Company Launches $1 Million Crowd-Funded Project for Connected Pillow

Startup Proper Pillow is looking to raise $1 million through an Indiegogo campaign to develop a connected pillow that promises to monitor, quantify and improve users’ quality of sleep. The smart pillow packs a sensor network, Bluetooth Smart technology and data presentation software, which the company said can help alter poor sleeping behavior, identify problems with breathing patterns and improve sleep recovery. "By embedding the monitoring technology into the pillow itself, we bring the power of quantification into the heart of the sleep experience," said Proper Pillow CEO Rick Loos. The sleep wellness tool gives users “the power to improve their sleep, and their waking lives as a result,” he said.