Eight Sleep is launching the Pod 5, the fifth technology of its costly good sleeping system. It packs two predominant upgrades: a temperature-controlled blanket and audio system that may play “soothing soundscapes.”
The Pod 5 builds on prime of Eight Sleep’s present tech, delivery with the identical temperature managed mattress cowl and height-adjustable base that Eight Sleep says helps to cut back loud night breathing. The new blanket enhances the quilt by syncing up with it, delivering the identical water-powered cooling and warming vary of 55 to 110 Fahrenheit, however now from throughout you. Just like the prevailing cowl, you may set totally different temperatures on all sides of the mattress to keep away from midnight squabbles.
The different huge addition is a set of surround-sound audio system built-in into the up to date base. Eight Sleep has labored with neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman on a set of Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) guided meditations “for reaching deep leisure and restorative states.” There’s additionally a collection of white noise and different calming sounds, which will be set to show off when you go to sleep, or hold taking part in all evening should you favor.
Eight Sleep can be enhancing the Pod’s well being monitoring with Health Check, a brand new report within the Eight Sleep app. It displays customers’ coronary heart price and respiratory throughout sleep, and “AI-powered algorithms” will flag any points within the morning.
My colleague Victoria Song examined out Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra final yr and apparently had one of the best sleep of her life. That could be nice, if it didn’t come at such a excessive worth: the Pod 5 begins at $2,849 for a full dimension Core mannequin that solely contains the mattress cowl and a hub to energy it. The worth jumps to $4,099 so as to add on the blanket, and $6,099 for the adjustable base and audio system, and there’s a compulsory subscription too, which begins at $199 per yr.
