You might have heard sleeping five hours or less per night significantly increases your risk for diseases and accidents – up to 15% more than those who sleep longer, in fact – so what are you doing about the length and quality of your nightly rest?

Technology might be able to help.

Between wearables that can track and analyze your sleep patterns, to high-tech alarm clocks for your night table, to apps that lull you to sleep - the latest gadgets and apps can result in a better rest (which translates into a better you while awake).

Here are a half-dozen solutions to consider:

Withings Aura ($299)

This two-part product includes a Sleep Sensor, which slides under mattress and monitors your sleep cycles, body movement, breathing cycles and heart rate, and the Bedside Device, which tracks noise, light and temperature of the room. Working together, they can help you fall and stay asleep better – with an iOS app to see all your information clearly.

Samsung Gear 2 smart watch

Samsung Gear 2 smart watch ($329)

An internal sensor in the watch tracks the amount you move during sleep – including when and for how long -- and sends the information to a free Android app on a nearby Samsung smartphone (up to 30 feet away). View the info on your sleep cycle on the app or share the info with a physician for professional feedback. You can also use the vibrating watch alarm to wake you in the AM and not disturb your partner.

Drift light

Drift light ($29)

The light emitted from electronics, like tablets, and some energy efficient LED bulbs is especially bad for sleep as it can suppress your body’s melatonin levels. A new product called the Drift Light, however, claims to help promote relaxation as it uses a much warmer form of light than other bulbs (yet still only consuming 7 watts of power) and can gradually dim over a 37-minute period (not unlike sundown).

Pillow

Pillow (Free; for iOS)

As long as you place your iPhone or iPad near you at night – perhaps on a night table -- the free Pillow app monitors your movements and sounds while you sleep. Using advanced algorithms, Pillow can keep a detailed history of how well you’ve slept and when is the optimal time to wake you up based on your natural sleep cycles. When you wake, get a full overview of how you’ve slept on the app along with important sound events such as sleep talking or apnea.

Sleep Genius

Sleep Genius ($5, for iOS and Android)

Scientifically created to calm the mind and the body, Sleep Genius is a relaxation app that not only plays relaxing “psychoacoustic” music but has an alarm clock feature that gradually awakens you with soothing sounds five minutes before you need to rise. Personalized sleep reporting measures sleep quantity and quality, scheduling, and more. A power nap mode gives you a quick recharge when you need it.

Sleepmaker Rain Free

Sleepmaker Rain Free (Free; for iOS)

Who doesn’t love the sound of rain to help you fall into a deep sleep? Similar to those $20 DVDs, the aptly-named Sleepmaker Rain Free app doesn’t cost a dime and lets you fall asleep to rear rain recordings – not special effects – with many different kinds of rain available, be it light rain in a forest, medium rain into puddles or torrential downpour with thunder. Extra features include a programmable sleep timer and the option to play previous and next tracks from the lock screen.