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Sleeping on a Not so "Smart" Bed During an AWS Outage is Dangerous
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:44 am
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:44 am
Smart beds flipped out during the AWS outage, and so did their sleepy owners
MSN News via Washington Post
I immediately thought of a cartoon coming to life on a fold up bed snapping closed while you are still sleeping.
MSN News via Washington Post
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ut perhaps the rudest awakening was felt by those sleeping on Eight Sleep’s high-spec internet-enabled mattresses. As the outage caused cloud servers to fail, people reported being awoken in discomfort by beds that locked in an upright incline, became unbearably warm, blinked flashing lights or even sounded a wake-up alarm.
“That is not the experience we want to provide and I want to apologize for it,” said Matteo Franceschetti, the chief executive of Eight Sleep, which also manufactures and sells internet-enabled mattress covers and pillow covers. In a social media post, he explained that the malfunctions were the result of the AWS outage and said engineers were racing to build an outage-proof mode in the event of a future outage.
Eight Sleep did not immediately respond to a request for further comment early Wednesday. As of Monday evening, Franceschetti said all devices were functioning although some were still experiencing “data processing delays.”
I immediately thought of a cartoon coming to life on a fold up bed snapping closed while you are still sleeping.
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 9:46 am
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:47 am to Tarps99
One day people are going to realize that having everything in your house reliant upon the internet maybe isn't the best idea. I know that's an old school stance, but it's one that I appreciate.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:50 am to CocomoLSU
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One day people are going to realize that having everything in your house reliant upon the internet maybe isn't the best idea. I know that's an old school stance, but it's one that I appreciate.
All we did is digitalize our need to buy useless shite. I have an assistant that uses her phone to start her washing machine. So you loaded up the clothes and used your phone to start the machine? Some of these features are so damn stupid. Then again, it is really a smart way to get dumb people to pay more
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:51 am to CocomoLSU
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One day people are going to realize that having everything in your house reliant upon the internet
It'll be far too late by then. I keep hoping a company will come to market offering older, reliable technologies in the appliance world, but marketing it would be a huge hurdle. They'll never be placed on the same floor space as other manufacturers in stores.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:55 am to Tangineck
What in the world is a mattress connecting to the internet for in the first place?!?
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:56 am to Crimson
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What in the world is a mattress connecting to the internet for in the first place?!?
To sell the information it collects about your habits.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 9:59 am to Tarps99
My bed...probably close to the top of the list of things i don't need connected to the internet.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:01 am to CocomoLSU
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One day people are going to realize that having everything in your house reliant upon the internet maybe isn't the best idea. I know that's an old school stance, but it's one that I appreciate.
I think the issue is “reliant on” versus “can take advantage of”. Having a bed, or a washing machine, or a coffee pot, or whatever that can take advantage of the internet is fine. Having them rely on the internet to function is bad; having them “fail unsafe” if their internet reliance fails is absurd.
As an example, my sous vide can access the internet. And honestly, it’s easier to control that way. But every once in a while, the app service goes down. Fortunately, I can control and use the device with manual toggles without the internet.
This bed situation would be analogous to, if my sous vide lost access to web services, not only would it refuse to work, but it would run at full power until it melted its circuit board.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:02 am to jmarto1
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All we did is digitalize our need to buy useless shite. I have an assistant that uses her phone to start her washing machine. So you loaded up the clothes and used your phone to start the machine? Some of these features are so damn stupid. Then again, it is really a smart way to get dumb people to pay more
I absolutely love being held up in a check-out line with someone trying unsuccessfully to pay with their phone instead of just pulling out a card and completing the transaction in a reasonable amount of time.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:03 am to Tarps99
My 8 sleep is amazing and had zero issues
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:04 am to Joshjrn
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I think the issue is “reliant on” versus “can take advantage of”.
A lot of these conveniences make it far more inconvenient.
Just like light switches. What's more convenient?
- Grab your phone, unlock the phone, launch the app, select the correct switch, toggle it
OR
- Flip the switch on the wall
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:05 am to Crimson
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What in the world is a mattress connecting to the internet for in the first place?!?
8 sleeps autopilot changes temperatures throughout the night to maximize your rem and deep sleep.
Its life changing
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:06 am to Landmass
I love to tap and go
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:08 am to jmarto1
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So you loaded up the clothes and used your phone to start the machine?
When I bought mine, the 2 features the salesperson kept trying to push was that I could start the wash while at work, so the clothes are fresh when I get home. I ended that with; will it load the soap and close the lid?
You can program your own wash or dry cycles; timing, spin rate, water temp... Thought that was a cool feature, but not cool enough to actually connect my washer & dryer to the internet
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:09 am to jmarto1
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I love to tap and go
Pull out your card, tap, go is much easier and convenient than someone fooling around with their phone for 5 minutes to get their tap to work and then go.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:11 am to Joshjrn
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I think the issue is “reliant on” versus “can take advantage of”.
Looking forward to the day where you buy an appliance that has wifi capabilities. Then you "have" to connect it to the internet to pay for the subscription service to get that added feature. Want filtered water or ice cubes, $5/month.
Want to program your coffee pot to have the coffee ready at the same time your alarm goes off, $5/month
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:12 am to CocomoLSU
I read a while back that someone said, " Anytime you see the word "smart" before a device, just change the word to "surveillance". It will be a lot more accurate description. Buyer beware.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:18 am to SirWinston
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8 sleeps autopilot changes temperatures throughout the night to maximize your rem and deep sleep.
Does it connect to your home AC and thermostat? Still don’t see a reason why it couldn’t do what you mentioned without connecting to the interwebs.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:20 am to Tarps99
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:21 am to Joshjrn
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As an example, my sous vide can access the internet.
Prétentieux?
Moi?
Vacuum packer.
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