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Article: I slept on 100 mattresses: staying in bed is a particularly attractive idea right now. But what kind? Pillow top or memory foam, latex, or organic? A comprehensive report.(SCOUTED)(Product/service evaluation)
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- New York
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- February 16, 2009
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FIRM, PLUSH, OR SOFT FEEL? "Firm," I said to the 1-800-Mattress guide as I lay on a Simmons Beautyrest. "Thought so," he said. "New Yorkers like firm. Soft only sells in the suburbs." That was the simplest thing I had to consider in my journey through modern bed-land. A lot has changed since the days when a bed was just some springs buttressing iridescent quilted polyester.
Mattresses of the moment are made of foam, latex, and sometimes coils in a mind-numbing array of combinations. The original foam is Tempur-pedic, the solid-memory foam developed by NASA and made famous by its infomercial; now there are legions. Tempur-pedic is one of the firmest beds you can ...
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Article: Missouri Inventor Develops Air Mattress with Pillow ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 20, 2008 ;
496 words
...ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 20 -- Dennis Boyd of Chesterfield, Mo., has developed an air mattress. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An air mattress includes a first inflatable compartment having a length and width, when inflated, sufficient to
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