IKEA Debuts Miniature NFC Phone Bed to Combat Nighttime Phone Scrolling

Earlier this month, IKEA debuted a tiny NFC-enabled bed that's meant to help smartphone users cut down on nighttime usage. The small "Phone Sleep Collection" is modeled after an actual IKEA bed, and it uses the IKEA app to monitor scroll-free sleep time.


Users who hit seven hours of scroll-free time for a week straight are eligible for an IKEA voucher.

Every phone bed comes with built-in NFC tech, making sleep effortlessly rewarding. Here's how it works:
- Download the IKEA UAE app.
- (For iOS users) When prompted, allow Motion & Fitness tracking.
- Place your phone on its bed and tap the notification to open the app.
- That's it. Your sleep time will track in the background (no counter will appear).
- Complete seven nights of seven-hour sleep, and earn your voucher.

Unfortunately, the tiny bed is only available in the United Arab Emirates, and it is a promotional item that IKEA is giving out when customers spend AED 750 or more in-person in IKEA, as long as the purchase includes an item from the company's Complete Sleep Collection.

IKEA's promotion has garnered quite a bit of attention, so it's possible that the company will expand the promotion to additional countries.

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mac-hummer Avatar
14 weeks ago
Thats a good ikea
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
EugW Avatar
14 weeks ago
These flat chargers do not work very well with my iPhone 17 Pro in an elago case. The combination of the very tall camera plateau and lenses, plus the added 1-2 mm height from the lip around the camera cutout on the case raises the phone too far away from the actual charger. It was a problem on my wife's 14 Pro Max too, but it seems worse on the 17 series.

In my 2025 Camry with the iPhone 17 Pro on the included flat charger, if I'm using CarPlay Spotify and Maps navigation at the same time, the iPhone basically just maintains charge.

With my old iPhone 12 Pro Max which had a much shallower camera plateau, it would charge reasonably fast under the same usage.

Compare the 12 Pro height vs. the 17 Pro:



EDIT:

Hmmm... On second look, this isn't even a charger, is it?

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Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DunedinD Avatar
14 weeks ago
Or, just put it on a table or shelf in the hallway instead of next to your bed. In winter especially, the cold nights are discourage,ent to get up and retrieve it.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Apple_Robert Avatar
14 weeks ago
I keep things simple. I don't bring my phones to the bedroom.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ikramerica Avatar
14 weeks ago
I just put my phone on the nightstand and go to sleep.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AppleCook Avatar
14 weeks ago
Pass on spyware for vouchers but if they had an airtight privacy policy hard to argue their head is not in the right place. Bed is for books!
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)