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Now Playing: Summer Night
Topic: Gadgets/Gizmos
After months of telling meself I'd get one 'eventually,' my wife brought home a white noise box for me.

For those that may not know what I'm talking about exactly, this is a box that plays background noise to help you sleep. Mine plays sounds that mimic a heartbeat, a spring rain, a mountain stream, white noise (a waterfall), ocean waves, and a summer night (crickets and other such sounds).

My favorite by far is the crickets. The 'lub-dub' of the heartbeat is more creepy than restful, and while normally I like that, it keeps me awake instead of letting me rest, defeating its purpose. The spring rain is okay, but I keep waking up thinking the water is running. Likewise the stream. The waves sound too much like passing traffic, of which I already hear way too much. The white noise is kind of okay, but I think a radio is on and hasn't been tuned to a station.

But the crickets are great... they drown out background noise, and have a nearly hypnotic effect. I sleep very well with this thing on. Daysleepers everywhere, get one of these, you need it, no lie Bwana.

Just listening to it is restful. If I start to concentrate on one set of cricket chirps... just listening to it... I get sort of drowsy... and just... sort of...

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