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The first sleep pod will open at San Francisco International Airport this autumn |
US. Powrnaps Retail Concepts is to introduce “˜sleep pods’ for travellers at San Francisco International Airport. The company said: “Soon travellers will be enjoying a new type of retreat – napping and recharging in the privacy of single-occupancy sleep pods.”
A 20-minute sleep session at the Powrnaps Sleep Station will cost US$20 to US$25 and is expected to be available in autumn 2007.
Powrnaps said its stations will be furnished with “state-of-the-art sleep technology, including the Zero-G Napchair, Powrnaps proprietary sleep system, and Bose headphones”.
The Zero-G Napchair reclines to an optimal sleeping position (a NASA design) that maximizes circulation and minimizes spinal pressure, said the retailer. It added: “Customers will fall asleep fast as they listen with Bose headphones to soothing recorded sounds that guide people through a complete cycle of deep relaxation, sleep, and a heightened state of wakefulness at the end of 20 minutes. The result of one sleep session at the Sleep Station offers the same benefits as that of a three-hour nap. The sleep session benefits are many: it lowers heart rate and blood pressure, reduces anxiety and stress, and improves energy and alertness.”
Headquartered in Seal Beach, California, Powrnaps Retail Concepts was founded in 2004. For further information, contact Paul Brown at +1 206 913-9271, or visit www.renuzme.com.
