Catch More Z’s with a Sleep Sound Generator

Of all the gadgets my family bought in an attempt to get the kids to sleep through the night, nothing proved a bigger bang for the buck than our trusty white-noise machine. In fact, after so many years of that soothing din making its way through the baby monitor, it’s gotten so that neither we nor the kids can fall asleep without a wombadelic whoosh anymore.

Anyway, if it’s white noise you seek, the Original Sleep Sound Generator is one gizmo that looks up to the task: It produces a gentle whooshing sound that promises to block out the world outside; and, using the machine’s two adjustable frequency settings, you can raise or lower the noise to suit your preferences.  Heck, even if the kids are all grown up, this is just the thing they may need to survive an annoying first college roommate.

$54.95 from Hammacher Schlemmer.