I don't recommend getting the Eight Sleep device. It's bricked without internet access. I'm not a fan of high priced home appliances that require internet for basic functionality.
And their privacy policy allows them to sell your sleep data. The sensors can detect when there's another person in the bed with you, so having a partner sleep over presumably sends their biometric data to Eight Sleep without your partner's consent.
I'm usually pretty privacy conscious but for some reason I didn't read the privacy policy on this before buying it and I deeply regret that.
This product was being shilled by several Twitter-famous ppl, including some YC alums. Later found out they all had a financial interest in Eight Sleep.
Not just internet, but $20/mo subscription for features you control through the app. I'm pretty open to experimentation with bedding and sleep related accessories but my expectations of this product wouldn't match its cost. The testimonial reel looks like a who's who of insanely rich people.
My most recent purchase is a wool comforter, and I thought that was pricey at just a couple hundred bucks. Serving me well enough. I sometimes have to fold it over itself and if I leave some of it off my feet I won't overheat. Prior to this I was layering all sorts of sheets and blankets, which was hit-and-miss, but I've found that the worst pitfall is a stuffy closed room with a heat vent. Gotta keep the door open a crack or the window, in Winter months. Summer can also be tough.
I bought it before the subscription so early adopters don't pay anything monthly. There's absolutely no way I would have paid a monthly fee for a biometric device I need to use daily. I avoided the Whoop band for exactly that reason.
Oh God I didn't realize there was a whole new trend where you pay a leg for the hardware and then ounces of blood each month to have even any useful functionality. Then I looked up the oura ring. Wtf indeed!
And their privacy policy allows them to sell your sleep data. The sensors can detect when there's another person in the bed with you, so having a partner sleep over presumably sends their biometric data to Eight Sleep without your partner's consent.
I'm usually pretty privacy conscious but for some reason I didn't read the privacy policy on this before buying it and I deeply regret that.
This product was being shilled by several Twitter-famous ppl, including some YC alums. Later found out they all had a financial interest in Eight Sleep.