The World’s First Smart Bed – Introducing Sleep Number’s It Bed!

Disclosure: We received a media mailer announcing the it by Sleep Number containing a ComfortFit Pillow. All opinions are our own.

These days things seem so much “smarter” and more connected, don’t they? From fridges that keep track of grocery lists as supplies run low, to cars and home alarm systems that can be accessed and activated remotely. The Sleep Number bed joins the ranks, rising to the challenge with the smartest bed available today. The “it” bed by Sleep Number features technology that ensures we enjoy smarter sleep. It accomplishes this by adjusting to both your and your partner’s ideal comfort levels, while tracking your sleep quality overnight using biometric sensors. This amazing bed even connects to health and fitness apps to optimize health and wellness!

The Sleep Number “it” bed features foam-filled air chambers to adjust to each individual’s comfort areas. The bed contours and supports the entire body for improved spinal alignment and support.

The sleep tracking with SleepIQ technology continuously gathers hundreds of reading per second, monitoring sleep-critical variables (heart rate, motion and breathing) with a proprietary algorithm that delivers a personal SleepIQ score each night, indicating sleep quality. Software can analyze the data and offer personalized tips for users on how to improve their sleep.

Through the SleepIQ app, the “it” bed connects with leading health, fitness and sleep environment apps – including Fitbit, Nest Learning Thermostat, MapMyRun, and Withings Health Mate – to show a holistic view of how lifestyle choices may affect sleep.

While we haven’t had the opportunity to try the Sleep Number “it” bed, we have tried the company’s ComfortFit pillow, which gently conforms to your head and neck, and recovers quickly so it won’t lose its shape, night after night. I happened to be looking for a new pillow when the ComfortFit pillow arrived, as its predecessor from another brand seemed to have an everlasting gap where my head had rested all those nights! The ComfortFit pillow always “bounces back” – keeping its full form every day! If the “it” bed is anything like the pillow, we may be sleeping in a bit more often!

This new bed is available in all sizes, from twin all the way up to California king.

Featured image photo credit: Jacob Wackerhausen/Thinkstock

Lorianne Lacey