Pzizz: A Great Way To Get some ZZZ’s

A lot of the time, most of us are completely busy with work and other daily activities. It can take a lot out of you, and sometimes we need a way to regain energy during the day in a short period of time. There are not very many Mac applications that can help you do this, but there is one that stands out amongst the rest: Pzizz.

Pzizz is is the app for both Mac and Windows that helps you take energizing naps during the day and have deep sleep at night; all you have to do is listen and relax. Now, don’t get me wrong, Pzizz isn’t just a guy talking along with some music, even though it may sound that way. It uses scientifically proven methods to help you get into either a deeply relaxing or an energizing sleep. But of course, don’t listen to the data, try it yourself.

One of the best parts of Pzizz is its interface — it’s extremely easy to use and looks great at the same time. When you first open it, just choose between Energizer and Sleep. Then you set the length and choose whether to export it or play it. Pretty simple, right? Now, if you want to customize your Energizer or Sleep anymore, you can click the button with the arrows pointing out. This will take you to a list.

In this list, you can easily play one of your presets by clicking the Play button. You can also create a new preset by clicking the “+” button at the bottom. It gives you a lot of options to make your Pzizz just what you want! You can also click the Gear button to edit one. You can’t edit the default presets though, so if you don’t like it, you have to add a new one. From this screen you can also export to iTunes by just clicking on the arrow-like button!

As I’ve talked about a lot above, you can export to iTunes directly from Pzizz. You don’t need WireTap or anything like that. The iTunes integration is really nice, because it is so easy. I have told you how to do it above, but here is what happens: After it has finished exporting, the new ‘song’ will be in a playlist called Pzizz. So easy! It is in the right format for your iPod, so you can just sync it there easily too! The only problem with the finished export is that Pzizz does not make it “skip when shuffling.” This would be nice, because then when you have the shuffle feature on your iPod or computer on, it will only play the one song from Pzizz that you want. If you are exporting to iTunes from the list screen, you can also choose just to export to your hard drive.

One of the killer features of Pzizz (for us with IR receivers) is the Apple Remote support! It is pretty self explanatory: [+] and [-] are used to switch between presets, and when you are playing a track, they are used to set the volume. Play is to play, and if you hold play, you can export to iTunes. There is also a preference in the Preferences of Pzizz for turning voice feedback off and on with the remote. This just tells you what you have done. It can be useful at times, but I think it is pretty annoying.

Also in the Preferences are options for live feedback and LCD color. Disabling sleep and screen saver are great… if you don’t have caffeine already running. The silent lead-in just starts from pure silence, going up to the volume you have set in X amount of time. The option to change the LCD color is great, so you can have Pzizz look how you want it to (my personal favorite is Michaela).

Pzizz, by Brainwave retails for $29.95 for either Sleep or Energizer, or only $49.95 for both! Or, if you prefer, you can get a box set of the bundle. You can also get a handheld unit for the Energizer (includes the box set, too) for $147. You can download the trial at the same link, and remember, if you like it, it is worth the money for what it does for you.

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