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It’s widely agreed that money spent on
ensuring a good night’s sleep is rarely
wasted. After all, we spend a third of our
lives in bed and we need to be well-rested.
After all, poor sleep means a poor waking life,
so that alone makes almost any investment
worthwhile.
And that, of course, means spending money
on a good mattress. But just how good can a
mattress be? Judging by the prices one can be
asked to pay, the answer should be ‘very’, with
huge numbers of springs, memory foam and a
range of other features available depending on
your needs and preferences.
However, for all the bells and whistles, a
mattress is still fundamentally a passive object that
is designed to support your weight in comfort. But
beyond that doesn’t actually do anything.
THE CHALLENGE
The challenge this month, then, is to design a mattress
that actually takes advantage of modern technology
to ensure that not only are we supported comfortably,
but that issues such as temperature, health, sleep
patterns, etc are not merely recorded by proactively
addressed.
This may seem a lot to ask of a mere mattress, but as
ever we have a real-world product in mind. However,
we’re fascinated to see what you can come up with. !
As ever we have an idea in mind that we will reveal
in the January issue of Eureka! Until then, why not
let us know how you would tackle the problem by
leaving your thoughts in the comments section
of the Eureka! website or by emailing the editor:
paul.fanning@markallengroup.com
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