These tips can be tailored to your particular needs (insomnia, weight loss, snoring, etc.) or turned off altogether. Beddit data is HealthKit compatible and can be easily imported into Apple’s new health system.Īlong with your raw data, the Beddit app provides helpful tips to improve the quality of your sleep. When you wake, you simply tap “stop measuring” and view your results.Īs mentioned above, the Beddit App provides a number of data sets for you to view, including an overall sleep score based on the data. Once you have the Beddit monitor installed and the App running on your device, all you need do is make sure both the Beddit and device are paired, both have power for the night (the App insists you plug your device in) and tap “Start Sleeping.” You can then (optionally) set a wake up time and go to bed. At any rate, development is active which is great to see. During the course of our review the Beddit iOS App was updated twice, fixing bugs and adding Cloud backup for multi-device syncing. ![]() Snoring is also listed as are periods of wakefullness. It also graphs your heart rate, breathing and deepness of sleep. The App itself looks great and gamifies the data by registering a sleep score based on how you slept. The App allows you to set a preferred wake up time and like the SleepTracker Pro, not only monitors and analyses your sleep but also wakes you (with your device’s speaker) during a light period in your sleep cycle. The Beddit transfers data to your device in realtime via bluetooth and utilises your device’s microphone to listen for snoring. And this device must remain on all night in the same room. It’s worth making clear that the Beddit needs a compatible iDevice or Android device to function. During our time with the unit, we used a combination of iPhone 5 and iPad 3 for testing. To effectively monitor sleep, the Beddit needs to work in tandem with either a relatively modern iDevice or Android equivalent, running the free Beddit app. As the included USB adapter wasn’t made for Australia, we pulled out an old iPod USB adapter and plugged the Beddit in ready to go. While our review units were white, Beddit also produce a black coloured unit.įollowing the easy to follow manual, we stripped our bed of all its sheets and using the preinstalled adhesive, affixed the ribbon to one side of the bed, with the recording/transmitting device hanging off to the side. The ribbon is around a millimetre thick with an adhesive backing and glossy white in appearance. While the Beddit is a strange looking device with its interconnected parts, its build quality is solid and the main recording/transmitting device is both neat, well made and relatively unobtrusive. Along with the sensor, the Beddit package includes a (non-Australian) USB power adapter and a small printed manual. The Beddit sensor is made up of three connected components: A 30mm wide, 700mm long ribbon and an 1800mm long USB cable which are both interconnected to a 900mm x 40mm x 7mm recording/transmitting device. Beddit, the Finnish company who shares its name with its primary product, is aiming for similar functionality but with a far less obtrusive approach. Way back in 2007, we reviewed the SleepTracker Pro watch and while it worked well, not everybody likes to wear watches. ![]() While there are numerous companies out there tracking steps, blood pressure and weight, Beddit is looking at something far closer to our hearts. ![]() Even before Apple unveiled their HealthKit system, health monitoring and tracking devices have been steadily gaining popularity.
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