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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 2

Eight Sleep Pod Leaves Reviewer Tired for 2 Months as $3,500 Bed Tracker Mislogs Data

Updated

Updated · The New York Times · Jun 2

Eight Sleep Pod Leaves Reviewer Tired for 2 Months as $3,500 Bed Tracker Mislogs Data

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 2

$3,500 Eight Sleep Pod testing left the reviewer waking early or tired over two months, despite the mattress topper’s A.I. temperature adjustments and sleep-scoring promises.
Sensor glitches also undercut the experience: the system sometimes failed to record a night’s sleep and even reported the reviewer as “away last night” while in bed.
The pod did deliver one practical benefit by letting each side of the bed run at different temperatures, easing a couple’s thermostat conflict even as sleep results diverged.
The mixed outcome lands in a $585 billion sleep economy where 42% of Americans already use trackers and premium products market data as a path to better rest.

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