Global soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo signed on to endorse SleepScore Labs last week, just as the sleep-tracking company launched what it calls the “first non-contact sleep tracking mobile app.”
SleepScore taps into an iPhone’s microphone and speakers to monitor a user’s sleep patterns through the use of inaudible sound waves transmitted to and reflected off someone sleeping. The company’s sonar algorithms translate that input into data about breathing and body movement. SleepScore’s experts include a Harvard Medical School associate professor, a University of Washington neurologist, the former “sleep czar” at Apple, and Dr. Mehmet Oz.