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“A Flat Bed, Not on the Plane”
“At two airports in the United States and about a half-dozen overseas, travelers have a new option: little rooms for rent right in the terminal. The rooms have a desk and Internet access for work and a daybed for a nap. “Airline lounges do need to be careful that they don’t miss this trend because it’s something that people are going to wake up to,” said Christopher Lindholst, co-founder of MetroNaps. “They’re the ones who should have provided this all along.”
–New York Times, 2011

“Why companies are cozying up to napping at work”
“Google's Mountain View campus has received quite a bit of attention for its "EnergyPod" - futuristic-looking white capsules where nappers can recline out of other people's sight and set timers to wake themselves up with vibration and lights […]. And Arianna Huffington has publicly plugged the 'NapQuest" rooms - also outfitted with EnergyPods - that she had built at the headquarters of the combined AOL and Huffington Post in New York.”
–Fortune, 2011

“Should your employee take a nap?”
“Small businesses increasingly encourage daytime rest to boost productivity and fight fatigue. Sleep experts are applauding.”
–Inc Magazine, 2011

“Napping Gets a Nod at the Workplace”
“From Thomas Edison and Winston Churchill to Bill Clinton and George Costanza, the nap has had many famous champions. And with good reason. Ever since sleep scientist David Dinges helped found the modern science of napping in the early '80s at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, short periods of sleep have been shown to improve alertness, memory, motor skills, decision-making, and mood. All while cutting down on stress, carelessness, and even heart disease.”
–Bloomberg Business Week, 2010

“In every dream home”
–Wallpaper, 2009

“Companies awake to the benefits of 40 winks for staff”
“The pods are designed to provide users with a quick recharge that can help maximize the rejuvenating effects of a brief nap," Metronaps says. "This, in turn, helps users do more with their day from both a professional and personal point of view." The pods have proved very popular, especially with sleep-deprived employees such as those with young children and frequent business travelers. […] Cisco Systems' new North Carolina offices boast a pair of pods too. "We're interested in employee wellbeing," explains Kirsten Weeks, community relations manager. The technology company has a variety of ways for people to recharge their batteries, she explains. "One of these is napping. Employees power-nap [for about 15 to 20 minutes] and come out refreshed . . . you can set the pod to vibrate to wake you up. Other businesses that have installed EnergyPods include PwC and Google.”
–Financial Times, 2008

“Six of the best - Our selection of trend-spotters’ tips for 2008”
“Sleep is the new sex, reckons Marian Salzman, a New York advertising executive and author of “Next Now”. In hectic lives, sleep is at a premium. And sleep sells, whether it’s flat beds on airlines, sleep consultancy, or a nap at MetroNaps in the Empire State Building.”
–The Economist, 2008

“Fatigue Fighters”
“Some U.S. companies are waking up to the benefits of keeping workers alert. It started in industries such as aviation, trucking, and hospitals, where avoiding careless mistakes is a matter of life and death. Now, as news spreads about the toll fatigue takes on job performance, other industries are climbing aboard, teaching workers how to sleep better at night, shortening work shifts, and setting up napping rooms in corporate offices.”
–Business Week, 2007

“$20 Billion for a Good Night's rest”
“Tucked in an alley off Manhatten"s financial district is a darkened storefront dotted with eight futuristic-looking white pods. Reclining in the capsules are two Wall Streeters who've ducked in for a quick $14 noontime snooze at MetroNaps.”
–Business 2.0, 2006

“The Sleep Racket”
“According to the National Institutes of Health, Sleeplessness creates $ 16 billion in annual health care expenses and $ 50 billion in lost productivity. […] At MetroNaps frazzled New Yorkers can pay $14 for a 20-minute catnap in a room with eight futuristic-looking pods – lounge chairs with head covers and headphones.”
–Forbes, 2006

“What’s the Alternative?”
“Direct marketing agency ArcWorldwide used two pods in its west London office for three months at the start of the year prompted by a sleep-based campaign it ran for client Procter & Gamble. […]” The biggest benefit was the clearing employee's mind", said Richard Coombes, reginal HR director of ArcWorldwide.”
–HR Human Resources, 2006

“Sleep Investments”
“Futuristic nap pods, ionically charged mattresses, and ultra-luxurious bed linens promise superlative rest. But Rebecca Traister wonders: Can you really buy better sleep?”
–Vogue, 2005

“Self-Storage”
“We want to overcome the bias that people who nap are somehow lazy”, says Christopher Lindholst, cofounder of MetroNaps. ‘We believe there’s a clear economic benefit to napping, to companies and to individuals / it allows them to be more effective during the day.”
–New York Magazine, 2004

“Why we sleep”
“Whatever the reason, you decide to stifle that yawn and push through the night. Sure, you’ve been awake 16 hours, but you have a giant thermos of coffee and few tunes to keep you going. Your body, of course, is fighting you every step of the way. Whether or not your realize it, your brain has already started to check out for the night. […] Perhaps that’s what sleep really is – a series of repeated cycles of pruning and strengthening of neural connections that enables you to learn new tricks without forgetting the old ones.”
–Time Magazine, 2004

“Power Napping New York Style”
“The culmination of three years research, the MetroNap Pod is designed to maximize the rejuvenationg effect of a brief frest. Studies suggest sleeping longer than 20 minutes is not beneficial.”
–Employment Today, 2004