J.K. Rowling had a scary experience with a new sleep app
LONDON -- Sleep apps can be great if you want to analyse your slumber and tot up the hours you're getting in per night, but you've got to get the settings right.
J.K. Rowling discovered that to her peril Tuesday night, when she was woken in the middle of the night by a new app.
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"Woken at 3 a.m. by new sleep app, convinced that an intruder was breathing heavily in the dark," she wrote. "Have decided not to review to get new sounds."
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Fans were quick to offer less creepy alternatives to the unnamed app, with one suggesting Pzizz Sleep.
"Brilliantly configurable and no creepy breathing," James Rhodes wrote, to which Rowling replied: "Downloading now".
Others shared their own experiences of apps and gadgets offering less than blissful nights in bed.
Have a better night tonight, J.K.
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Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.
