[imjared]

I've always been under the impression that a good nap consists of me being tired and going to lay down in my bed for 15-20 minutes. I've done it so regularly and so often that I naturally wake up after 20 minutes and feel quite refreshed. I looked (not too hard) to try to find a description of how someone/some company/some app could possibly optimize my napping but I couldn't find any information about what I was looking at.

It was only when I went to the Kickstarter page that I realized this is some sort of sleeping mask with what looks like an alarm clock or timer built in to it.

[dllthomas]

One benefit here seems to be telling other people when they can expect you awake again (as the timer seems to be visible on the outside).

[njoglekar]

That was something we heard repeatedly from our Kickstarter backers.

[avalaunch]

...I have exactly 8 minutes and 20 seconds to get that watch off of your wrist and into my pocket.

I know this isn't a real concern but it was the first thing I thought when I saw the timer.

[dllthomas]

For sure it can be a downside as well. Of course, napping in situations where it might be a downside probably wouldn't be wise in the first place (... and maybe they could build in a proximity sensor?)

[jgj]

I guess the idea is that it's preferable to an alarm clock, whose shrieking beeps and buzzes make for an unpleasant arousal.

I have an alarm clock/lamp that slowly increases light and audio levels (I have it set to bird sounds). It's great for a gentle wake-up, but the bird sounds get repetitive if you don't snooze/turn it off after 20 seconds or so.

My biggest issue with Napwell, aside from the obnoxious information desert that is its homepage, is that I could never fall asleep with a thing strapped to my face.