A device that comes with Xenoma’s shirt affixed into the blue pocket measures health and other information when sleeping in it. The next morning, a sleep quality score is displayed on a smartphone, as seen at the start-up’s headquarters in Ota Ward, Tokyo. The Japan News/Asia News Network
TOKYO — Having trouble sleeping? Before heading to a specialist, perhaps wearing something new to bed can help.
Just make sure it’s electric.
Xenoma Inc., a Tokyo-based start-up spun off from the University of Tokyo, in May launched the e-skin Sleep Tshirt that is worn to bed to provide sleep diagnosis.
A patch of fabric embedded with flexible electronic circuits is sewn into the pocket on the front of the shirt at the abdomen. The shirt comes with a small electronic device that is affixed in the pocket. The device can measure heartbeat, body movements and temperature on the shirt’s interior. The data are analyzed using an app downloaded onto a smartphone that is linked to the device.
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Sleep quality is evaluated on a 100-point scale. The app gives advice on how to improve the score.
“My sleep had been light and I felt sluggish more often during the day,” said Daisuke Kobayashi, 51, a company executive in Kobe who bought the shirt in September. “I wanted to improve the quality of my sleep.”
