Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Aug 4
Hatch Launches $249 Sleep Clock, Ditching Scores for Contactless Sleep Coaching
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Aug 4

Hatch Launches $249 Sleep Clock, Ditching Scores for Contactless Sleep Coaching

1 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Aug 4

Summary

  • Hatch on Tuesday unveiled the $249 Sleep Clock, a nightstand device that tracks sleep without wearables and delivers personalized advice instead of a single sleep score.
  • Motion sensors using ultra-low-power radio signals monitor bed entry, respiration, sleep stages and overnight movement, with the company emphasizing privacy-focused tracking and behaviors users can actually change.
  • Hatch said the device’s recommendations center on sleep hygiene and routine adjustments—such as bedtime timing, sound baths or nighttime podcasts—rather than raw data dashboards.
  • A 2020 Sleep Medicine study cited by Hatch found radar technology detected sleep-wake times more accurately than polysomnography, underscoring the company’s push for contactless monitoring in a market dominated by wearables.

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Can a bedside radar truly track your sleep accurately, or will your partner's tossing and turning ruin your data?
Is a contactless radar monitoring your breathing every night a privacy breakthrough, or an unsettling new reality for bedroom tech?
Will ditching numerical sleep scores actually cure your sleep anxiety, or just leave you guessing about your nightly rest?