Not only does the newest Sleep Number "It" bed analyze how you sleep, it also keeps track of what you do during the day and tells you how to maximize your sleep experience.
The new addition coming to Sleep Number smart beds, on display at CES this week, is the SleepIQ API, which builds upon their existing sleep-tracking SleepIQ technology. On top of using biometric sensors to track presence, movement, and heart and breathing rates, the SleepIQ API connects the bed to your device via Bluetooth, or the cloud via Wi-Fi, and tracks your activity throughout the day.
By providing the It bed with information about when you eat, exercise, your schedule and more, the mattress suggests an ideal, adjustable firmness level and ideas on how to adjust your daily habits to get the best night's sleep.
Pete Bils, vice president of sleep science and research at Sleep Number, said the company is working on making partnerships with select companies that already track things like eating and exercise.
"We know a lot of people are tracking just about everything," Bils says. "We want to add sleep onto that."
Users will also be able to input their daily activity manually. Bils says that with all this data being stored, along with the biometric readings that happen hundreds of times per second, the It will be able to give predictive analytics based on reoccurring events.
"It will identify markers in your life that affect your sleep," Bils says. "If you drink coffee or work out late and then have restless sleep, it will make suggestions to give you the best sleep."
The new SleepIQ API will be pushed out to all SleepIQ mattresses via a software update in 2016. The It bed that comes with this technology is a relatively barebones model, coming with two adjustable sides on models ranging from full to eastern and California king. All six sizes from twin and up are 8 inches thick and will be available online only for delivery anywhere in the U.S., starting during the second half of this year.
At around $1,000 for a queen size, It is one of the least expensive beds available through Sleep Number. Sleep Number suggests a solid, flat base, and says the bed does not work with its FlexFit adjustable bases.