Can this device help you get to sleep faster and sleep better
Yeah, it probably can. Let's check it out. Dave Taylor here, and I have another iHome device to check out
This is part of the iHome Xenergy line. They have this whole sort of zen energy thing going on
They've been doing this for years. They're really cool. They have lights. They have sounds
This one offers aromatherapy. So let's disassemble this. This is the iHome Xenergy Aroma Dream
First off, you'll notice that I actually pulled the controls off the top, because it's a remote control
But much more fun is that the top comes off, and there's a water reservoir
So we're going to go ahead and put some water in here. This has a reservoir of 250 milliliters
which is about a cup. That's what I just put in. And now there's a fill line
Looks like I exactly got it to the fill line. And then it comes with some aromatherapy
These are lavender. And even if you don't do anything else with it, just open it up and just smell
So nice. But then you put in a couple of drops. We'll just put in a couple of drops here
And that's all you got to do. So this little tiny bottle, you're thinking
that's not very much. This is going to last you a good long while. So put the lid back on
You put the unit lid back on. And then I can actually turn on, from the remote control
I can turn on the aromatherapy. And you can see, hopefully, there's
a little mist line coming out. Now, very nice. Even if you don't put any aroma in it
it actually then becomes a simple little humidifier you can have right by your bed
And that's really nice. Especially here in Colorado, we get pretty low humidity
in the winter. So it also includes sound therapy. So let's try that
So it comes with 12 different sounds and white noise. Let's try a couple of different sounds
A lot of them sound white noise-ish. So this also could be something you could have if you are
at the therapy office or if you have confidential conversations with people
Something like this you could put by your door. And then that helps not have your conversations be overheard
And there's off. And then there's on. And then there's off. And then there's on
And then there's off. And then there's on. And then there's on. And then there's off
And then there's on. And then there's on. And then there's off. And then some of these are more meditative music
Unfortunately, they don't include a list of all the different sounds. But there you go
So it's 12 different sounds plus white noise. And I'll go ahead and turn that off, maybe
But we'll keep the aromatherapy going because it's really nice, actually. So let me give you a close-up on the remote control itself
You can see lots of functions. It comes with a battery, so it's all ready to go
And it obviously fits very neatly right on the top. Even when you're using it with aromatherapy
or with just having the humidity, it still works fine. There's no overlap
You're not covering up any holes or anything. So that's nice. The aromatherapy can run for 18 hours on low
Or they have interval modes. If you put it on the slowest interval
it can run for up to 54 hours on that very small amount of water
That's pretty impressive. 18 hours is already pretty impressive. So this could be, ostensibly, it could be something perfect
for the baby's room, right? You've got the sound. You can do aromatherapy to help them be calm
You can have the humidity that helps them be a little more healthy. All a win
And it's very small. You could also have it auto-deactivates. Auto-deactivates. Actually, let me just start that sentence over
If it runs out of water, it just turns off that humidity feature. So that's really nice
You don't have to worry about, oh my gosh, is it just about out? In which case, I need to deal with it
Very handy. Now, you'll notice it also has a clock on the front and a kind of a retro clock setting feature
Because you go on the back and you push Set and then Plus and Minus
This is like the 1970s. It's easy enough to do. But I really wanted to plug in my phone and boom, have it all work, right
And you can plug in your phone. In fact, let me give you a quick close-up of all the features on the back
If you lose the remote, you do have some level of control over the device
which is nice. And you have that USB plug so you can charge your phone
Really handy. The phone doesn't really do much in terms of controlling the device
That's just how it's designed. It's also how they kept the price really low
So, the dual alarm system. And you can wake up to whatever sound you want
You can also wake up to aroma, which is kind of fun. So, you can actually have this aromatherapy thing trigger as your alarm goes
And then maybe you have something like a peppermint oil or something in there that sort of wakes your brain up and helps you get out of bed and drag yourself out. Right
So, really pretty cool. It has the high-contrast display. And you can actually use a dimmer, which is super important
And let's see. Not much else to tell you about. I really like it
I really like the remote control, though I find the remotes a little finicky
I don't know if you could tell, but I was pushing buttons multiple times trying to get things to work
That might be something that comes with experience, probably. But overall, it's small
It's simple. It does a great job. The only other comment I would make is I wish this was more travel-friendly
but you can see that power transformer device is pretty big. This is not something that's so easily slipped into your suitcase
And it doesn't run just on batteries. So, if you wanted to have this in a hotel room or something
you'd have to bring the whole thing and obviously drain it really well before you put it in your suitcase
Please. It would be a disaster otherwise. So, that's it. Really nice, simple, elegant solution to the problem of trying to get to sleep better
and trying to stay asleep better. And I got to say, I love all these sound machines
I've reviewed a lot of them and we use them. All my kids have them in their rooms
There's just something about having a repetitive, calm silence or calm sound
that helps you just sort of tune out the rest of the world and get to sleep
Really, really good stuff. So, only thing left to talk about is the price
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Now, this is the iHome Zenergy Aroma Dream and it's $79.99 at Amazon.com
And if you have any issues sleeping or being interrupted in your sleep by the noise around you
or you just want to establish a calmer environment for yourself, even at work
you could have this on your desk at work and everyone else around you is stressed
and you are enjoying the lavender oil and saying, I'm good. Everything's fine
That is a really nice feature. So, with that, I'm going to get back to breathing this in and we'll get some sound here
And, come on. That means that I will catch you in my next video. Namaste
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