Under Pillow Speaker, Bone Conduction Sleep Sound Player

Earbuds in bed are a compromise: they fall out, they press painfully against a pillow if you sleep on your side, and waking up tangled in a charging cable is nobody's idea of rest. A speaker that goes under the pillow removes the hardware from your ears entirely, and keeps the sound largely to you.

Bone conduction carries the audio through the pillow and mattress rather than out into the room, so a partner beside you hears very little while it reaches you clearly. Bluetooth connects it to a phone, and a TF card slot means it can play from onboard storage with no phone involved at all, which is useful if the goal is to be less attached to a screen at bedtime. A timed shutdown turns it off after you have fallen asleep instead of running until morning, and the LED display dims rather than lighting up the room.

Used for white noise, rain and fan sounds, audiobooks, podcasts, meditation tracks and music. Available in black, grey, white, green and pink. It plays whatever audio you choose. It is not a medical device and makes no treatment claims.

• Audio: bone conduction through the pillow, minimal sound in the room
• Connection: Bluetooth, plus TF card slot for offline playback
• Timer: programmable shutdown after you fall asleep
• Display: dimmed LED
• Colours: Black, Grey, White, Green, Pink
• Best for: white noise, audiobooks, podcasts and music at bedtime