// THE VERGE — MOBILE & WEB
Sleep score court is in session
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Now hearing the prosecution’s closing argument in the case of Johnson v. Google Pixel Watch.
Now hearing the prosecution’s closing argument in the case of Johnson v. Google Pixel Watch.
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We all know that the woman who sits before you is tired. Just look at the circles under her eyes. The novelty Pride and Prejudice T-shirt and Muji sweatpants that pass for pajamas. The unkempt, banana clip hairstyle that says “I really did wake up like this.” But she’s doing her best. And that’s why she deserves this court’s time and attention, to correct the injustice of last night’s sleep score.
To be clear, my client thinks the sleep score assigned by her Pixel Watch is generally fair. Should she go to bed before 10:30PM most nights? Sure. Dinging points for a late-night Instagram scrolling session is reasonable. She’s receptive to the valuable insights that the watch offers, like “go to bed earlier” and “stop going to bed so late.” But allowances should be made for extenuating circumstances.
I think we can all agree that you don’t get the best night’s sleep on a camping trip. But a 71? Out of 100? It’s just unfair. An adjustment should be made based on factors that were well out of my client’s control. For starters, the people at the next campsite were chatting loudly until 2AM. Under normal conditions, my client would use a white noise app on her phone to drown out the sound. But your honor, this simply wasn’t an option when it would almost certainly drain the phone battery in a matter of hours. And doesn’t playing white noise at night when you’re sleeping in nature kind of defeat the point?