![]() ![]() The pad is definitely not noticeable while you’re in bed. A USB cable connects the bed sensor to the nightstand unit, and there’s another slot reserved for yet another sensor pad, which will be sold separately and usable by your partner on the other side of the bed soon. The sensor itself is blissfully muted, with a soft, quilted design that tucks away under your mattress (between it and the boxspring) and that only sticks out a bit at one end to provide you a way to easily find and retrieve it. Which would be cool, if you did have that, by the way. It’s a little too obvious that it’s some kind of fancy gadget, and it doesn’t really blend well with any kind of decor that I can imagine, unless you have an ultra-spare, retro-futuristic aesthetic out of Barbarella. Overall, the Withings Pulse is not the lamp I’d choose to adorn my bedside table if it didn’t also pack the sleep sensing functions (and presumably the sensors to enable environmental sensory features later on). ![]() The plastic moulds the light hole, which projects different tones and types of audio depending on whether you’re using a sunset program, or one of the Aura’s smart alarms, or provides a steady, warm white light if you’re just using it as bedside lamp. The bedside unit houses the alarm clock, with a display that glows through speaker fabric covering the bottom of the gadget, and breaks off about two-thirds of the way up to reveal glossy plastic. The Aura is a little more bold in terms of its design choices, with its somewhat nautical light porthole for your nightstand. Withings has done a good job overall of weighing the value of good design when it comes to its smart home and smart body gadgets the Pulse is a sleek wearable that can also be undocked and worn discreetly, and the new Activité watch-style tracker blends in perfectly as a smart-looking wristwatch. Sensor may be more advanced, but data reporting isn’t.Sleep tracking without any user input required.Light, sound and temp measurement coming via free firmware update.Connects via Bluetooth LE to Withing iOS app.Single person under mattress sleep sensor.The entire package is $299.95, which means it isn’t exactly an impulse buy, but is it worth the spend for the dedicated sleeper? Basics A new addition to the Withings lineup, The Withings Aura, provides a finely tuned sensor for sleep tracking that you don’t have to remember to wear to bed or activate, as well as a nightstand companion that provides power, but also acts as an alarm clock, and lullaby singer to croon you to sleep with soothing sounds. French personal health tech company Withings already tracks your sleep and activity using its wearable monitors, but they do so with less than stellar accuracy. ![]()
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