Gadgets We Love: Hello Sense

I've never been good at going to sleep. Either I'm still working, reading or falling into a Reddit rabbit hole, I frequently catch myself falling asleep at around 2 or 3 in the morning. I'm sure this is wreaking havoc on both my short- and long-term health and slowly killing me. I'd love if a device could tell me this.

It looks like Hello Inc.'s upcoming sleep-tracking device, Sense, might do just that. Founded by Thiel Fellow James Proud, the product consists of the bedside "Sense" device and a pillow clip-on--called the "Sleep Pill." The pill tracks movement that then sends the data to the Sense, which tracks temperature, light sound and allergen particle data. The user get a sleep score for every night.

“Sleep is the one time that you’re not conscious for and you don’t know what happened,” Proud told Forbes in July. “Sleep is something you do every day and it’s important in determining how the rest of your day goes.”

There are plenty of wearables out there claiming somewhat similar sleep tracking. For example, I've tried out  Intel's Basis Peak fitness tracker. Its five sensors seemed to give me a pretty accurate picture of how many steps I've taken and calories burned, but I was less convinced of how accurate it was at tracking my sleep. The wearable claims it can start tracking when you fall asleep based on movement and heart rate metrics so you don't have to press a button telling it when you're about to go to sleep. But it was saying I was getting 8 or 9 hours of sleep a night when it's more likely I was really only getting 4 or 5 hours. Maybe I wasn't using it right, but I also just don't like having to wear a clunky watch to bed every night.

Sense launched on Kickstarter and raised $2.4 million in August. It's available for pre-order for $129. Orders are expected to ship in February 2015. (https://hello.is, $129)

This post is part of a series called “Gadgets We Love,” where Forbes’ staff and contributors write about the gadget they’re wishing for this holiday season. Check out all the gadgets here and tweet @ForbesTech about the gadgets you love using the hashtag #gadgetnado.