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£106 inc VAT
SLEEP TRACKER
Misfit Beddit Sleep Tracker
Contact
• misfit.com
Specifications
Compatible with iOS
and Android USB
power adaptor
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Beddit is a smart sleep tracker that’s
designed to help you monitor your
sleeping patterns, so you’ll know
whether you had a good night’s
sleep, and get tips about how you
can improve your sleep quality.
Connect it to your smartphone
or tablet via Bluetooth, and every
morning, you’ll get a sleep score on
the dedicated app, also available for
Apple Watch. That score is based on
seven categories: amount of sleep,
time to fall asleep, sleep efficiency,
away from bed, awake, restless
sleep and snoring. It’ll measure
your heart rate and respiration
throughout the night, too.
The narrative that is supplied
with the Beddit data is informative,
but maybe a bit too much
information for general use. We
think it’s really aimed toward people
concerned about sleeping disorders
rather than just a general awareness
of how they sleep. But, of course,
it’s not a medical device, so anyone
concerned about their sleeping
habits should consult a doctor
rather than rely on Beddit.
For us, the Misfit Shine, which
is made by the same company as
Beddit, offers enough sleep tracking
data to satisfy our curiosity, and
that’s in addition to the fitness
tracking functionality that the
Beddit doesn’t have.
What’s unusual is that the Beddit
can tell you if you have snored. It
might sound like something you
don’t want to know, but it’s great
for those wanting to prove to their
partner they’re being kept awake.
Design
Unlike other sleep monitors,
including the Shine, Beddit isn’t
wearable. Instead, you stick the
super-thin, flexible strip beneath
your bed sheet and sleep on it, so
you shouldn’t notice that it’s there.
The downside is that Beddit needs
to be plugged in and turned on and
off each time you use it, which was
difficult for us because our plug
socket is behind bedside table. What
it needs is a switch on the power
lead for convenience.
There’s a strong adhesive strip
that’s used to stick the Beddit to the
mattress, which means people who
regularly turn their mattress will
have to use their own double-sided
tape to stick it back down. You’ll
need it to be strongly secured, too,
because if you tend to move around
in the night and the Beddit moves
with you you’re unlikely to get an
accurate reading.
Plus, if you’re sleeping in a
double bed on your own and decide
to roll over to the other side of the
bed, the Beddit will no longer track
you because it’s only the width of a
single bed. Of course, that’s a good
thing if you are sharing your bed
with someone else, as it means it’ll
only track you.
The app
Ultimately, though, it’s difficult
to tell how accurate Beddit is. It
offers different results to the Shine,
which we wore at the same time for
several nights. On one night, Beddit
registered that we were awake for
44 minutes that we weren’t aware
of, while the Misfit suggested that
we’d slept quite solidly.
That said, the app is easy to use,.
Overall, Beddit will be able to help
you paint a picture of your sleeping
habits that you could use to get
some insight into what time you
should aim to go to bed each night,
and whether particular evening
activities or foods are affecting how
well you sleep, for example.
Plus, the app includes a smart
alarm that can wake you up when
you’re in a light sleep to help
reduce grogginess in the mornings.
Verdict
At a price of £106, it’s difficult
to recommend this product,
particularly as it has several
annoying factors like the lack of
an on-cable power switch and
an attachment system that isn’t
reusable. However, for a small
number of health fanatics or ultracurious
sleepers, Beddit will give you
all the data you’re looking for in one
easy-to-use app. J Ashleigh Allsopp
February 2016 www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews 55