If you’re having trouble falling asleep at night, you’ll find that listening to audiobooks, podcasts, or even the radio can help quiet the thoughts in your head and bring you to a place of nod. But it often means having to wear earphones or headphones when you go to bed, which can quickly become uncomfortable, or having to put up with your partner listening to your favorite show streamed from your phone or the radio. It means that.
Luckily, Amazon stocks small, compact gadgets that are perfect for late-night listening without the need for earphones. The Roberts Pillow Talk Speaker is just that. It’s a speaker that you can put under your pillow and make it loud enough to hear without waking your partner.
The speaker costs £14.99 and is compatible with any phone or device with a 3.5mm headphone socket. If you have a new phone, you may need to buy a Lightning to USB-C adapter (£5.99) or a USB-C to 3.5cm adapter (£3.99) to get your gadget working.
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The Roberts Pillow Talk Speaker has 840 five-star reviews on Amazon, with customers saying the gadget is “rugged,” “good value for money,” and helps them sleep at night. One Amazon shopper said: “This is a great product. It has helped reduce ear discomfort, sleep interruptions, and restored sleep harmony with my partner.”
A second person wrote: “This is exactly what I needed. I play relaxing music from my iPhone to help me sleep. I adjust the volume to suit my phone and use the three settings on the speaker to I get the sound level that’s right for me, it’s a sturdy design that’s comfortable to put under my pillow, and it’s great value for money.”
A third said: “Great product. I had a recurring ear infection and decided that sleeping while listening to audiobooks in earphones didn’t help. This is great. I can hear it clearly through my pillow and my partner It doesn’t get in the way. Very good. Easy to use and very long cable – longer than necessary. Just connect it to your phone, you can control the volume with your phone, no need to max it out. Definitely recommended. ”
“Valuable and very convenient,” said another user. “Tuck the small, elegant speaker under your pillow, place your ear somewhere nearby, and listen to your chosen radio program without disturbing your resting/sleeping head on the pillow next to you. Much better than plugging an earphone into each ear, one loose.”The stereo effect is obvious, but stereo is important for classical music and little else. With Roberts speakers, you don’t have to worry about losing your left or right earbuds or having to pull your radio off your bedside table when you change directions. that’s all. “
However, one person gave the tech gadget a three-star review, praising it as “sturdy” but saying it “lacks volume control.” They wrote: “I have some cheap ones that are good in the end, but the cables break. This one is much sturdier, but I find the sound to be very soft and slightly muted. , you’ll eventually have to turn up the volume to hear the conversation.”
However, another person gave the Pillow Talk speaker 5 out of 5 stars, adding: “It does exactly what it sounds like. My sleep patterns are difficult, but my wife is completely bomb-proof. I usually wake up around 4 a.m. and snooze for a few hours. I used to use earphones. However, if I fall asleep with my earphones on my pillow, it can cause me pain for days. This pillow speaker is perfect for my needs. I moved them around until they fit in the right place. Please. But that’s okay.”
“A great solution for listening to the radio in bed,” agreed another satisfied Amazon customer. “I’ve been using this for years (I had one before, but the vacuum cleaner destroyed it) and it’s never let me down. Great audio quality and really easy to use. I would say this definitely depends on the type of pillow you are using. I put it between a soft pillow on the bottom and a firm pillow on top, and it’s no problem. ”
The Roberts Pillow Talk Speaker, like many radios from the brand, is available from John Lewis for £14.99. The Roberts Revival Bluetooth Portable Digital Radio costs £99.99 and is available in Sunburst Yellow, Pop Orange and Duck Egg Blue.