Every new year, millions make the commitment to improve their health. Many fail at this goal due to lack of accountability. One form of liability is a scale. Yup, that dreaded scale. But what good is it if you just step on it and walk away from it, right? Withings understands that and has created the worlds first WiFi enabled scale. With a simple step, the scale recognizes you, weighs you instantly, and then reports your weight to a secure account online. Your call of duty is now recorded.

The WiFi Body Scale will record your weight, lean & fat mass, and even calculate your body mass index (BMI). No worries if you are in a dash out the door for work as Withings even comes with a free iPhone app that will show you history easily and quickly with a tap of an icon. If you are using one of many health sites, such as daily burn, fit orbit, RunKeeper, Calories 2, Aujourhui.com, or Google health, Withings can even enter the information into one of these services seamlessly for free.

“We strive to bring innovation, design and technology to everyday objects through a wireless connection to the internet and we feel the WiFi Body Scale truly delivers on all fronts,” said Cedric Hutchings, Withings General Manager. “We are excited to bring the scale to the American public and establish ourselves in the marketplace as makers of wirelessly connected products that make everyday life better.”

Now, I’ve used other smart-scales and BMI has always been a pain to calculate. It requires user supplied variables and without a keyboard on the scale, it’s not very fun setting up. Further, most just offer percentages. The WiFi Body Scale uses bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) to figure out your actual body fat and then displays that number in pounds or kilograms. So you’ll know exactly how many pounds of fat you have. Sweet! Well, it might actually be painful to see.

At $160, you can purchase the scale directly from Withings or from Amazon. While a bit pricey, I must say, I’ve haven’t been so excited about a product in some time as I am about the WiFi Body Scale. The scale brings many technologies together that strives to help you reach your goal and maintain a healthy lifestyle…in a fun way. That excites me.

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