Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead

The article suggests that specialized piercing pillows are a cost-effective and comfortable alternative to expensive sleepbuds for side-sleepers. It highlights how the ear cutouts in these pillows accommodate both ears and various sleeping positions while providing a comfortable space for wearing earbuds.
Why it matters
It offers a practical, low-cost consumer solution for sleep comfort that challenges the necessity of high-priced tech gadgets.
Tech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life’s little problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of Anker and Ozlo are a good example. These miniature marvels of engineering sit flush in the ear, and allow side-sleepers to doze off listening to podcasts, audiobooks, music, or white noise without annoying their partner. But why pay over $200 for a second pair of highly specialized buds when you can spend a fraction of that for a product that never needs charging, never loses its Bluetooth connection, and won’t need replacing in a few years after the battery wears out?
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