# Pillows With a Pulse My Beating Heart By Dee Sandin | Published 2008-03-24 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-beating-heart References: [mybeatingheart](http://www.mybeatingheart.com) & [mybeatingheart](http://www.mybeatingheart.com/classic.html) **[My Beating Heart](http://www.mybeatingheart.com)** is a soft, huggable heart with a soothing heartbeat you can feel, designed to help little ones over 3 to sleep and grown ups to relax and meditate. The heartbeat rhythm was carefully designed and programmed using [artificial intelligence](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cloud-9-pillow) and it models the human heartbeat in deep meditative state. Every time you turn it on, an entirely new rhythm is created gradually and subtly changing. The effect is like holding a loved one or pet. A great way to [relax, meditate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-calmness-crew), and especially nap. They come in fuzzy styles and classic styles. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Artificial Intelligence in Comfort Products:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop more comfort products that incorporate artificial intelligence to provide soothing and customized experiences. - **Personalized Sleep and Meditation Products:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create sleep and meditation products that can be personalized to individual preferences, such as customizable heartbeat rhythms. - **Emotional Wellness Enhancement:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design products that enhance emotional wellness through sensory experiences, like the comforting heartbeat of My Beating Heart pillows. ### Who This Affects Most - **Technology and Home Comfort:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine technology and comfort to create innovative home comfort solutions, such as AI-programmed pillows and blankets. - **Wellness and Sleep:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the intersection of wellness and sleep to develop products that promote relaxation, meditation, and improved sleep patterns. - **Children's Products and Health:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop health-centered products for children, like My Beating Heart, that aid sleep and emotional well-being. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Comforting Pillow Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comforting-pillow.md) - [Biofeedback Sleep Aid Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/somnox-1.md) - [Vibrating Relaxation Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wave-bolster.md) - [Anxiety-Reducing Weighted Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anxiety-reducing-weighted-pillow.md) - [Multi-Sensory Play Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meditate.md) - [Relaxing Speaker-Equipped Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nitebuds-pillow.md) - [Relaxing Weighted Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quiet-mind.md) - [Simulated Heartbeat Necklaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-heart.md) - [Soothing Body Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soothing-body-pillow.md)