These Show-Stopping Netflix Socks Pause Your Program When You Fall Asleep

by N/A, 9 years ago | 2 min read

Binge on, Netflix lovers (aka all of us).

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We've all done it, fallen asleep during a Netflix binge only to wake up in the middle of a spoiler-ridden storyline you don't understand.

So Netflix stepped in to solve all our problems by inventing cute and cozy socks that also automatically pause your show when you doze off.

They work by detecting movement (or lack thereof) to send a signal to your streaming device and Netflix claims the design is smart enough to detect when you're raptly binge-watching and when you've actually fallen asleep.

You can make them yourself, as long as you have a true DIY spirit for electronics and knitting.

"To build the sensor, you’ll need an understanding of electronics and microcontroller programming, and be comfortable around a soldering iron," the site specifies. If you don't have these skills, you can try anyway, or maybe wait for some Etsy genius to start selling these en masse (because that better happen).

Of course, you could install the mechanism in any pair of socks, but you'd be missing out on some pretty awesome topical sock patterns Netflix designed for its most binge-worthy shows.

Each downloadable PDF includes knitting instructions and a pattern for the added embroidery design. And just for fun, the streaming service has kept track of the most popular downloads thus far with Bloodline, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and House of Cards rounding out the top three.

All the tech supplies you need are curated in a handy list, and ring up at about $65.

Supply list.

Netflix also created a step-by-step guide with detailed images and tutorial videos on the tricker bits for the more technologically challenged among us.

Check out the 8-step process here.

Watch the whole overview video below and get ready for a whole new level of Netflix and Chill.