Trying to beat jet lag? Falling asleep in dull meetings or lectures ? Falling asleep when you try to meditate or your adjusting to the night shift?
Hold your phone upright and switch on.
Hold you iPhone still, as you fall asleep your hand relaxes. If that happens the app tilt sensor detects your hand relaxing. The IPhone then secretly vibrates to wake you up. You could pinch yourself for ninety minutes or you could try KeepMeUp its free!
Travellers
If you have changed time zones after a long international trip you want to get into the new time zone as quickly as possible. This means if your loosing time you have to stay awake as long as possible to get to bed at the right time. Travel experts say dont go for a quick doze - it will add days to the time it takes to adjust!
Fellow office fodder and students!
You know the situation, It’s just after lunch and you have just emerged from a large working lunch. Everyone goes into the conference hall, the blinds are shut, the lights go down and the projector comes on. You were up late socializing last night, youre a bit tired and you know, just know youre going to fall asleep. Then after lunch speaker comes on and has the personality of a stuffed stoat and a monotonic voice that would make Steven Hawkin sound vivid and its slide one of three hundred and twenty two. Oh no you feel the sleep beckon.
Want to avoid embarrassment of being woken up by someone else ? KeepMeUp is simple, launch the app hold your iPhone upright and switch it on. While youre awake nothing happens but as you start to fall asleep the phone tilts in your hands and KeepMeUp then vibrates reminding you to pay attention. You can hold your iPhone in your lap, in your pocket, in your handbag or just pretend youre making notes on it so no one need know.
Trying to stay up all night to watch the election results or up all night waiting for Santa ? This is the app for you!
Note not compatible with any IPad or IPod touch- no vibration device on these.
Use KeepMeUp to keep awake in meetings, conferences, dull lectures, or even just turgid conversations. Because while results cannot be guaranteed you can belive we are here to stop you looking like an idiot.