Lumimask Wakes You Up Just Like The Sun Would

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Most of us don’t like mornings. It’s tough to break out of that sleep cycle, leave the comfort of a nice warm bed to plunge forth into a world that is anything but warm and comfortable. But the folks behind the Lumimask hope to change that with their new way to wake up in the morning.

The Lumimask is a sleep mask, much like a lot of people already wear. But simply dial in the time you need to get up into the Lumimask–there are controls built right into it–and when a half hour before that time actually hits, a soft light will turn on in the mask that will get steadily brighter for a full half-hour, thus letting you gradually climb out of your REM phase and whatnot and move into the fully awake posture that’s so necessary to face your day down.

At the end of your simulated sunrise, a sound will chime from within the mask, letting you know that your day has begun, even if it’s still pitch black outside. The hope is that people will be less grumpy when they wake up because waking up will no longer be an all-or-nothing proposition heralded by screaming bells or tones or blaring music, depending on the choice of your personal poison. There’s actually some pretty sound science behind this kind of thing, what with the role light and dark play in sleep, so I’d think it might just work after all.

They’re still trying to get venture capital sufficient to get this operation going, and have thus turned to the internet to raise dough. They’re looking for ten grand so far and have taken in just short of $3400, so hopefully they can get this going. Donors will get prizes at a variety of levels (no word on if you’ll get a cut of the gate should this thing go to market, though), so if you want in, now’s a good time to get started with the Lumimask.