Hi everyone - all journeys eventually come to an end.

I started Somnitude in 2015 because I wanted to help people sleep better. In particular, I saw and felt the dramatic improvements in my life due to better sleep and wanted others to experience this. 

Over the past 7 years, we've had hundreds of thousands of people come by the website, tens of thousands of people buy our glasses and download our app. I've presented to medical groups and sleep doctors across Canada. Its been fun.

However, as the years went on, I became busier with life. After completing my Masters degree I no longer had the time to focus on Somnitude. Starting a company and growing it require time and energy, and over time I found that I didn't have either.

And so - when our current inventory runs out, we will shut the business down.

Thank you and...

Hey all - it's been a while since we've posted. Hope you've been sleeping well during the pandemic!

Recently, Dasung (a company based out of China) released this promotional video showing their new e-ink technology:

This is really exciting stuff for the world of sleep!

As we all know - laptops and backlit displays from screens are one of the leading sources of evening light exposure. As e-ink technologies become more and more available, it's hopeful that people will start switching away from backlit displays and over to e-ink.

To date there have been many hurdles with making e-ink technologies comparable with backlit displays and monitors. In particular getting refresh rates high enough for video, and maintaining displays across a large area.

Based on the video release, it looks like Dasung has come a long way to solving the problem....

Doctors in England have reported a sharp rise in children with sleep disorders

The conclusions come after a review of the National Health Service (NHS) data which shows that hospital attendances in England for under-14s have risen from almost 3,000 in 2005-06 to more than 8,000 in 2015-16 ^[1]. These disorders can range from Insomnia to Excessive Day-time sleepiness. For many people, this can be a problem as their lives during the day require them to be healthy and active.

For students in school, being sleepy or tired can often result in a mixture of sleep related issues; reduced ability to concentrate, increased irritability and poorer mood.

Why staying up later is not the best idea for students

Students often stay up late at night to prepare next days’ activities typically late into the night. With increased workloads and...

We often receive emails that read something like this;

‘I bought blue blocker glasses on Amazon’ or ‘My optician put on a coating to remove blue light. Yet when I do your blue blocking filter test, both images don’t appear the same. Did I get scammed? Do my glasses actually filter blue light’

Different types of blue blocking glasses exist for different reasons. An important consideration for you is; why do you wear blue blocking glasses?

• I wear blue blocking glasses to protect my eyes and prevent eyestrain from looking at the computer all day. I’ve heard that looking at screens is destroying my eyes.
• I wear blue blocking glasses to improve my sleep.

*Note there are other uses, such as for migraines, driving or clarity, but we will focus on these above 2...