# Heartbeat-Synching Pillows PillowTalks Heartbeat Pumping Pillow Adds Comfort to Lonely Nights By Allison Love | Published 2010-05-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pillowtalk-heartbeat-pumping-pillow References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5533299/lonely-lovers-saved-by-heartbeat) & [dundee.ac.uk](http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/degreeshow/) The PillowTalk Heartbeat Pumping Pillow is an invention for those partners who find it difficult to sleep when separated from each other. The PillowTalk pillow works by strapping a band around your chest and then cuddling a [glowing pillow with a heartbeat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trutru-haptic), which then matches its heartbeat to yours. The PillowTalk Heartbeat Pumping Pillow uses sensors that are built into the bands that are put around your chest to [record your heartbeat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-heart-necklace) and then send it to your partner's pillow so your heartbeats can sync together. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Romance](https://www.trendhunter.com/romance) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Connected Sleep Devices:** Opportunity for developing more innovative and personalized sleep products that enhance emotional connection and intimacy. - **Emotive Technology:** Potential for creating technology-driven experiences that simulate emotional connections and provide comfort in various situations. - **Iot in the Bedroom:** Disruption of the traditional bedroom landscape with smart and interconnected devices that enhance sleep comfort and emotional well-being. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor:** Opportunity to incorporate emotional and connected technologies into bedding and pillows, creating more personal and comforting sleep experiences. - **Health and Wellness:** Potential for developing healthcare products and services that promote emotional well-being through technologies that simulate human connection. - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruption of the consumer electronics market with innovative, connected sleep products that cater to the emotional and intimate needs of individuals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Self-Powered Smart Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self-powered-smart-pillow.md) - [Heartbeat-Mimicking Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thetouch-locket.md) - [Self-Adjusting Smart Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tesla-smart-pillow.md) - [Heartbeat Rhythmic Smart Lockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thetouch.md) - [Biofeedback Sleep Aid Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/somnox-1.md) - [Snoring-Reducing Smart Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-pillow.md) - [Self-Adjusting Anti-Snoring Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purelex-smart-pillow.md) - [Infrared Technology Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infrared-dream-pillow.md) - [Anxiety-Reducing Pulsating Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fufuly.md)