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Keep That E-Reader Out of Bed and You’ll Feel Better
New research finds e-readers, like other light-emitting electronic devices, can disrupt normal sleep patterns.
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Two things bother me about this:
1) They are talking about "light-emitting books" and used iPads, so what they really did test wasn't E-Readers (with E-Ink screens), it was tablets/smartphones.
2)
Why wouldn't you let the participants choose a brightness they liked, keep track of it and see how that affects sleep.
I use f.lux. The color temp of your screen changes depending on the time of day.
I use something similar and I noticed that I become sleepy faster than without the app. I think it would be interesting to study the effects of a device with low brightness and an app like that (that filters out blue light). It is still a light source directed at your face, but you don't need a bedside lamp.