Eight Sleep Pod 5 Review: The Smartest, Noisiest Bed You Can Buy

Eight Sleep Pod 5 评测：你能买到的最智能、也最“吵”的床

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Rating: 7/10 评分：7/10

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In the bedrooms of Silicon Valley founders and Miami transplants, hydro-powered mattress covers hum quietly through the night, tracking biometrics, adjusting temperatures, and optimizing every hour of slumber. Eight Sleep’s covers are the vanguard of tech-bro sleepmaxxing, a subculture where rest is rebranded as performance. The biohacking ethos reached its dystopian peak last year amid reports that DOGE engineers were sleeping on Eight Sleep Pods (which the company voluntarily donated) inside the Office of Personnel Management in the name of productivity. 在硅谷创始人和迈阿密新移民的卧室里，水循环床垫罩在夜间静静地嗡嗡作响，追踪生物特征、调节温度并优化每一小时的睡眠。Eight Sleep 的床垫罩是“科技兄弟”睡眠最大化（sleepmaxxing）运动的先锋，这是一种将休息重新定义为绩效的亚文化。去年，有报道称 DOGE（政府效率部）的工程师为了提高生产力，在人事管理办公室里睡在 Eight Sleep Pods（由该公司自愿捐赠）上，这种生物黑客精神达到了反乌托邦式的巅峰。

Eight Sleep didn’t necessarily beg to become the poster child for this hyper-optimized lifestyle, but it hasn’t resisted the crown either. The company has positioned itself at the intersection of luxury wellness, self-optimization, and the normalization of bringing surveillance technology into your most intimate spaces. After three months of sleeping on the Pod 5, I’ve realized the hardest part of reviewing Eight Sleep isn’t deciding whether the technology works but whether the version of sleep it’s selling is one worth buying into. Eight Sleep 未必刻意追求成为这种超优化生活方式的代言人，但它也没有拒绝这个头衔。该公司将自己定位在奢华健康、自我优化以及将监控技术引入最私密空间的常态化这一交叉点上。在睡了三个月 Pod 5 后，我意识到评测 Eight Sleep 最难的部分不在于判断这项技术是否有效，而在于它所兜售的这种睡眠方式是否值得买单。

Here at WIRED, we’ve been reviewing Eight Sleep since the Pod 3, and the product keeps getting better. The temperature regulation has become more refined, Autopilot—Eight Sleep’s AI automation—is smarter, and the overall experience feels more polished with each generation. At the same time, the long-standing criticisms remain. The already-pricey subscription is even more costly under its three-tiered model, and a history of security issues is still worth thinking about. 在 WIRED，我们从 Pod 3 开始就一直在评测 Eight Sleep，产品确实在不断进步。温度调节变得更加精细，Autopilot（Eight Sleep 的 AI 自动化系统）也更聪明了，每一代产品的整体体验都感觉更加完善。与此同时，长期存在的批评声音依然存在。本已昂贵的订阅费用在三级定价模式下变得更加昂贵，而且其过往的安全问题记录依然值得深思。

The Optimization Loop

优化循环

Essentially, the Pod 5 is a smart mattress cover that combines temperature regulation, sleep tracking, and AI-driven automation to create a smart bed that continuously adapts in real time. For this review, Eight Sleep sent me the Core bundle, which includes the Cover, which stretches over your existing mattress, and the Hub, which sits by your bed and powers the whole setup. Beneath the Cover’s polyester surface is a network of water channels and embedded sensors. The Hub circulates water through the cover to heat or cool each side of the bed independently. The pump is near silent; I almost never hear it running. 本质上，Pod 5 是一款智能床垫罩，它结合了温度调节、睡眠追踪和 AI 驱动的自动化功能，打造出一张能实时持续调整的智能床。为了进行本次评测，Eight Sleep 寄给我的是 Core 套装，其中包括覆盖在现有床垫上的床罩，以及放在床边为整个系统供电的 Hub。在床罩的聚酯纤维表面下，是一套水循环通道和嵌入式传感器网络。Hub 通过床罩循环水流，从而独立加热或冷却床的两侧。水泵几乎静音；我几乎从未听到它运行的声音。

It feels like a cushioned mattress topper, adding a plush yet firm layer to my mattress. I was pleasantly surprised that I couldn’t feel the water channels embedded inside it; it feels completely smooth when you’re lying down. I was initially worried that my cats’ claws might puncture the cover, but Eight Sleep assured me that it shouldn’t be an issue as long as their claws are kept trimmed. As an extra precaution, I also keep the Pod covered with fitted sheets and a comforter so my cats never sit directly on its surface. 它感觉就像一个缓冲床垫顶层，为我的床垫增加了一层既柔软又结实的垫层。令我惊喜的是，我完全感觉不到里面嵌入的水通道；躺下时感觉非常平整。起初我担心猫的爪子会刺破床罩，但 Eight Sleep 向我保证，只要定期修剪猫爪，这应该不是问题。为了额外保险，我还在 Pod 上铺了床笠和被子，这样我的猫就不会直接接触到它的表面。

Setup took about 40 minutes. I scanned a QR code on one of two boxes, downloaded the app, stretched the Cover over my mattress, connected the tubes to the Hub, and filled the water reservoir three times to prime the system. After that, the Hub notifies you when it needs a refill; mine didn’t need one again until after two months of nightly use. 安装过程大约花了 40 分钟。我扫描了两个包装盒上的二维码，下载了应用程序，将床罩套在床垫上，将管子连接到 Hub，并向水箱注水三次以启动系统。此后，当需要加水时，Hub 会通知你；我的设备在连续使用两个月后才需要再次加水。

Dual-zone temperature control remains the Pod’s defining feature. Each side of the bed can be set anywhere from 55 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, so couples can sleep at entirely different temperatures. If one person sleeps hot and the other cold, the Pod accommodates them both. Over time, it learns your sleep patterns and automatically adjusts the conditions throughout the night. 双区温度控制仍然是 Pod 的核心功能。床的两侧可以分别设置在 55 到 110 华氏度（约 13 到 43 摄氏度）之间的任何温度，因此伴侣双方可以拥有完全不同的睡眠温度。如果一个人怕热而另一个人怕冷，Pod 可以同时满足两人的需求。随着时间的推移，它会学习你的睡眠模式，并在整晚自动调整环境。

As someone who deals with night sweats, getting into a bed that’s already been chilled to my preferred temperature is an instant upgrade to my sleep quality. On hot summer nights, the comfort is hard to overstate. Come morning, Eight Sleep’s vibration and thermal alarms are designed to ease you awake. I disabled the vibration alarm since I’m not particularly receptive to physical stimulation, but I’ve grown to love the gentler ritual of waking up simply because my bed is getting warmer. 作为一个经常在夜间出汗的人，躺进一张已经预冷到我偏好温度的床上，是对我睡眠质量的即时提升。在炎热的夏夜，这种舒适感难以言表。到了早上，Eight Sleep 的振动和热感闹钟旨在让你从睡梦中平缓醒来。我禁用了振动闹钟，因为我不太喜欢物理刺激，但我已经开始喜欢上这种仅仅因为床铺变暖而自然醒来的温和仪式感。

The week that sold me on this happened when I was sick. When the chills hit, I could crank the temperature and turn the bed into a heated cocoon. When the night sweats kicked in an hour later, I could dial it back without kicking off my comforter. Plenty of wearables will tell you in exhaustive detail that you slept terribly, but few will try to do anything about it while you’re still asleep. 让我彻底被它折服的那一周是我生病的时候。当寒战袭来时，我可以调高温度，把床变成一个温暖的茧。一小时后当夜间盗汗开始时，我可以直接调低温度，而无需踢开被子。许多可穿戴设备会详尽地告诉你你睡得很糟糕，但很少有设备能在你还在睡觉时就尝试去改善它。

Everything runs through the Eight Sleep app, which follows a clean, three-tab structure similar to the Oura and Google Health apps. The home tab surfaces your nightly sleep score, key metrics, and a brief recap of how you slept. The middle tab handles temperature controls, alarm settings, and preset modes for specific situations (Hot Flash, Nap, and Pregnancy modes). The third tab is the most data-heavy, with sleep-stage graphs, heart rate and respiratory patterns, and long-term trends. 所有功能都通过 Eight Sleep 应用程序运行，该应用采用简洁的三标签结构，类似于 Oura 和 Google Health 应用。主页标签显示你的每晚睡眠评分、关键指标以及睡眠情况的简要回顾。中间标签用于处理温度控制、闹钟设置以及针对特定情况的预设模式（如潮热、小睡和怀孕模式）。第三个标签数据最密集，包含睡眠阶段图表、心率和呼吸模式以及长期趋势。

What Data Is Eight Sleep Tracking?

Eight Sleep 追踪哪些数据？

• Sleep Architecture: Time Asleep, Time to Fall Asleep, Time Awake, Sleep Stages (Deep, REM, Light, Awake), Sleep Consistency
• 睡眠结构： 睡眠时长、入睡时间、清醒时间、睡眠阶段（深睡、REM、浅睡、清醒）、睡眠一致性
• Cardiovascular Recovery: Resting Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Breathing Rate
• 心血管恢复： 静息心率、心率变异性 (HRV)、呼吸频率
• Snoring: Snore Time, Snoring Intensity (Mild, Moderate, Severe)
• 打鼾： 打鼾时长、打鼾强度（轻度、中度、重度）

I appreciate how Eight Sleep sends a brief morning recap via text message, so you don’t even have to open the app to see the key points. Unlike a wearable, there’s nothing to remember to charge or wear, which is an undeniable perk. Even on nights when I forget to wear my Oura Ring 4 to bed, the Pod is still collecting data in the background. 我很欣赏 Eight Sleep 通过短信发送简短的早间回顾，这样你甚至不需要打开应用程序就能看到关键点。与可穿戴设备不同，你不需要记得充电或佩戴，这是一个不可否认的优势。即使在那些我忘记佩戴 Oura Ring 4 睡觉的夜晚，Pod 依然能在后台收集数据。

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