How I'm getting better sleep this year thanks to these quirky gadgets

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Sleep: Everybody needs it, and nobody can get enough of it. As ZDNET's health and wearables editor, I spend lots of time thinking about sleep. I spend even more time sleeping. 

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Though my sleep schedule isn't perfect, I regularly clock around seven hours a night of sleep and I wake up (most days) without the help of an alarm. Because my sleep is that good. 

It took some time to hone my sleep routine, but technology has made it easier by disabling distracting apps, silencing noise, tracking sleep, and waking me up in the morning. Here are a few of the gadgets I use to get to bed. I hope they help you do the same.