Withings
Withings[1] is a French consumer electronics company.
History
It was founded in 2008 by Éric Carreel, Cédric Hutchings, and Fred Potter. Withings gained recognition for introducing the first Wi-Fi scale in 2009. It measures weight and fat mass and sends data to the user's app over Wi-Fi. [2]It has since developed products such as an FDA-cleared blood pressure monitor, a smart sleep system, and activity tracking watches.[3] In 2016, Withings was acquired by Nokia and became a division of Nokia Health. The brand changed to the Nokia name in 2017.[4][5]
Throughout its history, Withings has had venture capital funding, formed partnerships with companies like MyFitnessPal, and integrated with Apple's HealthKit platform.[6] The company continues to develop innovative health and wellness products and operates a factory in France as of April 2019.[7]
In 2024 it produced a new device, BeamO. This is a handheld "multiscope" with sensors to take health readings without being worn on the body. It can measure body temperature, heart health, lung health, and blood-oxygen levels. [8]
References
- ↑ David Pogue. Timex and Withings Watches Combine Fitness With Fashion — for Better and Worse (29 January 2016)Yahoo! Tech. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Withings boss: The secret of new health tracking devices is in the data (in en). Wareable. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ↑ CP_Withings_Ventech_092010_EN.pdfWithings. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ Nokia plans to acquire Withings to accelerate entry into Digital Health | Nokia. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ Nokia completes the acquisition of Withings | Nokia. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ Macala Wright. Withings Takes on the Silent Killer With a Wearable (24 February 2016)PSFK. Retrieved 27 April 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ O'Brien, Chris. Withings' new factory lets customers choose 5,800 combinations of Move smartwatch (in en-US). VentureBeat (2019-04-02). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ↑
Withings Media
Withings ScanWatch 2 black
Withings blood pressure monitor
Withings BPM Connect (left) and Thermo (right)
Campbell, Ian Carlos. Withings BeamO is shaping a smartwatch-free future with medical-grade accuracy (in en). Pocket-lint (2024-02-08). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
