# Smartphone Slumber Monitors The Renew SleepClock Wakes a Person up Depending on Sleep Quality By Meghan Young | Published 2012-02-04 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renew-sleepclock References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/good-nights-sleep-iphone.html) & [us.gear4](http://us.gear4.com/product/_/410/renew-sleepclock/) Renew SleepClock combines the necessity of a proper smartphone dock with the necessity of good sleeping patterns. The merging of health and technology has seen significant growth, especially involving personal, at-home devices. The Renew SleepClock is another example of the direction tech companies and society are taking. Developed by Gears4, the Renew SleepClock dock works with [iPhones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macbook-neo-2), [iPods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipod-classic-iphone-17-case) and [iPads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hermix-nano). When paired with the SleepClock app, it monitors the quality of a person's sleep: how long they slept for, their breathing rates and movement, when they are in a deep sleep and if their sleep was interrupted. Using these metrics, the Renew SleepClock “wakes [people] up at the lightest moment in [their] sleep cycle, so [they] feel more refreshed and alert," according to the developers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Sleep Monitoring:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced sleep monitoring technology that can accurately track and analyze sleep patterns, providing personalized recommendations for better sleep. - **Health Tech:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate technology into personal health devices to create innovative solutions for tracking and improving overall well-being. - **Personalized Wake-up:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create intelligent alarm systems that utilize sleep data to wake individuals up at the optimal time for feeling refreshed and alert. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate sleep monitoring features into smartphones, tablets, and other consumer electronic devices to enhance users' sleep quality. - **Health and Wellness:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative sleep monitoring and improvement solutions for the health and wellness industry, targeting both individual consumers and healthcare professionals. - **Mobile Applications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create sleep tracking and optimizing apps that leverage smartphone capabilities to provide data-driven insights and recommendations for better sleep habits. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Phone-Free Bedtime Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hatch-restore-3.md) - [Contactless Smart Sleep Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remwave-sleep.md) - [Chic Circadian Rhythm Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hatch-restore-2.md) - [Sleep-Enhancing Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rest-2nd-gen.md) - [Sleep Aid Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rem.md) - [Bedside Sleep Aid Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lunora.md) - [Branded Technology Alarm Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-snooze.md) - [Smartphone-Sized Beds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-sleep-collection.md) - [Bedside Sleep-Tracking Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-halo-rise.md)