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So they were able to fit the EKG machine into the Apple Watch and they came up with this for the sleep tracker. Fitbit beat them to it although I love my Apple Watch I kinda miss my Fitbit for sleep tracking makes me wonder if Fitbit had that thing patented and Apple can't implement it to their device.
 
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I have one from Sleeptracker. I know my sleep is ****. It's interesting because I can see my sleep score and how bad it is and how good it is on Friday and Saturday. I can see it being useful because I can see when I enter and exit REM sleep. I can see how many REM sleep sessions. I could probably use it to figure out just how much sleep I actually need.

According to your graph, it looks like at 5 AM you're about ready to conquer the world and climb mountains, but then 5 mins later decide to get some more light sleep, that in turn will become deep sleep, which will become interrupted REM sleep, which will destroy your day. Wake at 5AM and they'll read about you in history books.:p
 
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Apple is turning into a Brookstone. Who cares that Apple is doing a sleeping toy?
How about you focus on doing computers and iphones better and at a more affordable price instead of wasting money on things that no one cares?
Don't assume that because you don't care about this product no one cares about it. Sleep is one of the more important activities we do. Up to 40% of adults have sleep issues every year with about 20% having serious insomnia issues during a year. This is all associated with increased daytime drowsiness (which has safety and productivity implications) and overall health (tend to have more chronic health issues with sleep disorders - that's a bi-directional relationship); also, adults who have sleep disorders also tend to die at younger ages than those without the disorders. Some of this comes from (Hossain, J. L., & Shapiro, C. M. (2002). The prevalence, cost implications, and management of sleep disorders: an overview. Sleep and Breathing, 6(2), 85-102.) and some comes from my own expertise.

New research might suggest sleep is important for clearing out brain waste products, including beta amyloid, which is one of the pathologies in Alzheimer's disease (Jessen, N. A., Munk, A. S. F., Lundgaard, I., & Nedergaard, M. (2015). The glymphatic system: a beginner’s guide. Neurochemical research, 40(12), 2583-2599.).

All of this means that better tracking of sleep (e.g., with products like this - I'm not affiliated with the company or have any financial interest with the company other than owning two Apple shares) could catch sleep disorders and help people get the clinical care they need. Sleep disorders are treatable (but not necessarily curable).

Products like this are a large part of the future of healthcare and a potentially huge revenue stream. Apple is not a computer company anymore and haven't been since 2007.
 
Early adopters please post your experiences. Wondering if you feel it on top of the mattress, under your sheet. ( if you do, maybe that’s a reason why it’s reporting that you don’t fall sleep quickly! hah)
 
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The new version has a model number of 3.5 and retails for the same $149.95 price as the previous model 3.0. The new version looks similar to the previous one, but it is ever so slightly smaller and lighter. It remains 2mm thin.

Still 2mm thin? So disappointed.

Come on, Apple. Can't you thinnovate anymore?
 
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This is not snark. Legitimately. What is the point of this thing? A fitness monitor I get. You see you aren't moving much you can get up off the couch and go for a jog. Don't see a similar obvious use for this.
I’m thinking about it, as it might be able to tell me if I need to make any adjustments to my CPAP machine settings.

Even for those without apnea, perhaps it could help with identifying patterns that lead to worse sleep, so you can make lifestyle changes to improve that if you want.
 
Does anyone know if there is any actual benefit over the Beddit 3?

I was actually thinking of getting one as I have sleep apnea and my CPAP doesn't always help so well. But now I'm wondering whether to get this or the 3.5 :)
 
I have one from Sleeptracker. I know my sleep is ****. It's interesting because I can see my sleep score and how bad it is and how good it is on Friday and Saturday. I can see it being useful because I can see when I enter and exit REM sleep. I can see how many REM sleep sessions. I could probably use it to figure out just how much sleep I actually need.
Trust me a good indica will put you in REM for the night. For $149 I'll make sure YOU get the rest you deserve.
 
Apple is turning into a Brookstone. Who cares that Apple is doing a sleeping toy?
How about you focus on doing computers and iphones better and at a more affordable price instead of wasting money on things that no one cares?
Whoa, déjà vu. Folks, break out your MacRumors bingo card…

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What does it sense when there's two people doing things other than sleep... "Alert! Your resting heart rate is 130bpm"
 
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I have the Nokia/Withings Sleep Tracker that goes under your mattress.

It gives me heart rate, as well as some other metrics which I'm not sure exactly how it does.

I got it for free with a Primary Care Membership I have (www.goforward.com), so I'm not complaining. I like having more data than less data.
 
Apple is turning into a Brookstone. Who cares that Apple is doing a sleeping toy?
How about you focus on doing computers and iphones better and at a more affordable price instead of wasting money on things that no one cares?

If they start selling weighted throw blankets, they literally *will* be Brookstone.
 
So, if you click on a poster's user name, there is an option to ignore that user.

Goodbye hobocamp456, AngerDanger, ugahairydawgs, and Peperino. You guys were impressively useless.

Edit: Added Jarman74 to the list.
 
This is not snark. Legitimately. What is the point of this thing? A fitness monitor I get. You see you aren't moving much you can get up off the couch and go for a jog. Don't see a similar obvious use for this.

Sleep is just as important to physical health as going for a jog is. This serves the same purpose as a fitness tracker, just that the activity is sleep. Getting off the couch and going to bed earlier and more consistently can help you lose weight by boosting your metabolism, give you more energy for the day, improve cognitive ability, and reduce your susceptibility to disease.
 
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I might pick one up to see how I like it. But I'll probably wait for reviews to come out from early adopters. The reviews for the Beddit 3.0 weren't that great, so I'll hold out.
 
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