During CES 2022, a number of tech based companies revealed their latest innovations and breakthroughs in technologies, apart from just consumer electronic products like smartphones. Now, Withings has unveiled a new smart scale that can scan the various parts of the user’s body.
In the event, the company revealed the new Withings Body Scan that features six lead EKG readings, segmented body composition measurements, and even the ability to assess foot nerve activity as well. To put things simply, the new smart scale is capable of measuring how fat is distributed in their bodies and how it may affect the health of your heart. Looking at the new Body Scan, it appears like any regular scale, although, a notable inclusion is a retractable handle that extends from the top that allows it to measure different parts of your body and also distinguish between them.
This handle houses four weight sensors along with 14 ITO electrodes in the scale and another four located in the handle itself. Furthermore, the scale also sports a larger 3.2 inch LCD color screen, with the device rated to have a battery life that can last for one year. Interestingly, users can also pair this smart scale with the Withings’ smartwatches that integrate this device as well as Apple HealthKit and Google Fit APIs. The handle is also what offers one of the highlighting features of the new Body Scan.
It can measure various body compositions through bioelectrical impedance analysis (passing low level electrical current through the body) to measure body fat, water, and lean mass. Apart from body compositions, the device will still provide heart rate, EKG recordins, and vascular age data at each weigh in. These readings can be recorded and later shared with doctors.
Talking to The Verge, Withings chief medical officer Shikha Anand stated that “We’ve been looking for a way to do this safely and effectively. We can’t solve the way in which the world sees weight, but that said, we will make every effort not to exacerbate it. We will ground in health and not in weight wherever we can. It will always be about how your weight relates to your health.” The company aims on launching the new Body Scan smart scale for 279 US Dollars in the second half of this year, but the launch depends on the product passing FDA and CE clearance.
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