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Studies have proven that, under the right conditions, music can help people sleep better. But what a pain that can be to implement without disturbing bedmates or roommates. There are headphones, but those are super uncomfortable to sleep in. 

Enter Zeeq, the pillow that can stream music from its interior low enough for you to hear without waking anyone else up. It uses eight wireless speakers to play music from iTunes, Spotify or the included “sleep tracks,” which you can control from the companion app. 

From there, you can also track and optimize your sleep patterns. This usually entails correlating your sleep with REM cycles to wake you up at a point when you're not going to be as sleepy upon waking up (Zeeq can automatically adjust your alarm accordingly).

While neither sleep cycle tracker apps nor sleep apps in general are new concepts, this is one of the first ideas we've seen that combines that technology with music, in a non-disruptive way (and it looks less silly than this). 

The creator explained that the idea came from his own sleep troubles. He wanted to play music, but didn't want to disturb his wife, so he shoved a pair of wireless headphones into a pillow. 

"To my surprise, I was able to hear the music, but my wife wasn't," Cofounder Warrick Bell said. "I knew I was onto something." 

Zeeq, which has so far raised more than $220,000 on Kickstarter, can also subtly vibrate when you snore, ideally so that you'll wake up and adjust your position. 

Basically, if your partner has just sent you this video, take a hint and buy one of these when it comes out next year. Early Kickstarter pricing is $149 for the pillow and $199 for the Zeeq and an activity tracker.