ARS TECHNICA - Nov 5 - The company announced a new Activité device that combines the premium quality of the original $450 Activité with the affordability of the $150 Activité Pop. It will feature an all-black design, possibly with leather and silicone band options. It also appears that the secondary dial on the watch face has been enlarged and kept white for better visibility.
Withings Activité Now Automatically Recognize Swimming
TECH CRUNCH - Jul 9 - The Activité and Activité Pop will communicate an underwater workout to the companion Health Mate app, adding it in alongside existing workouts on land. Health Mate will also be able to compute how many calories were burned during a swim by tracking the intensity of the session and using personal data saved in the app.
New Project Tests Wearables Meeting Seniors' Needs
MHEALTH NEWS - Apr 7 - The AARP is joining forces with UnitedHealthcare and Pfizer in what's expected to be the first of several projects to test mHealth devices for the 50+ crowd. This first project, dubbed Project Catalyst, focuses on safety, efficacy, usability and accessibility of the Withings Pulse, Misfit Flash, Lumo Lift, Spire, Fitbit Charge and Jawbone Up24.
Withings' Activite And Activite Pop Watches Now Android-friendly
CNET - Mar 1 - Withings' stylish fitness trackers, the Activite and the Activite Pop, can now sync with Android phones. Not only will the Withings Health Mate Android app sync with these two watches, you'll also be able to sync the data they capture with Google Fit, Google's health dashboard app.
Withings CEO 'Smartwatches Are Not Wearables'
IBTIMES - Jan 6 - Withings CEO Cedric Hutchings believes smartwatches give wearables a bad name because their terrible battery life means they are not really wearables at all. Hutchings said his company's products were not smartwatches but were smarter watches.
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The Withings Activité Pop
TECH CRUNCH - Jan 4 - The French health accessory maker has revealed the Activité Pop, which is a version of its flagship Activité that costs only $149.95 rather than $450. The Activité Pop offers PVD-coating on its case and it has a step-counting hand which reveals how far along you are to meeting your activity goal for the day, as tracked by steps taken.
Withings: Activité
TRUSTED REVIEWS - Nov 1 - The wearable that looks like a traditional watch, with the svelte stainless steel design hiding an integrated activity tracker and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, will target an entirely different area of the market than the Apple Watch. More than 100K potential consumers have registered their interest since the device was unveiled earlier this year, and following presale, will be sold on through Selfridges and Harrods, as well through Amazon from Nov 25.
Apple HealthKit For Withings Devices
LOAD THE GAME - Oct 11 - Withings has announced that they will be offering HealthKit integration for a wide range of devices, including the Health Mate app, Smart Body Analyzer, Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor, Aura Sleep Tracker and the Withings Pulse O2.
Sleep Tracking With Wearables
MAYLAY MAIL ONLINE - Sept 28 -
NeuroOn is a sleep mask that claims to afford individuals an extra day in the week by means of brainwave and eye movement sensing technology that rapidly induces the transition from monophasic sleep to deep polyphasic sleep. (US$299)
Sense is a 2-piece device that includes a small pillow attachment, Sleep Pill, that tracks motion during sleep and analyses the data to assess sleep quality, while the decorative nightstand piece measures light, noise and air quality. (US$129)
The Withings Aura has a bedside device that tracks sound, temperature and light levels and integrates a lamp that works on a system that correlates light and secretion of melatonin, the hormone responsible for circadian rhythms. (US$299.95)
Aurora by iWinks detects REM sleep and induces lucid dreams through a combination of lights delivered by means of a sensor-equipped mask and sounds from a corresponding bedside device. (US$199)
Vigo (US$79) and Spark (US$49), both keep the user awake in situations where it may be inappropriate to doze off. Vigo is worn mounted on the head—a plastic vector from eye to ear—and may not be discreet enough for some users. Spark is a wristwatch that vibrates upon detecting motions indicative of sleep.
Withings Announces Activité Swiss Watch Activity Tracker
FAST COMPANY – June 24 – Withings has announced the Activité, which is an activity tracker which resembles an analog Swiss watch. The wearable can track steps, exercise, calories burned, and other fitness metrics, and transfer them via Bluetooth to a smartphone. The smaller second hand indicates the completeness of daily exercise goals. It runs for 1 year off standard watch batteries and will retail for $390.
Connected Objects Predict User Behavior
RUDE BAGUETTE - June 16 - Connected objects typically lack rich interfaces, and require well designed software to make them convenient. Usage data can be analyzed to predict the user's next move, as well as identify the user. For example, the Withings scale can identify the person using it by their previous measurements. The Bike Finder app for Google Glass locates the nearest bike station, but predictive analysis could let the app determine your destination based on past usage and provide navigation. Google's Prediction API is available for developers, and has been used in a Ford prototype for destination prediction. Disney is also analyzing visitor behavior through its MagicBand to generate additional revenues.
Withings Updates Its Pulse With Blood Oxygen Monitoring
TECH CRUNCH - Apr 23 - WiThings' activity tracker Pulse, which features a built-in heart rate sensor that uses pulse oximetry, has been updated with new sensor capabilities with the Pulse O2. The O2 can measure blood oxygen level. The original Pulse gains the O2 via a free firmware update. The Pulse O2 is $119.95, and is on sale now at Withings.com.
Leaked: WiThings To Release New Series Of Wearables
RUDE BAGUETTE - Apr 2 - After their connected body scale, bed, baby monitor & blood pressure monitor, WiThings is working on two new products - "Puck", a smartwatch, and Peek, an agmented reality monocle which comes with a microphone and full-HD projector.
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