The cheat-catching mattress – and other paranoia-inducing apps

A new 'smart mattress' uses motion sensors to detect whether your other half is being unfaithful. It's just one of the many ways you can now stoke your real-world insecurities online

Most lovers only want to know the when and the who-with of a cheating partner, but now a Spanish mattress company has decided to go off the deep end when it comes to love-rat TMI.

Durmet's new 1,200 matress - the Smartress - comes with 24 motion detectors built into the springs - a "lover detection system" that is guaranteed, the makers say, to scan for "suspicious activity" and offer real-time updates, via a phone app, on anyone playing break-the-bed outside of the marriage unit.