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> <channel><title>gHacks Technology News &#124; Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials &#187; relax</title> <atom:link href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/relax/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.ghacks.net</link> <description>A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:52:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com"/><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://superfeedr.com/hubbub"/> <item><title>MoodTurn, Ambient Noise Web Application</title><link>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/08/19/moodturn-ambient-noise-web-application/</link> <comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/08/19/moodturn-ambient-noise-web-application/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:29:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Martin Brinkmann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ambient]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moodturn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[noise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relax]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web application]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=33320</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are working in IT, or with computers throughout the day, you know that it is important to take regular breaks, to relax the eyes and move the body a bit to relax the muscles as well. But breaks sometimes are to small to move around, which means that many computer workers spend some [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are working in IT, or with computers throughout the day, you know that it is important to take regular breaks, to relax the eyes and move the body a bit to relax the muscles as well. But breaks sometimes are to small to move around, which means that many computer workers spend some of their breaks in front of the computer.</p><p>Resting the eyes is obviously still possible, as is light gymnastics. Add ambient music to the experience if you are in the possession of headsets, or a workplace where you can play music without disturbing others.</p><p>MoodTurn is a web based application that offers ambient music to &#8220;relax and enjoy&#8221;. The websites consists of various themes and a player, to play ambient noise as soon as the website is loaded.</p><div
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class="wp-caption-text">moodturn</p></div><p>Available themes include the usual suspects: Rainforest, Storm, Beach, Night, Bonfire, Rain or Garden. Each theme comes with its own distinct ambient noise, and background images that are set to rotate, but offer an option to stop the rotation.</p><blockquote><p>It is a free web service, developed by Ramunas Geciauskas, that provides ambient music and soothing landscapes to help you relax and avoid stress in your daily life.</p><p>The site loops music and visuals if you&#8217;d prefer to let it play in the background while you work in another window. MoodTurn might be the best way to block out your noisy cubicle neighbor.</p></blockquote><p>The sounds are surprisingly large, each with a playtime of around one hour, which means the site offers roughly ten hours of ambient music to listen to.</p><p><a
href="http://moodturn.com/">Moodturn</a> is perfect for a quick power nap at the work place, or a period of relaxation. The service should be compatible with most modern web browsers.</p><p>Pressing F11, or the full screen icon in the player controls, will display the service in full screen mode. (via <a
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href="http://www.napsounds.com">NapSounds.com</a> is a very simple website aimed at providing a good content rather than an amazing design. What you can get here for free are daily updated power-nap sounds that are able to help you enjoy a few-minute rest every day to &#8220;recharge your batteries&#8221; in a short time. Power-nap is actually a really short rest during your day which &#8211; if performed the right way &#8211; can equal up to several hours of sleep. Power-nap sound containing varied sound effects and melodies picked for this purpose is the thing that should help you enjoy your short rest the right way.</p><p><span
id="more-2648"></span>These power-naps also contain special binaural beats, sounds split into 2 stereo channels and then merged by human brain again, though you need stereo headphones to make use of them. Besides daily updated preset naps you&#8217;re also allowed to compose your own nap according to your priorities. Just note that due to the nature of these sound tracks, you should only listen to them when you&#8217;re not doing any activity (like driving a car) and avoid listening to it if you suffer from epilepsy or are pregnant.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/25/refresh-yourself-with-power-nap-sounds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
