Anker’s new speaker could be a dream for people who hate sleep trackers

Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Anker’s SleepLab Pro tracks sleep without anything on your body, using 60GHz radar to monitor heart rate, breathing, and four sleep stages from your bedside. It uses your sleep data to personalize sounds, lighting, and breathing exercises, including a 28-day program and more than 180 built-in sounds. No subscription or phone is required to use its core sleep features, although Anker hasn’t revealed pricing yet. Anker is in the middle of a pretty big identity change. The company is gradually bringing familiar names like Soundcore and Eufy under the Anker umbrella, and at IFA 2026, we’re getting an interesting look at what that future could involve. One of the more unusual products coming out of that shift is the Anker Soundcore SleepLab Pro. It’s essentially a bedside speaker that wants to help you sleep better, but unlike a smartwatch, smart ring, or dedicated sleep tracker, you don’t actually have to wear anything to bed.That alone could make the SleepLab Pro interesting for anyone who likes tracking their sleep but hates sleeping with a watch strapped to their wrist. The speaker uses 60GHz radar to monitor your heart rate and breathing from your bedside, while also figuring out which of four sleep stages you’re in. You can simply get into bed as usual and let it do its thing in the background.Where it gets more interesting, though, is what Anker does with all that information. Rather than waking you up with another sleep score to obsess over, the SleepLab Pro is designed to figure out which sounds and lighting routines actually helped you sleep. Say you normally fall asleep to rain sounds one night and a different routine the next. The speaker can compare how your body responded to each one and use that information to help personalize future sessions.It can also adjust breathing exercises around your own breathing rhythm instead of asking everyone to follow the same generic inhale-for-four-seconds routine. Anker says there are five research-backed modes, along with a 28-day program designed to gradually find the breathing rhythm that works best for you.Sound also plays a big role here. The SleepLab Pro uses acoustic beats across alpha, theta, and delta ranges, which are intended to accompany different stages of relaxation and sleep. There are also more than 180 sounds included, so you’re not stuck listening to the same ocean waves every night.Perhaps the most refreshing part is what the SleepLab ProCore apparently doesn’t require. No subscription is needed to access its sleep features, and you don’t have to reach for your phone every night just to start a session. A tap on the speaker can begin your wind-down routine, while Bluetooth 6.1 is available when you want to use it as a regular speaker.Anker hasn’t revealed how much the SleepLab ProCore will cost yet, and that will obviously determine just how appealing it ultimately is. Still, the idea is surprisingly compelling. Sleep trackers usually ask you to wear another gadget to bed, while sleep speakers typically do little more than play relaxing noises. Combining the two and then using your sleep data to personalize what you hear could make this particularly tempting for people who spend too much time staring at the ceiling waiting to fall asleep.Thank you for being part of our community. Read our Comment Policy before posting.