Withings introduces the hybrid watch that monitors your health day and night with new capabilities to monitor body temperature 24/7, heart rate variability, respiratory rate1 and female menstrual cycles.
OSLO, 31 August 2023 – In 2014 announced Withings, a pioneer in the digital health movement, the world’s first hybrid watch. The company continues to be a leader in the hybrid watch sector and now unveils the next generation of its breakthrough ScanWatch. With two new models, ScanWatch 2 and ScanWatch Light, Withings offers a selection of watches to meet a variety of lifestyle and health needs. ScanWatch 2 becomes Withings’ flagship health tracker, optimized for continuous health assessments of advanced metrics, while ScanWatch Light offers a robust assessment of daily health at a price point as attractive as its design.
The ScanWatch range is a significant disruption in the smartwatch sector, offering an elegant alternative to attaching a mini-smartphone to the wrist. The truly beautiful watches offer some of the most advanced health tracking features on the market and are packed with technology to make continuous measurements autonomous and effortless without the need to charge the batteries daily.
ScanWatch 2 – Tech for 24/7 sporing
The original ScanWatch is FDA-cleared to detect atrial fibrillation using ECG and measurement of SpO2 levels from the wrist, while performing several wellness functions such as monitoring sleep quality, physical activity and a variety of cardiovascular measurements. ScanWatch 2 goes even further with a range of additional sensors and software optimized to enable continuous health monitoring and precise assessment of new health measurements. Additional features include basal body temperature variability measurement, female cycle tracking, heart rate variability and automatic recognition of 40+ activities.
ScanWatch 2 has been developed to enable health tracking to take place both day and night and over longer periods. Thanks to a market-leading 30-day battery life, and the ability to continuously track more advanced health metrics than ever before, the Withings ScanWatch 2 becomes a true health watcher. It provides better insight to help people take proactive control of their health, through a beautifully designed, analog stylish, lightweight watch that can easily accessorize any outfit.
Building on over 10 years of experience tracking the health vitality on the wrists of millions of people, ScanWatch 2 becomes the new flagship of Withings hybrid watches and benefits from a significant upgrade in sensor hardware and HealthSenseTM – Withings’ proprietary operating system. It becomes the most precise tracking device to date thanks to state-of-the-art sensors and algorithms that provide more accurate tracking of body temperature from a wearable than what current solutions on the market can offer, a MultiWave PPG sensor that adds new possibilities and accuracy thanks to the use of 4 wavelengths and 16 PPG channels, and a High Dynamic Range Accelerometer that adds more directional sensors for more precise identification and automatic tracking of activities and workouts, as well as more sports being automatically detected.
As well as measuring a wider range of medical statistics, updates to Withing’s HealthSense OS mean the ScanWatch 2 is more efficient. HealthSense sees an update to PowerSense Pro, a part of the operating system that identifies the best time to start a health measurement and send a heart health alert1 that maximizes battery life and ensures recording accuracy. The power is further expanded with the ability to detect when the watch is not in use, thus avoiding unnecessary tracking. The OS updates also make it possible to take more readings and get inputs directly on the watches as well as in the Withings app, while allowing Withings to continue to launch new features, updated to always offer users a premium product and health experience.
Turn up the heat in continuous body temperature tracking
Withings takes a new approach to tracking body temperature thanks to the TempTech24/7 module. It combines a cutting edge miniaturized heat flux sensor (measurement of energy transit) with a high accuracy temperature sensor (measurement of ambient and skin temperature) along with heart rate and accelerometer input calibrations to deliver best-in-class body temperature variation assessment.
ScanWatch 2 is able to detect fluctuations in body temperature day and night, which can indicate the onset of an illness or other health condition, as well as increasing the ability to manage performance and recovery through training temperature variation zones.
The cycle of life
The ability for women to add menstrual cycles right on a smartwatch or in the Withings app is a new feature that provides an improved and more seamless approach to manual logging for the next generation of ScanWatches. This will also be made available for previous models, offering users a true and holistic approach to health tracking as menstrual cycles will be logged as a health metric. Women are thus able to log their menstrual cycle stages, including symptoms, flow and period dates, as well as record mood and emotions, and get a view of where they are in their cycle. The new range of ScanWatch will then use this data to predict future menstrual dates, helping women create personalized routines that match their monthly needs and optimize sleep, activity and nutrition throughout the month.
ScanWatch Light – light by name, but not by nature
ScanWatch’s new range also includes ScanWatch Light, the most affordable model in the range, which gives users who are at the beginning of their health journey better and more advanced health tracking for continuous daily care. Like the ScanWatch 2, it provides a comprehensive overview of heart health, activity and cycle tracking and sleep monitoring. It shares the same HealthSense technology and is optimized for 24/7 monitoring for up to 30 days.
Health specifications for all needs
While most smartwatches prioritize productivity, communication and entertainment, Withings watches and associated app have health as their main focus. The Withings app provides users with an unparalleled 360-degree health data hub, featuring innovative metrics, comprehensive health assessments through the Health Improvement Score (including subscores related to activity, heart health, body measurements and sleep), actionable insights and educational content from medical and fitness experts, as well as motivational messages. It also allows for the creation of individual health reports that can be shared with doctors on top of a specific report on the menstrual cycle for women.
“The extraordinary new ScanWatches are watches that represent a remarkable fusion of cutting-edge technology and timeless design, setting a new standard for health monitoring and style. With an even greater ability to continuously track advanced health metrics that were once only available in a clinical setting , we give people the opportunity to make better health a part of everyday life, says Eric Carreel, founder and president of Withings.
Availability
ScanWatch 2 (38 &; 42 mm) is now available for pre-order at Withings.com to €349.95 with a Silver Black (42mm), Silver White (38mm), Silver Black (38mm) and Rose Gold Sand (38mm) dial and later with a Silver White (42mm) and Rose Gold Blue dial (38mm). ScanWatch Light (37mm) is available for pre-order at Withings.com at €249.95 with a Silver Black, Silver White and Rose Gold Sand dial and later with a Light Blue and Light Green dial. Both models will be generally available at select retailers from October 2023. Each model has an OLED grayscale display and is available with optional colored wristbands.
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1Available end of 2023
For more information, please contact:
Nora Mäki, BCW, nora.maki@bcw-global.com, +46 70 240 23 91
Om Withings
Withings developed the first smart scale in 2009 and has since then been a pioneer in smart connected health technology. The company’s clinically validated and multi-award winning product lines are used by millions worldwide and include smart scales, hybrid watches, blood pressure monitors, sleep analyzers and more. The Withings team, consisting of engineers, data analysts and healthcare professionals, collaborates with clinical experts to make it possible to take medical measurements from home. Withings was the first to introduce home measurements for pulse wave velocity and electrodermal activity – and they have continually found more precise ways to measure our health. Withings Health Solutions, is a dedicated division that assists healthcare professionals with chronic disease prevention and treatment, remote patient monitoring, clinical research and more, helping to bridge the gap between patients and their care teams.
WITHINGS is dedicated to creating a world where people can find their way to better health, and feel supported in following it. We achieve this through devices designed for everyday use, supported by information that provides long-term insight into one’s own health and through programs that contribute to creating meaningful change.
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2023-08-31 16:00:00
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