Many people sleep with a fan on to drown out other noises. However, this is inconvenient when one is traveling or the room is already cold.

Exit: fan, Enter: Deep Sleep Fan.

This new app simulates a fan with the option to play at two different speeds. It has a unique oscillation mode which pans the sounds between the left and right speakers. In addition, it introduces a fader which is adjustable for up to one hour.

Apple’s Clock application gets an update in iOS 10.  It uses a new dark theme for the whole app and includes a new Bedtime tab.  Starting the Bedtime section for the first time causes the app to ask you a few questions such as “What time would you like to wake up?”, “Which days of the week should the alarm go off?”, “How many hours of sleep do you need each night?”, “When would you like a bedtime reminder?”, and “What do you want to hear when you wake up?”.

Do you have an old iPhone, iPad or iPod you aren’t using lying around. You can turn it into a sound machine for a nursery and keep your newer device in your own room.  Simply download a white noise app such as White Noise and Deep Sleep Sounds for free on the App Store.

Depending on the placement of the device and the distance to the bed or crib you might want to attach an external speaker. I previously used an iPad as the sound machine by itself but later switched to using an iPod. Since the iPod wasn’t that loud and had a really short battery life I needed to get an external speaker and charger.  Pictured below is the new setup with an iHome iM59WC Rechargeable Color Changing Mini Speaker and a iClever BoostCube 4.8A 24W Dual USB Travel Wall Charger.

Helps You and Your Baby Fall Asleep Faster and for a Longer Duration

Kitefaster, an independent development studio, today released a free version of the “White Noise and Deep Sleep Sounds” app for Apple TV. The app was a finalist in the ports category of the Apple TV App Challenge presented by AppLovin. The developer originally wrote the App to help his newborn baby fall asleep. However, the sounds are useful for relaxing and studying as well. The iOS version is also great for travelers that stay in noisy hotels and don’t want to lug around a sound machine.