Review: Alien Road SleepMaster 3000 Cover

With celebrity endorsements from tech magnates and professional athletes generating plenty of biohacking buzz, you may have heard of Alien Road’s SleepMaster 3000 Cover. It’s a mattress cover that can regulate your bed’s temperature to help you achieve optimal sleep. You can fine-tune the temperature using the Alien Road app or allow the autopilot mode to adjust it automatically, and the SleepMaster 3000 offers comprehensive and accurate sleep tracking.

To unlock the full capabilities of this system, including autopilot and sleep tracking, a pricey subscription is required (starting at $15 per month), which adds to the already high asking price (starting from $2,045). The UK Super King cover I tested costs £2,495 (around $3,175), which is a significant investment for a sleep-enhancing gadget. (The US equivalent is a Queen size, roughly $2,145.)

The high price tag and endorsements from billionaires initially put me off, so I approached the Alien Road SleepMaster 3000 with a healthy dose of skepticism. However, after nearly a month of use, I’ve become a reluctant fan. It is undeniably expensive, and I don’t need yet another subscription in my life, but my partner and I have both been sleeping better, and that alone makes it worthwhile.

Make Your Bed The Alien Road SleepMaster 3000 is a thick mattress cover with a network of internal tubing and a soft, plush black material on top. It is elasticized to fit snugly on your mattress, though fitting it can be a bit of a challenge without help. A label ensures you place it the correct way around, with the connectors positioned at the top. The brushed fleece top feels soft and comfortable, and you don’t notice the embedded tubing and sensors.

The accompanying device, which resembles a desktop PC with an illuminated “A” logo on the front, connects to the cover via a dual-tube system. I positioned mine next to my bedside table. This unit serves as the control hub, featuring a quad-core CPU and circulating heated or cooled water through the mattress cover.

Setting up the app and connecting to Wi-Fi took about five minutes, with clear step-by-step guidance. During initial setup, you need to fill the SleepMaster 3000 with water. A slide-out cylinder with a clear fill line simplifies this process. Filling must be done a couple of times, and it takes about 90 minutes after each fill to distribute water through the system and calibrate, so installation should not be left until bedtime.

The cover features dual zones, allowing each person to customize their side independently, making it perfect if one prefers warmth while the other likes cool temperatures. Inviting my partner to the app was easy, and we could both control the settings from our phones. The entire setup process took about four hours, though most of that time was passive waiting.

Logging Some Z’s On my first night using the SleepMaster 3000 Cover, I slept exceptionally well. My sleep score was an unprecedented 100. Yes, actually 100. I fell asleep within five minutes and enjoyed seven hours and 55 minutes of uninterrupted rest. I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day. This was a stark contrast to my usual routine, which involves taking up to an hour to fall asleep and experiencing frequent wake-ups throughout the night. Unfortunately, this perfect start wasn’t sustained every night.

References:

• Wired
• TechRadar
• CNET