The bed, which is dubbed ‘Starry Night' claims to detect snoring with a vibration-detection system (originally developed for military purposes) and automatically articulates sleep position by seven degrees to open the nasal passages and help alleviate mild to moderate snoring. Once the snoring subsides, the bed returns to its original position.

Starry Night also uses a vibration sensor and load cell technologies to measure how much a sleeper tosses and turns, and how often they get out of bed during the night. The same vibration sensor technology detects and monitors rhythmic breathing patterns that indicate relaxation. It compares these movements to a 30-day baseline measure of the sleeper and then provides tips to improve sleep quality.

You can adjust the temperature of each side of the bed to pre-heat or pre-cool it, and its pocketed coil within coil system means it will comfortably support a hefty bodybuilder-type as well as a petite ballerina, the company says.

But the bed provides more than just a good night's sleep, says its maker.

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"Consumers told us they use their beds for much more than sleep," says Leggett & Platt group executive vice president of sales and marketing for the bedding, Mark Quinn. "The bed is a place for reading, watching movies, spending time with the kids, listening to music and even folding laundry."

Accordingly, Starry Night is equipped with a surround sound system with four eight-inch subwoofers, an audiophile ribbon tweeter, and 2,500 watt RMS Amplification. The headboard features a 1080p LCD based projector which can be used to project movies, books, music navigation features, the Internet, the bed's Good Morning screen and even the local daily weather. It also has DVR capability, and an iPod docking station built-in.

Starry Night also provides wireless Internet connectivity and a wireless keyboard. The bed and electronics can be controlled via the Good Morning touch screen or a wireless RF remote via Microsoft's Media Center.

Storage has not been left out either - the Starry Night features 1.5 terabytes (1,500 gigabytes) of disc storage. Its operating system runs on a solid state hard drive and also offers 4 gigs of ddr2 ram.

The Starry Night will hit the market in the first half of 2009, but will not be cheap at an RRP between $US20,000 and $US50,000, depending on the amount of features desired.

See: www.starrynightbed.com