or physical discomfort, or it may be caused by stimulants such as coffee or drugs. However, frequently some psychological factor, such as worry or tension, is the cause. , so can your body as it moves during the night. Having a self-regulated environment to sleep in could circumvent cir·cum·vent tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents 1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. some of these obstacles. Although it can't stop you surfing the web or watching TV with a cup of coffee, the 2006 Good Design Award winner, the Sleep Assist System designed by Matsushita Electric Works Matshushita Electric Works (MEW), Ltd. can trace its beginnings to a company that was founded in 1918 by Konosuke Matsushita. Matshushita began making the flashlight components for bicyles, then progressed to making lighting fixtures. , comfortably adjusts your sleeping environment from pre-bed preparations to waking up the following morning. It does that by easing your body into sleep and by helping it stay there. The mattress is equipped with electric air massaging gear which relaxes your body. The sleep system systematically controls all equipment including the lights, electric mattress, AV, air-conditioning, and the reclining bed. When the sensor detects you feeling drowsy drows·y adj. drows·i·er, drows·i·est 1. Dull with sleepiness; sluggish. 2. Produced or characterized by sleepiness. 3. Inducing sleepiness; soporific. the lights will gradually dim. When you awake you are greeted with a gradual increase of light which mimics its solar equivalent. You can choose from a wide variety of settings to customize your own "waking-up" experience. Video report at http://movie.diginfo.tv/2007/06/20/07-0047-lf.php JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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