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Ask HN: Anybody know anything about wakemate?

5 pointskgermino7 comments

I'm thinking about ordering a wakemate but I remember all of the complaints and problems they had that were chronicled on HN. Their website makes it seem like they are shipping, and I feel like thats the case, but with all of the issues they had I'm not sure. I tried searching HN but couldn't find anything saying they're actually shipping.

Are they shipping?

Is anybody using one that can comment on its value?

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They haven't started shipping as far as I know, but they seem to be very close to it. Last update on their blog is from Nov 5th, and it sounds like they expect to start shipping by end of this month.

http://blog.wakemate.com/

That's all I could tell. The main page doesn't say anything about a pre-order (that I could tell anyway) and I'm not sure if I trust them when they say they are "close to shipping" as they've been close to shipping for a year now. Thanks for the blog link, I didn't even think to check that.

All the latest info will be on the blog.

I can't answer your question about shipping, but I fully recommend the product; I've been using it for a few months and despite the glitches every now and again it really is quite a good device/service. This is doubly true given they'll improve as more people come online.

[I haven't use the product yet, my comment is based on my observation on their website.]

I think the technology behind this piece of hardware is unquestionable advanced, I can't see people using it every day. The reason being is majority of people have set schedules, they rest and wake up at certain times that can't be changed because of their jobs requirements.

Well, as far as I understand, the point of the product is not to change your sleep schedule completely, it's to optimize it to wake you up at the optimal time in the REM cycle, making sure that you wake up refreshed and full of energy. So you set the alarm for 6:30 AM, and it wakes you up somewhere between 6:15 and 6:45.

aeontech is correct - the point of the product is not to change your schedule, but to maximize the efficiency and quality of the sleep you do get given your schedule.

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