{"id":3276,"date":"2026-07-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/forget-expensive-sleepbuds-buy-this-pillow-instead\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:00:00","slug":"forget-expensive-sleepbuds-buy-this-pillow-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/forget-expensive-sleepbuds-buy-this-pillow-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A pillow with two visible holes, equidistant from the edges on the top surface sits on a bed. \" data-caption=\"This \u201cpiercing pillow\u201d also works great with earbuds you probably already own.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/IMG_2665.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tThis \u201cpiercing pillow\u201d also works great with earbuds you probably already own.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Tech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life&rsquo;s little problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/reviews\/781970\/earbuds-that-block-snoring-soundcore-a30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/10\/22\/24275875\/ozlo-sleepbuds-hands-on-bose-wearables-sleep-tracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozlo<\/a> are a good example. These miniature marvels of engineering sit flush in the ear, and allow side-sleepers to doze off listening to podcasts, audiobooks, music, or white noise without annoying their partner. But why pay over $200 for a second pair of highly specialized buds when you can spend a fraction of that for a product that never needs charging, never loses its Bluetooth connection, and won&rsquo;t need replacing in a few years after the battery wears out? <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piercing pillows, as the name suggests, promise pain  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/970473\/forget-expensive-sleepbuds-buy-this-pillow-instead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This \u201cpiercing pillow\u201d also works great with earbuds you probably already own. 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