My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up

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This is Optimizer , a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here . I take my beauty rest seriously.

So seriously that, after months of testing, I bought my ludicrously expensive Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra review unit. It had a lot of things going for it. It kept my spouse’s side of the bed cool and mine toasty.

This advance offers important signals about the future of the sector, and the tech world is watching closely.