Withings Wifi Body Scale ~ cheap bathroom scale accuracy

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Withings Wifi Body Scale

Withings - Wifi Bodyscale is internet connected Body Scale Easy to use, easy to monitor. With its extra-flat black-and-steel design, which makes it the ideal bathroom decoration, the Withings WiFi Body Scale is jam-packed with technology yet remaining simple to use. The scale has a built-in WiFi connection that allows it to automatically record all your weight and impedance measurements wirelessly to your secure Withings webpage. From any web browser, you can log on and see a rich, relevant view of all your weight data collected by the scale (BMI, fat mass, lean mass?), with no time limitation and in total confidentiality. Withings has also developed the first IPhone application, WiScale, available free on the iTunes App Store. This way, you can keep your very own fitness coach right in your pocket and you can consult whenever and wherever they like. The Withings scale is a fitness coach 2.0, stay motivated by setting your goals and monitoring your weight over the long term! I reach my goals and stay balanced over the long term I can access my graphs on my smart phone or on my online account My measures are sent to my personal dashboard I weigh myself, it measures my weight, fat mass and BMI Seen as a real revolution in the Internet . ...Read more

Easy weight and fat mass monitoring on a private website secured by a password
Personnalized multi-user monitoring thanks to an automatic user recognition (up to 8 users)
Body analysis (fat mass, lean mass and bmi)
Free iphone application to monitor your weight and fat mass
Graduation 0.2 lbs (0.1 kg) - 4 sensors, maximum weight 396 lbs (180 kg)

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Monitor your body weight like never before with the Withings WiFi Body Scale, a digital wireless body fat monitor. This bathroom scale uses a WiFi connection to store weight, BMI, and body fat data online or on your iPhone. With the Withings WiFi Body Scale, you can track your progress and motivate yourself to maintain a healthy weight.

The WiFi Body Scale
At a Glance

Records weight, fat mass, lean muscle mass, and BMI
Monitors your data on a private, password-secured website
Free iPhone application increases data access
Accurate graduation of 0.2 pounds; maximum weight of 396 pounds
Multi-user monitoring allows up to eight users

The Withings WiFi Body Scale makes it easy for you to log on from any Web browser and access your data. View larger.

The scale automatically recognizes up to eight different users, so your entire family can use it. View larger.

Access Your Health Data Online or with Your iPhone
The Withings WiFi Body Scale is packed with technology, yet it's simple to use. You can monitor the long term evolution of your weight directly on a secured web dashboard. From any web browser, you can log on and see a rich, relevant view of all your weight data collected by the scale, with no time limitation and in total confidentiality. Withings has also developed an iPhone application, WiScale, available for free at the iTunes App Store. This app puts your very own fitness coach right in your pocket, which means you can consult it whenever and wherever you like.

Stylish, Accurate Healthcare Tool
Powered by four 1.5-volt AAA alkaline batteries (included), this high-tech scale's black-and-steel design makes it an attractive addition to any décor. And this scale is just as accurate as it is good looking--it features four sensors and measures in graduations of 0.2 pounds, accepting a maximum weight of 396 pounds. The Withings scale can measure precisely your muscle mass and fat mass so you can see the real impact of your efforts. The accuracy of its measurements makes it the ideal tool to monitor your health and fitness.

Scale Offers Creative Ways to Keep Fit
Take advantage of the Withings scale's many options to help you stay healthy. Set your goals and get a weekly progress report by email. Share your progress with friends on your blog, Facebook account, or Twitter account (only if you want to). You can even generate and print graphs showing your growth, weight, height, and BMI for your medical records. If you work with coaches or nutritionists, they can monitor your progress directly on their computers as well.

The scale automatically recognizes up to eight different users, so your entire family can use it. Go beyond just the basics to evaluate your family's diet with Withings' nutrition partners and consult your results or create your own sports program with any of the many Withings partners.

What's in the Box
Withings WiFi scale, four 1.5-volt AAA alkaline batteries, four carpet feet, tape measure, and installation guide.

Specifications
Online Connection	Private website secured by password	Monitoring weight fluctuations and fat mass graph	Comparison to reference values dictated by doctors	Ability to set objectives
Body Analysis	ITO Invisible electrodes	Fat mass	Lean mass	Body mass index (BMI)
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 b/g	Very low power consumption	WEP/WPA/WPA2-personal security
Data Collection	Instant weigh-in by getting on the scale	Automatically turns on and off
Data Sharing	Data can be set to private or shared with the other users of the scale	Ability to upload information to a select number of third party websites
Display	Big graphical screen (2.4" x 1.6")	White, high-contrast lighting

What the Press is Saying About the Withing Scale

NYTimes.com
"By amassing a continual flow of data, you'll be able to monitor your progress in maintaining, or achieving, a healthy life style."

USA Today
"The Wi-Fi body scale from Withings can keep dieters connected"

CBS, The Doctors
"Pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears recommends the Withings WiFi Body Scale, which Tweets your weight when you step on it!"

MSN Tech & Gadgets
"Its dark metallic case and digital display make it look more like a distant cousin to the new Apple iPad than an object that should sit prominently on the floor beside the toilet."

Engadget
"More often the object of dread than fascination, the humblebathroom scale has been given a makeover by Withings . . ."

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