{"id":340515,"date":"2017-05-10T07:21:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T23:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1487610"},"modified":"2017-05-10T07:21:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T23:21:34","slug":"apple-acquires-sleep-tracking-company-beddit-but-its-site-will-stay-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apple-acquires-sleep-tracking-company-beddit-but-its-site-will-stay-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple acquires sleep tracking company Beddit, but its site will stay live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=738\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Apple has acquired a sleep tracking hardware and software company, TechCrunch has confirmed. News of the acquisition was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/05\/09\/apple-acquires-beddit-sleep-tracking-app.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first reported by CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beddit.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beddit<\/a>\u2018s privacy policy page, the company also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beddit.com\/privacy\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> that it has been acquired and furthermore that user information \u201cwill be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the Apple Privacy Policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Terms of the acquisition\u00a0were\u00a0unavailable at this time, but we\u2019ll keep sniffing.<\/p>\n<p>Beddit launched its products in\u00a0Apple stores in late 2015. Apple stores carrying products serve as a\u00a0great physical version of an app analytics suite, allowing Apple to see with firsthand data what\u2019s popular and the demographic attraction of its products.<\/p>\n<p>The Finland-based company was founded in 2007 and has received about $3.5 million in funding. Beddit\u2019s latest product, the Beddit 3, is a thin strip of sensors that goes across a user\u2019s bed, analyzing sleep-related data such as \u201csleep time and efficiency, heart rate, respiration, temperature, movement, snoring, room temperature, and room humidity,\u201d according to a product description. The device retails for about $150 and is still up for sale on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/HKJE2VC\/A\/beddit-3-sleep-monitor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Store page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect to see an Apple-branded mattress popping up any time soon; chances are the folks in Cupertino are\u00a0more interested in the company\u2019s methods of measuring sleep quality.<\/p>\n<p>As of this point, we understand that the customer service experience on Beddit\u2019s site will remain as-is. This means that current customers will be able to access its products and services support for the foreseeable future. What happens long term is unclear as Apple very rarely acquires companies that continue to operate independently indefinitely\u2026 though recent acquisition Workflow just <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/ios\/workflow-update-restores-google-chrome-and-pocket-actions-extends-apple-music-integration\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received an update<\/a> that added functionality as well as maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unknown.jpeg?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;Apple has acquired a sleep tracking hardware and software company, TechCrunch has confirmed. News of the acquisition was first reported by CNBC. In a post on Beddit&#8217;s privacy policy page, the company also confirmed that it has been acquired and furthermore that user information &#8220;will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the Apple Privacy Policy.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/09\/apple-acquires-sleep-tracking-company-beddit\/?ncid=rss\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=f0YEQnW_ji0:Ojdygf7gBB8:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~4\/f0YEQnW_ji0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,66,26],"class_list":["post-340515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-media","tag-techcrunch","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}