

Here we've rounded up the very best trackers for monitoring your sleep in a variety of different price ranges and formats. Some can also monitor heart rate variability and blood oxygen saturation, or SpO2, which can reveal whether you might be suffering from irregular rhythm issues or breathing disturbances like sleep apnoea.

Many of the best fitness trackers and best smartwatches offer sleep tracking as standard, measuring your heart rate at night to show how long you spent in each stage of sleep (deep, REM and light) plus any periods awake. IFA is Europe’s largest consumer electronics show conference.We've tested the best sleep trackers available today, putting each one through its paces over the course of several nights to find out which one gives you the most insight into your sleep, and can help you feel more rested in the morning. The IFA Global Press Conference brings together hundreds of journalists from around the globe to discuss the latest consumer electronics trends ahead of IFA. We don’t have word on pricing or availability yet for the SmartSleep headband, but we’ll update this story when we do. The Air Purifier is available on Amazon for $399 and the Somneo Wake Up Light for $158 on Amazon. All three of these products from Philips are 100% drug-free solutions. They have also come out with the Somneo Connected light which produces a “natural” wake-up experience for when it’s time to rise in shine. In addition to the SmartSleep headband, Philips has come out with a connected Air purifier that helps keep your sleep environment clean and free of pollutants. And for those of you concerned with the thought of “wearing” Bluetooth and Wi-fi while you’re sleeping – don’t fret because both of those wireless connections are turned off while the device is being worn. In the morning you can use the SleepMapper app to understand your sleep metrics. The SmartSleep headband’s algorithm does this every night and customizes the timing and volume of tones to your sleep pattern. Once the headband detects that you’re in slow wave sleep, it triggers quiet audio tones that boost the slow waves which in turn improves your quality of sleep. The headband houses two small sensors which are able to detect when you’re in deep sleep, also known as “slow wave sleep”. Senior Vice-President Head of Connected Digital Propositions at Philips, Liat Ben-Zur at the Philips power briefing at the IFA Global Press Conference Designed for those who typically sleep less than 7 hours per night, it’s effectively able to increase your energy, without having to increase your sleep time. That is because the headband connects to a mobile app to monitor the quality of your sleep and determine ways to improve your sleep. It might seem ridiculous to wear at first, but it’s actually quite brilliant. The SmartSleep Headband is designed to wear while you sleep. Let’s start with the silliest looking one of the three – the SmartSleep headband. Miss IFA wearing the Philips SmartSleep headband and Bernd Laudahn, Market Leader Personal Health DACH, at IFA Global Press Conference
