Which of these smart beds will give you sweet dreams?
The Eight Mars + connects to several smart-home systems and has a mattress cover with sleep-tracking sensors. Credit: CBS Interactive
Technology is finding its way into every aspect of modern life, including your mattress. CNET tested out four connected smart beds to see which one offers up the best all-around smart features and ease of use for the best price. Here’s what we found.
Eight Mars+
CNET rating (out of 5)
3.5 stars (very good)
THE GOOD The mattress comes with a Wi-Fi-connected, sensor-filled cover that tracks what happens when you sleep, from tosses and turns to your heart rate. It also has useful integrations with Amazon Alexa, Nest, Philips and other smart home devices through its IFTTT channel. And if you get cold at night, the mattress cover has dual-zone heating.
THE BAD Some of the statistics on time were inaccurate.
THE COST $1,3999 (queen size)
BOTTOM LINE Though the mattress is comfortable, its smart cover is the real start of the show.
Sleep Number 360
CNET rating (out of 5)
3 stars (good)
THE GOOD The king FlexTop P6 mattress, the FlexFit 1 traditional base and two DualTemp mattress pads are highly customizable — adjust the firmness, incline and temperature of your side of the bed whenever you want.
THE BAD This bed is incredibly expensive (the price includes optional accessories like the DualTemp pads). It doesn’t work with Alexa, Google Assistant or any other major voice platforms.
THE COST $7,600 (queen size with accessories)
BOTTOM LINE Its limited support for smart home platforms and inability to auto-adjust settings leaves the guesswork up to you — for too much money.
Beautyrest SmartMotion Base 3.0
CNET rating (out of 5)
3 stars (good)
THE GOOD The bed is extremely customizable and includes thoughtful extras like USB charging ports and magnetic remote holders.
THE BAD There’s no temperature control option, and tracking sleep data for two users requires separate accounts for both Sleeptracker and Amazon Alexa.
THE COST $1,199.99 to $1,226.56 (queen size)
BOTTOM LINE This bed offers a lot of motion and massage options, and with the added Sleeptracker Monitor you’ll get Alexa-compatible sleep reports without wearing a tracker.
WinkBed with CoolControl
CNET rating (out of 5)
2.5 stars (OK)
THE GOOD The WinkBed with CoolControl is comfortable, and it can cool or heat its mattress.
THE BAD It’s expensive, noisy, tall and bulky. Its app often can’t connect to the bed, and it doesn’t track your sleep or link to other smart home products.
THE COST $1,299 (queen size)
BOTTOM LINE Skip the WinkBed CoolControl and buy a bed with sleep tracking and more smart features.
The following CNET staff contributed to this story: senior editors Brian Bennett and Laura K. Cucullu, associate editors Ashlee Clark Thompson and Molly Price, and senior associate editor Megan Wollerton. For more reviews of personal technology products, visit cnet.com.
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