Comment by chrisweekly

Comment by chrisweekly 6 days ago

7 replies

(also breaking rules to concur)

EightSleep mattress cover is a GAME-CHANGER. Precise control over preferred temp, and detailed/accurate logging of sleep metrics == way better sleep, and knowledge of its relative quality (metrics for which let me measure the impact of different variables).

SentientOctopus 6 days ago

Never heard of them, temperature control sounds amazing. How is this product from a privacy perspective? Is the data kept local or is it some cloud service that tracks all metrics?

  • Dansvidania 6 days ago

    Not sure about the privacy but afaik you can’t use the thing without the app and being connected to the internet. That was a dealbreaker for me

idontwantthis 6 days ago

How do they work thermodynamically? It should make the room hotter, but I guess you don’t notice because the surface you are touching gets colder? Is it a closed loop heat exchanger or is it evaporative?

askvictor 6 days ago

Is it _that_ much better than a wifi-controlled two-zone electric blanket?

  • chrisweekly 6 days ago

    I've never tried a cooling electric blanket. My wife has struggled w insomnia for a long time, and the eightsleep tracking was almost as much a draw as the cooling.

    • askvictor 6 days ago

      This does cooling too? OK, I didn't realise that. I can see how that might be useful