Withings WiFi Body Scale, Black

by Withings

• Accurate Weight and BMI measurement with Position Control
• Body Fat monitoring with FDA-cleared bioelectrical impedance analysis
• Wirelessly uploads using your Wi-Fi network
• Withings Health Companion app and compatible apps such as Runkeeper, LoseIt, or MyFitnessPal
• Multi-user support with automatic recognition

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Monitor your body weight and composition like never before with the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale, the original Internet-connected bathroom scale. This scale uses a Wi-Fi connection to sync your weight, BMI, and body fat readings with your personal health dashboard, available as an iOS and Android app, as well as a web app accessible from any web browser. Visualize your weight trends, track your progress, and motivate yourself to maintain a healthy weight.

Weight, BMI and Body Fat Measurement

All the insights you need to take control of your body and weight.

Position Control technology

Helps properly position your body for high-accuracy measurement.

Syncs readings using your Wi-Fi network

Don't bother tracking down your weight, your scale does it for you.

Free Health Companion App + Compatible Apps

Visualize your weight trends, watch your efforts pay and feel good about it!

Multi-user support with automatic recognition

Works for all and recognizes every family member.

Available in either black or white, the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale features a large, backlit, easy-on-the-eye display. View larger.

Accurate Weight and BMI measurement with Position Control

If you're striving to lose weight and every little weight variation makes a big difference to you, you'll appreciate that the Wi-Fi Body Scale comes with Withings' Position Control technology, which helps properly position your body for high-accuracy weighing. On-screen visual feedback is provided while you stand on the scale so that your position is balanced and comparable at each weighing. A complementary BMI (Body Mass Index) reading is provided to help you know where you stand. The Wi-Fi Body Scale's weight limit is 396 pounds (180 kg).

FDA-Cleared Body Fat Monitoring

Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale uses bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate your body fat mass. It circulates a small, safe electrical current through your body and returns your body lean and fat mass. Its bioelectrical impedance technology is FDA-cleared and offer both an athlete and non-athlete mode.

Wirelessly uploads using your Wi-Fi network

Don't bother tracking down your weight, your scale does it for you. After each weighing, it automatically uploads and syncs your weight and body fat readings using its Wi-Fi connectivity. All your charts and apps immediately get updated with the new readings. The large range of Wi-Fi connectivity allows you to weigh from anywhere in your home, no matter where your wireless router or access point is located.

View of Withings free Health Companion app. Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale also works with many compatible apps, such as Runkeeper, Lose It!, or MyFitnessPal. View larger.

Free app to visualize weight trends, set goals, and monitor your progress

Withings free Health Companion app lets you visualize your weight trends and set yourself achievable goals that keep you motivated. Watch your efforts pay and feel good about it. Choose to publish easily to Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself motivated and receive support from friends. Also monitor additional aspects of your health using other Withings or compatible devices.

Multi-user support with automatic recognition

Wi-Fi Body Scale is designed to be used by the whole family: you can easily create a user profile for each of you (up to 8 profiles), from one single family account and email address. As the scale gets to know your weigh, it automatically recognizes who steps on to ensure a seamless weighing even if different family member use it. You can decide to share your weight readings or choose to keep them private so that only you can see them.

More apps. More success.

Enjoy seamless integration with your favorite health and fitness apps, powered by the Withings Health Cloud. Your measurements automatically get synced with over 50 great apps and services such as Runkeeper, MyFitnessPal, or LoseIt!. It's up to you to choose your way to get motivation, loose wait, monitor calories intake or log your fitness activities.

Smart and updateable

Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale is an Internet-connected device that automatically keeps itself up-to-date with new software. Your scale never gets old and always benefits from improved features.

Click image to see some of Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale Compatible apps.

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At least 1 year battery life

Unbeaten autonomy with 1 year battery life on 4 standard AAA Alkaline batteries.

Free Withings.com account

Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale comes with a free Withings account, for your weight data to be stored privately and securely. Your Withings account is forever free and the number of measures you and your family can store is unlimited. Access your data from anywhere and on any of your devices by signing in securely from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale works great with the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor, a blood pressure monitor that connects to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Compatible with Withings Blood Pressure Monitor

Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale works great with Withings Blood Pressure Monitor, a Made For iPhone, iPad and iPod touch blood pressure monitor. Use it along your Wi-Fi Body Scale and get your health under control on a single dashboard, in a very easy way.

What's in the Box

Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale, four AAA batteries, USB cable (for initial set up), Carpet feet, Installation Guide.

Requirements

A personal computer (running Windows, Mac OS or Linux) is required to perform initial scale set up. Regular usage requires a Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) network.

Product Description

Monitor your body weight like never before with the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale, a digital wireless body fat monitor. This bathroom scale uses a Wi-Fi connection to sync your weight, BMI, and body fat readings with your personal health dashboard. See graphs, track your progress, and motivate yourself to maintain a healthy weight. Access Your Health Data Online or on Your Smartphone: The Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale is packed with technology, yet it's simple to use. Just step on the scale and it will automatically sync your weight, BMI, and body fat readings with a personal health dashboard available on your smartphone and also directly on Withings.com. Easily monitor the evolution of your weight thanks to a rich, relevant view of all your weight data collected by the scale, with no time limitation and in total confidentiality. Free iPhone, iPad and Android applications are available on the Apple App Store and Android Market for you to turn your smartphone into your very own fitness coach, always available in your pocket. 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:

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.9 inches ; 6.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002JE2PSA
• Item model number: WBS01
• Batteries 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (504 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,894 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #84 in Health & Personal Care > Medical Supplies & Equipment > Health Monitors > Scales > Digital

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

317 of 331 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A scale that keeps getting better and better October 21, 2009

By Straight Talker

The Withings Wi-Fi scale is a fascinating step forward in the use of Wi-Fi to share information for the consumer's benefit.

I purchased my scale from the Withings web site but it was shipped from their U.S. Amazon store. It appears to be one of the first scales to ship within the US as I received it in early October 2009.

After the scale is configured for your Wi-Fi network, and the account on the server is set up, the process of weighing goes like this: Step on the scale. The scale will fluctuate for a moment while adjusting to your weight. After a few moments, the scale should accept a weight, and then display a bar moving across the display from left to right as the data is uploaded to the server. When the bar display is complete, the scale then displays your Body Fat % and then displays your BMI. If the scale has a problem thinking that the person on the scale is not centered, there will appear an arrow in one of the corners where it believes there is too much weight and it would like you to adjust your weight away from that corner.

The scale is a pretty straightforward device and will not require any in-depth learning but some users might desire a user's manual as there is none beyond the slip of paper that instructs you how to insert the batteries. A pdf document that a user could download would be a great addition for those that would like to better understand what the capabilities are for the device and how they can make best use of the product. After all, this scale is not a cheap scale and most users who purchase it will be technically minded with curious wonderings beyond what is obvious.... Withings does have an online forum for ongoing discussion and if you have a question, visiting the forums helps as there are always other users who are experiencing the same issues or have found an answer for something you may come up against.

The scale has the ability to recognize more than one user. There is an algorithm that the server uses to determine which user is on the scale as it expects each user to have a significantly different weight and/or body fat % composition than other users. If it can not detect which user is on the scale from 2 different users, the scale will show an arrow so that by adjusting the users balance on the scale, the user can indicate which user they are. If there are 3 or more users using the scale, this process will not work and the users must each 'claim' or 'refuse' the weight on the web site for their tracking. Unfortunately, having a single user claim that weight will not remove it from the other user's records and each other user must also remove the 'unknown user' weight.

Because I have an iPhone, I was intrigued by how I (or others that I allow) could watch my weight change and body fat changes over time. It is impressive how quickly the iPhone receives the weighing data and Withings has been smart to use a badge on the WiScale application to notify the user that new data has been received. I have not noticed any Alerts yet on the iPhone but they are aware of that capability given that the preference exists within the iPhone settings.

For the techies that like to take things to the next level, there is a capability to download a CSV delimited file containing your weighing history. The file is perfectly formatted to slide right into your Excel program.

There are a couple of things that I expect to see happen as Withings moves to version 2 of their software. Currently, there is no ability to upload data to the server so as to benefit from having historical data that you have accumulated prior to your Withings scale purchase. Manually entering historical data is limited in that the server does not accept data with the precision similar to what the scale records. Withings says that this will be fixed in a future update.

A feature that is missing is the ability to indicate that the user is an athlete and that the Body Fat should be analyzed with that significant difference in mind. Many users who choose a scale such as this might well be expecting this recognition by the software.

The Basal Metabolic Rate would also be a nice feature that may be included at a later time but is not currently calculated or shown.

Withings Scale Pros:
Attractive
Capable of ongoing improvements in features through firmware updates
iPhone application for ease of sharing your success
Capable of multiple users being tracked
Can be set for metric (kg) or imperial (lbs)
Very responsive to customer feedback

Withings Scale Cons:
Accuracy is limited to your typical home use scale.
Not the cheapest product that does this kind of analysis but one of the more innovative.

Executive bottom line: The scale has some fun potential but it should be recognized that technology does not necessarily bring about increased accuracy. I've rated this scale with 5 stars because it is what it appears to be, the design is beautiful and the scale uses technology in innovative ways. The scale has potential for becoming an an awesome product as Withings has the capability to enhance its current capabilities easily. Let's hope they continue to give us even more as time go on. Read more ›

96 of 105 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great techy scale February 3, 2010

By C. Parkhurst

Amazon Verified Purchase

The scale itself looks nice, works fast and was easy to setup.

The only thing I would warn people about is that you do have to connect the scale via a provided USB cable to your computer to set it up. The port to connect the USB cable to the scale is located in the battery compartment, so after you put the batteries in don't put the cover back on. You'll just be taking it right back off again to connect the scale to your computer. Once the batteries are installed you'll go the Withings website to make an account, then you will connect the scale via USB to your pc to connect it to your network and the account you just created. I would also suggest reading the FAQ on the website once the scale is setup, it provides good information about the display and messages you may get on it.

I had no problem connecting the scale to my secure wireless network, which also uses mac filtering. I had no need to change any of my security settings to get the scale connected.

322 of 387 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate and buggy June 16, 2010

By SimpleSimonSays

Amazon Verified Purchase

So,

I was very excited to pick up this scale. The convenience of the wifi networking to auto update my data to their server and subsequently view on the iphone app sounded really really good.

In theory, the scale did as expected, however, the software component leaves a lot to be desired. For starters and this is the show stopper, the Body Fat % is completely wrong, not just a little wrong as you would expect with an estimated value, it's off by a lot. I had been using a considerably cheaper digital scale that gave me body fat readings and the Withings scale was nearly 30% off (in my case, 29% versus 24%).

I naturally assumed the Withings scale was the one that was correct (or hoped this was the case since it gave a much lower body fat %). I was annoyed enough by the difference that I decided to go and do a hydrostatic body fat test (the dunk tank), which is considered the gold standard in body fat estimation.

The results were surprising, the Withings scale was the one that was completely wrong and the cheaper scale I had was pretty much the same as the hydrostatic testing. After discovering this, I went over to the forums withings provide for customers and unfortunately discovered many people had the same issue with this scale.

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After posting my experience and asking if they were going to fix this, they said they'll be updating the software later in the year (although the first suggestion of just subtracting 5 from the body fat results wasn't exactly what I had in mind given the difference in results isn't always constant nor acceptable in a scale costing $150).

I was very careful to follow the exact instructions for these measurements, I really wanted to like this scale....

The other bits and pieces such as the iphone app are nice, but not 100% solid, the visualization isn't perfect by any stretch and the way it decides which values to display is not ideal. Still, overall the iphone app is a nice addition for sure.

Anyway, if you want anything close to accurate, I would pass on this scale for now until they sort out their body fat estimation. If you don't really care that much and are happy with the weight being accurate (which it is), then it's a pretty nice scale (just pricey). Read more ›

35 of 40 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant idea... BUT THE SCALE IS NOT ACCURATE OR CONSISTENT February 17, 2010

By A. Abdine

Amazon Verified Purchase

Oh how I wish this scale worked out for me. What a brilliant idea - and execution from the technical, connectivity side. But alas, the scale just isn't accurate or consistent.

The weight ranges +/- 1.5 lbs each time you use it. So let's say you weight 150 on the scale at your doctor's office. you can expect your reading to be anywhere between 148.5 to 151.5 when using this scale. And if you get on/off/on/off/on etc. etc., the reading will change every time! Arrrrgh. And the fat measurement was even more off. In a series of 5 attempts in succession, my fat percentage ranged +/- 4%. Perhaps this type of technology just doesn't work as says Consumer reports (they refuse to test fat analysis monitors for this reason) or maybe its something wrong with the withings testing method or technology... whatever the case, that much variation from successive measurements is unacceptable and I can't rationalize keeping a $150+ scale that just isn't accurate.

The 2 stars are for the concept and tech... hoping that other body fat analysis companies will follow suit. if rating just the scale/fat functionality, then its a 1 star for inaccuracy.