Smart bed owners experience AWS outage nightmare

Discussion in 'hardware' started by ronjor, Oct 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM.

  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    By Mark Wilson 22 Oct 2025
     
  2. Bill_Bright

    Bill_Bright Registered Member

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    Wow, never heard of Eight Sleep Pod. Nevertheless, Even if I trusted the cloud to always be there (which I don't) I sure would not want anyone on the other side of the cloud to know what time I went to bed, what time I get up, how many times a night I got up, :rolleyes:, etc. I find it hard to believe someone would buy such a mattress that required constant internet connection to function. o_O

    The "cheap" queen is $2649!

    $1000 blanket!:eek:

    Exceptional sleep.
    Without exception.


    Yeah right! :(
     
  3. xxJackxx

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    Not even if it was free...
     
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    From now on when hear the old adage 'a fool and their money are soon parted' this is what I'll think of.
     
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    You don't know whether to laugh or just shake your head at all these type so called advanced features. It's the fascination curiosity syndrome.
     
  6. wat0114

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    No reason for me to ever part ways with an old fashioned "Dumb bed" :D
     
  7. stapp

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    More people should get a horsehair mattress, they last for up to 100 years.
     
  8. Bill_Bright

    Bill_Bright Registered Member

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    Except some of us are allergic to horses! :(
     
  9. Willy2

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    - Why can't these biometrics not be collected and used without an internet connection ? Is here someone spying on these sleeping men and women ?
    - Just imagine being infected by a virus that makes the bed go up and down all night long and every say 5 minutes ....................... LMAO !!!!!!!
     
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    To add..............Unlike hard drives of the past, something on that order you can't just take a hammer or strong magnet to in order to render it for the junk pile :argh:
     
  11. Bill_Bright

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    Oh I am sure you easily can. If you follow the link I provided above, you will see the "control" box or "The Hub" is rather HUGE device that sits next to the bed and powers everything. It is so big, I assume, because it contains water used in temperature regulation. Anyway, I am sure The HUB could easily be destroyed with a big enough hammer.
     
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