A little over one year after first launching "The Pod," Eight Sleep today announced the next iteration of its smart mattress, "The Pod Pro." The updated sleep device retains many features of the original, like temperature control via iPhone, and adds a number of improvements.

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Similar to the original model, the Pod Pro has an Active Grid that provides dynamic heating and cooling between 55 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit on each side of the bed. The Pod Pro works by connecting to "The Hub," a small tower that houses hydro-engines and uses water to regulate temperature.

Temperature is controlled directly with the connected Eight Sleep app for iOS and Android. The app breaks down your sleep habits with stats like average time asleep, time it takes you to fall asleep, the time at night you tend to get into bed, and more. These metrics all feed into a "sleep coaching" feature that attempts to give you pointers on how to optimize your nighttime routine.

For couples, the Active Grid can essentially be divided down the middle, and each side's temperature can be controlled individually. Eight Sleep also upgraded the Active Grid to incorporate a new Comfort Blend foam topper for enhanced contouring and pressure point relief.

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Other new features include new ambient sensors that can measure the temperature and humidity of a bedroom to adjust bed temperature. The Pod Pro takes these measurements into account, as well as local weather, to keep your bed cool or heat it up based on the environment.

The company also updated the Gentle Rise wake up feature, now including a gentle vibration at chest level to wake up each morning without any sound. This feature also gradually cools or warms the bed minutes before the set wake-up time, and it can be set to go off for the entire mattress, or for individual left/right zones.

Thanks to the sensor improvements, the Pod Pro also includes a new Heart Rate Variability metric that lets users track the impact of sleep on their heart health. With this metric, it's possible for owners to track and understand why they may feel more fatigued throughout the day. The Pod Pro also tracks Resting Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Sleep Stages, and Sleep Time.

All of these metrics are catalogued in the Eight Sleep app for iOS and Android devices. The company adds all of them up into a Daily Health Check and Daily Sleep Fitness reports, allowing owners of the Pod Pro to keep an eye on how their sleep is positively or negatively affecting their daily lives.

Eight Sleep is currently taking $200 off the Pod Pro for a Memorial Day Sale, starting at $2,595 for a Full size mattress.

Top Rated Comments

dawhol9 Avatar
70 months ago
I have a Tempurpedic and it was about the price of this bed. I sleep GREAT and this bed will last 10 years. Will this Pod 8 whatever bed last?? Will the heating and cooling continue to work trouble free? Will the company be around to support it?
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Braderunner Avatar
70 months ago
I would say most people have at least a queen size bed. So, just for turds and giggles, I checked the price. $2,900 for queen. $3,300 for king. Unreal.
Fast forward a couple years..."Due to lack of sales, customers will need to pay a monthly subscription for their bed to continue to work".
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Trik Avatar
70 months ago
I actually have the non pro version of this mattress... I am a very warm sleeper, and the cooling function is so amazing. It's like my side of the bed is always the cooler side of the pillow. I do agree that if you use it for warming, it's very pricey, but there aren't a lot of options for cooling, especially one that automatically regulates the temperature based on what part of your sleep you are in.

Will it last? Who knows, I've had mine for going on 2 years or so, and I paid $2k for a queen. Considering 1/3 of your life is in a bed, purchasing a quality mattress is important IMO. The actual mattress this comes with feels similar to a Casper type, it is 5 layers of foam I believe? It's quite comfortable without all the gadgets.

Here is a good review: https://sleepgadgets.io/eight-sleep-pod-review/
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FreakinEurekan Avatar
70 months ago
For couples, the Active Grid can essentially be divided down the middle, and each side's temperature can be controlled individually.
What about for a "Thruple" - can it be divided into 3 zones? Asking for a friend :cool:
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
now i see it Avatar
70 months ago
Naming anything "Pod" and piggybacking on Apple products is guaranteed to confuse just about everyone. I honestly had to read everything twice: iPod? iPad? iPad Pro? What are they taking about?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DevNull0 Avatar
70 months ago

Naming anything "Pod" and piggybacking on Apple products is guaranteed to confuse just about everyone. I honestly had to read everything twice: iPod? iPad? iPad Pro? What are they taking about?
It's all around a horrible naming scheme. I had to read "Eight Sleep Launches" several times wondering what a "Sleep Launch" is and why we need 8 of them. It's a horrible name for a company.

Also, how is your bed having cloud-connected features a value-add? It means it's just a matter of time until the company either starts charing $5/month like Wink or shuts down their cloud completely. There is zero benefit to a cloud connection here, it could all be done better with a local controller, except then people would more easily realize how stupid it is to spend $2600 on this.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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