NOTE : This is a review of an older version of the Withings scale. A review of a newer model will come shortly. Since the post has been moved, images are missing and some links have been removed.

It has now been over a year since I bought my electronic and connected internet/Twitter scale from Withings, and it's high time I get around to writing a little review!

Designer scale?

This is what the scale looks like in the two available colors:

Personally, I think it looks really nice!

Weight

Naturally, you can set whether you want to measure your weight in kilograms (kg) or pounds (lb). For the latter, there are also two choices: "imperial lb UK" (stlb) or "imperial lb US" (lb).

Body fat / Fat percentage (Fat) & Muscle mass (Lean mass)

These parts are what set WiThings apart from most other electronic scales (apart from the WiFi connection). You can simply measure and get figures on body fat/fat percentage and muscle mass. Very good if you start working out, dieting or going on any diet. Then you can follow the development day by day and week by week!

BMI

BMI is a fairly simple way to determine if you are overweight, "normal", or "underweight", or perhaps in the worst case suffer from obesity. BMI stands for Body Mass Index and is simply calculated based on your height and weight.

Online statistics

Once the scale is installed, you can log in to Withings to check graphs and statistics for your weight, fat, and muscle mass. If you want, you can also export the statistics to CSV (Comma Separated Value) to make your own graphs in Excel, Google Docs, or similar. In addition, there are nice PDFs that you can print.

iPhone & iPad

Apart from checking the graphs on the website, you can also get the same info on your iPhone or iPad. And yes, the iPad app is iPad adapted

Connections & sharing

If you are keen to share the statistics with services other than Withings, there are very good opportunities for that, and it feels like Withings really listens to what their customers want!
Here is a list of a couple of the services you can connect your scale to and how you can share your information (selected those that I personally find interesting and in some cases use):

• Other users (Graphs and/or statistics) – Share info with friends who have a Withings scale and Withings account
• Publish on your own website/blog – Put the graphs on a dedicated page on your website or blog so anyone can follow your progress. My graph can be found under "Weight".
• Twitter – Tweet about your weight every week, day, or time you step on the scale
• Facebook – Withings has developed a quite fun Facebook application where you can let your friends guess how your weight trend will develop in the future. However, it is still in beta.
• Fitbit – Fitbit is "Pedometer 2.0" which I have previously blogged about and like. Really nice to get your weight into your Fitbit page without having to do anything!
• Google Health – The project is ambitious, but in Sweden no one uses it. The idea is that you enter info about weight, allergies, etc. to then share with your doctor so he can make diagnoses faster and better.
• Runkeeper – Site where you log your workouts via an iPhone app
• + many, many more…

Video about the Withings scale

Summary

Despite the price (1499kr), I am still happy with my purchase! It's a lot of money for a personal scale, but I think what you get outweighs it in this case. After all, you get a stylish and good scale that also measures more things than most and is constantly renewed through connections to various sites, services, apps, and social networks. I can promise that keeping track of your weight becomes much more fun if you buy a Withings scale!