Nora uses mobile technology to stop snoring

Nora smart sleep system

At some estimates, there are more than 100 million snorers in North America many of whom have tried to tackle the problem both with non-invasive and invasive methods, like dentures or chin straps.

The newly announced Nora fits the former group, promising to once and for all solve the snoring issue using modern mobile technology.

Nora is now up for pre-order at crowdfunding website Kickstarter starting at $199.Designed in Toronto and San Francisco, the smart snoring solution consists of a pebble-shaped device that sits on your bedside table, a pillow insert, a companion mobile app, and a rather fancy carrying case.

Said Nora bedsider listens all night, prompting the pillow insert to “act” when it hears the sound of snoring. That “act” part involves gently moving a sleeper’s head position to stimulate the relaxed throat muscles, allowing the airway to assume its natural position (hence stop the snoring).

As for the companion mobile app, it will provide users with insight into their snoring and sleep patterns, and at some point in the future – integrate this information with Apple’s HealthKit platform.

“The best part of the experience so far has been hearing the positive experience of our testers, knowing we have provided a solution that gives them their silent nights back, often after years of sleeping along a snoring partner,” said Behrouz Hariri, Co-founder and Product Lead for Nora.

Nora is now up for pre-order at crowdfunding website Kickstarter starting at $199. It is looking to raise $100,000 and it’s set to ship to backers in early 2016.