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US Consumers Report Addressing Sleep Problems With Connected Technology

About 29 million U.S. broadband households own a sleep tracking product, and 50 percent said they’re willing to buy a sleep technology product, such as a mattress with embedded sleep sensors or wrist-worn wearables with sleep tracking sensors, Parks Associates…

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blogged Monday. Some 57 percent of consumers in U.S. broadband households report having at least one sleep problem, Parks said. “Lack of quality sleep can lead to a host of chronic conditions, such as depression, obesity, and dementia, which stress the resources of both consumers and the medical industry,” said Parks analyst Jennifer Kent, saying companies from startups to major IoT players are experimenting with different sleep technologies.