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

May 1, 2026 Victoria Song

Close-up of rotund cat on Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra bed.

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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. That, in turn, convinced my aloof cats to curl on my side at night. It improved my marriage by dramatically reducing my spouse's sonorous snoring. What more could I possibly wa …

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