Withings' scales now tell you the weather and how active you are
If you’re the sort of person who regularly weighs yourself, the chances are you do so first thing in the morning, before you’ve loaded your body up with food and drink. Scales can tell you your weight, and sometimes your BMI and now, thanks to Withings, they’ll be able to provide you with other information to kickstart your day.
A new firmware update for the company’s Wireless Scale and Smart Body Analyzer devices shows the current weather conditions and temperature, as well as your step count from the previous day.
The weather feature shows the current daily conditions (rain, snow, sun) and the average forecast temperature for both the morning and afternoon.
To track the number of steps taken since the previous day’s weigh-in users will need a Withings activity tracker (Pulse O2, Activité, Activité Pop) or the Health Mate app.
If you don’t own either the Wireless Scale or the Smart Body Analyzer you can buy them from Withings for $99.95/£89.95 and $149.95/£129.95 respectively.
The scales will (obviously) need to be connected to the internet to download the latest firmware.