CES 2026 is underway and we're already seeing some pretty cool innovations that can help elevate all aspects of your lifestyle. Here, we're zoning in on the tech that promises to unlock better sleep for everyone, from smart mattresses designed specifically to support the development of adolescents to vagus nerve stimulators that stave off nighttime anxiety.
Here at Tom's Guide, our number one piece of advice is to find the best mattress for your needs and budget. But we're also partial to sleep tech and gadgets that speak to a specific problem — whether it's a sunrise alarm clock, reliable sleep tracker or solid pair of sleep headphones.
So we're super excited to see what new innovation come out of CES 2026. Below you'll find the most exciting launches from the annual tech tradeshow so far...
The best sleep tech at CES 2026
Neuro Wellness Youth Bed with AI Health Concierge
The best smart beds and mattresses can help people of any age sleep better. We especially recommend the Saatva Solaire Adjustable Firmness Mattress to seniors looking for phone-free controls and pain relief. But until now, we've never seen a smart mattress geared towards teens. Enter: The Neuro Wellness Youth Bed with AI Health Concierge
Produced by South Korean brand Ceragem, known for its innovative therapeutic thermal massage beds, this smart mattress is designed for adolescents with the aim of supporting their sleep, growth, emotional stability and learning.
How? It uses light, aroma, sound therapy and thermal control to help the user maintain a healthy sleep cycle, clocking plenty of restorative deep sleep. Meanwhile, a patented spinal thermal massage feature is activated before sleep to promote physical growth and brain recovery.
School teachers would approve too, as there is a reminder display allowing teens to review learning material and books before sleep, helping memory and imagination. Top marks!
Sleepal AI Lamp
We've had under the mattress sleep tracking mats (the Withings Sleep Analyzer needs no introduction), but now we have sleep-tracking... lamps?!
Combining the benefits of sleep trackers and sunrise alarm clocks, the Sleepal AI Lamp is a contact-free sleep intelligence system that purportedly helps you understand and improve your rest. Sleep tracking aside, the lamp emits soft glow, and there's certified guided meditation and relaxation modes too to take care of your bedtime soundtracks, creating a relaxing sleep environment.
Developed by Hong Kong's XSmart Century Technology Co. over three years of research and engineering, it combines millimeter-wave radar, thermal and acoustic sensing, and environmental awareness to deliver your individual sleep insights, even when more than one person shares the room.
With our sceptical reviewer cap on, I have a lot of questions here. But the Sleepal AI Lamp has been named an Honoree for a CES 2026 Innovation Award and it connects with Apple HomeKit and Home Assistant.
WillSleep neurostimulation device
From Pulsetto to Nurosym, we've tested wearable vagus nerve stimulators before. But Seoul-based tech company NeuroTx is disrupting the market with the WillSleep device, a non-invasive neurostimulation device that also tracks your biosignals to give personalized stimulation programmes.
The WillSleep device is designed to improve sleep quality through transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS). It sticks to the neck via medical-grade electrode patches and delivers electrical stimulation for 15 to 30 minutes daily.
This stimulation is said to promotes the secretion of neurotransmitters that alleviating symptoms of insomnia, stress, anxiety, and depression without medication.
In our testing, we were sceptical over whether VNS offered a placebo rather than genuine effect, but NeuroTx's 5-week clinical study of the WillSleep device showed an 82% improvement in sleep quality and an 80% reduction in insomnia symptoms.
Tedream sleep tracker
Tedream is a wireless, sensor-packed, soft patch, innovated by Wis Medical, that claims to replicate a full sleep lab study at home.
The adhesive-free patches attach to the forehead, chest, and forearm, without the need for any gels. They simultaneously measures EEG, ECG, EMG, SpO₂, heart rate, respiration rate, snoring and posture.
Giving the best sleep trackers a run for their money, Tedream promises "medical-grade signal fidelity" and "accurate at-home sleep apnea testing" (not yet FDA-approved). Sensor sophistication aside, the patches work similarly to consumer trackers wirelessly transporting data to your smartphone so you can access your sleep reports in real time.
Tedream's Qi wireless charging and reusable design mean you can use these patches night after night to gain a holistic view of your nighttime biometrics.
