Withings has today extended its cardiovascular product portfolio with the availability of two new at-home blood pressure monitors – BPM Core and BPM Connect.

Withings BPM Core is the first over-the-counter all-in-one device able to measure blood pressure, record an electrocardiogram (ECG) and listen to the heart via a digital stethoscope. All those cardiac tech chops mean that you can detect serious conditions such as atrial fibrillation or valvular heart disease at home.

The Withings BPM Connect is an updated version of the classic Withings BPM, featuring an LED display and advanced sync options that make taking, viewing and sharing cardiovascular readings simpler than ever.

Withings BPM Core

Withings BPM Core enables you to retrieve medical data traditionally only available in a clinical setting. As well as blood pressure and heart rate monitoring, the three-in-one device measures ECG used to identify atrial fibrillation (AFib), the main form of irregular heart rhythm, a significant risk for stroke.

Additionally, the digital stethoscope listens for heart abnormalities to provide early detection of valvular heart disease, characterised by damage to one of the four heart valves that may require surgical intervention.

People with high blood pressure are more at risk from both valvular damage and AFib, as multiple clinical studies have found strong correlations between the three states. However, AFib is tricky and can often go underdiagnosed because symptoms are not continuous.

Within 90 seconds, BPM Core can perform all three measurements. Heart rate, blood pressure and ECG readings with AFib detection. The results are displayed on the device via an LED matrix and also transmitted to the accompanying Health Mate app.

ECG readings, as well as stethoscope recordings, are displayed within the app, along with a qualification of the ECG signal (normal sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation or inconclusive) and potential detection of valvular heart disease. All data, measurements, graphs and recordings can be shared directly with a personal cardiologist and physician.

Withings BPM Connect

Withings BPM Connect, the updated version of the classic Withings BPM, makes it even simpler to take and view cardiovascular readings at home and share them with medical professionals. FDA cleared and CE compliant, it provides highly accurate measurements of heart rate as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Unlike its predecessor, BPM Connect doesn’t require users to have their smartphone or any other smart device around to view and interpret the results. Readings are displayed directly on the BPM Connect via an LED matrix. Additionally, data will sync with the accompanying Health Mate app via Bluetooth or WiFi. Sharing a design feature with Withings BPM Core, BPM Connect’s display also provides colour-coded feedback glowing green for normal, orange for moderate and red for high blood pressure.

Eric Carreel, President of Withings, told GadgetyNews:

We are excited to be introducing BPM Core and BPM Connect, as both medical devices go way beyond simply providing people with easy access to their personal blood pressure information. BPM Core is by far the most sophisticated and wide-ranging, at-home cardiovascular monitor yet that gives people and their physicians a detailed look at their daily heart health from the comfort of their home. On the other hand, our new BPM Connect was specifically designed to offer people that want a simple way to monitor their general heart health a user-friendly and convenient solution they can use without the need of a phone and even while on-the-go.

Availability

Withings BPM Core is available now for €249.95/£229.95 and can be purchased exclusively at Apple Stores or online at Apple.com and Withings.com. Additional retailers will roll out during the summer.

Withings BPM Connect is available now for €99.95/£89.95 at Apple Stores, Apple.com, Withings.com, Amazon and additional retail partners.

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Withings is back with a new look after taking itself back from Nokia. Additionally, it finds itself with a strengthened focus on connected health and the first new product under its original brand. The Steel HR Sport. The multi-sport hybrid smartwatch offers heart rate monitoring, connected GPS tracking and Fitness Level analytics – an estimation of VO2 max.

Furthermore, the device boasts 25-days of battery life.

“With its advanced sport and health tracking capabilities, Steel HR Sport is a perfect example of how Withings is delivering against its original mission to help better manage health,” said Eric Carreel, CEO of Withings. “The public reaction to the return of Withings is extraordinary and renews my belief that elegantly designed devices with health tracking abilities can dramatically improve individual and society’s health.”

Steel HR Sport

Back in 2014, Withings announced the Activité. This was the first analogue watch with activity tracking features. Steel HR Sport continues this tradition with a premium design blended with smart health and sports features for analytics.

Features of the new smartwatch include 316L stainless steel and a 40mm case that is water resistant up to 50M (5ATM). Available in both white and black face variants, it is equally eye-catching in sporting or social settings.

The main analogue face of Steel HR shows the time. Also, the sub-dial shows the percentage of daily activity goals achieved. Goals are set and managed within the Health Mate app.

Additionally, the OLED display shows health and sports data such as daily steps, calories, distance and heart rate. Navigation of this data is via the push of a button. The display also shows smartphone notifications, which appear automatically along with a discrete vibration.

Steel HR Sports

Steel HR Sport offers dedicated multisport tracking for over 30 different activities. So, no matter your choice; from yoga to volleyball, from rowing to boxing, skiing or ice hockey, you’ll be tracked and measured.

Simply select the chosen activity on the watch display and start your workout session. During workout sessions, Steel HR Sport continuously tracks and displays heart rate and the duration of the workout directly on the watch screen.

Steel HR Sport is the first in the range to feature GPS connectivity. Once paired with a smartphone, you can track pace, distance, and elevation. Also, you can map workouts while walking, running or cycling. Pace, distance and continuous heart rate are displayed on the watch face screen and can be tracked live on your phone.

Day and night companion

The device’s tracking ability is not limited to the waking hours. Steel HR Sport is also a sophisticated sleep tracker. While you’re asleep the smartwatch measures length and quality of your sleep and will award an overall Sleep Score in the Health Mate app.

Price and availability

Priced £189.95, Steel HR Sport is available starting September 18, 2018, from www.withings.com, Amazon and selected retailers.

Available in both a white and black face variant with each coming with a grey silicone band. Additional exchangeable wristbands can be purchased exclusively from Withings.

Steel HR Sport connects with the free Health Mate app, available both on Android and iOS. Health Mate also connects with a range of third-party apps such as Apple Health, Google Fit, or MyFitnessPal.

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Carphone Warehouse has announced a special pre-order offer for the Nokia 8.

I am still not sure about the term “bothie”, but the rest of the Nokia 8 does look lovely.

I am, of course, talking about the Zeiss optics-equipped rear and front cameras, polished aluminium unibody and Snapdragon 835 SoC.

Furthermore, there’s the Quad HD-capable 5.3-inch screen pushing out 2560 x 1440 pixels.

Nokia 8 specs

The Nokia 8 sports dual 13MP rear-facing camera lenses, 64GB internal storage, and 4GB RAM.

It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat software with a 3090mAh battery supplying charge.

Additionally, it’s only 7.9mm thin.

Nokia 8 deal with Nokia Steel

If you get it from Carphone Warehouse you are promised it’ll be ready for delivery by September 13.

Available in silver or blue with 64GB of storage, the handset costs £499.99 outright. Not only that, you also get a Nokia Steel smartwatch included in to the deal!

If that’s too rich for your blood, you can dish out £9.99 upfront, then £34 per month, with a new carrier plan, and still get the stylish fitness-focused wearable device at no additional fee.

The smartwatch, originally marketed as Withings Steel, is typically worth £119.95.

This wrist-based fitness monitor covers everything from steps taken to distance covered, calories burned, sleep patterns and even swim sessions. Furthermore, you can even dunk it in up to 50m of water.

Seems a pretty sweet deal to me.

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In this latest bumper edition of the Tech Addicts podcast, Gareth, Gavin and myself cover the gadgety highlights of our past few weeks.

We had to shift last week’s scheduled podcast to this week as Gareth was miss-sold the internet connectivity of a hotel he was staying at.

Things like this will never phase us though. Delay, yes.

The upshot is that we have three weeks of tech to cover! You lucky listeners, you.

Get a brew, get comfy and listen to the podcast – just press the blue arrow.

In this episode:

• Albird UoPlay
• Archos 50 Power
• Biisafe Buddy
• ADATA UE710
• Pioneer SE-MHR5 hi-res headphones
• WD Red 8TB helium-packed NAS hard drive
• Mio MiVue 658 WIFI dashcam
• ViewSonic VX2776-SMHD skinny 27-inch monitor
• Choetech 10400 mah portable qc3 power bank
• Withings Activite Steel smartwatch
• Garmin Index Smart Scales
• Samsung Gear Fit 2
• Sony mdr-xb950bt bluetooth headphones

Discussion:

• Amazon Prime Day
• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 rumours
• Amazon Prime Air drone trial given UK go ahead
• Apple says it has sold its billionth iPhone device last week

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This year’s Wearable Technology show was pretty darned good but next year’s is already shaping up to be something very special.

I really enjoyed The Wearable Technology Show 2015 with my favourite items being the Damson Headbones and the UBand from Practech but there were other names of note there including Withings and Samsung to name but two more.

March 15-16 2016 will see more than 6,000 delegates come together at London’s ExCel conference centre to hear from some of the top names in wearables, augmented reality and Internet of Things (IOT).

That’s right, not only will you be able to enjoy The Wearable Technology Show, you get The Augmented Reality Show – Europe’s largest independent event for AR, VR and development tools – and 2016 sees the launch of the IOT Connect Show.

All these events gives visitors the perfect opportunity to discover the future of the connected world and hear from some of the leading experts, watch demonstrations of the latest products and network with others in the industry.

The Wearable Technology Show 2016 boasts 9 different conference tracks:

• Innovation & IOT Main Stage
• Medical
• Performance Sports & Fitness
• Product, Payments & Retail
• Smart Textiles & Fashion
• Augmented Reality
• Start Up Theatre
• Connected Living
• Enterprise & M2M

With over 200 speakers planned, the conference programme will deliver the most comprehensive and in-depth information available from any wearables event.

Getting to The Wearables Technology Show 2016

ExCel is perfectly situated with no less than three dedicated Docklands Light Railway (DLR) stations, easy access to the London Underground (Jubilee line), parking for 3,700 cars and London City Airport right on its doorstep.

If you fancy something a little different, why not scoot over on The Emirates Air Line, the cable car that connects ExCeL London and The O2 (5-minute crossing)?

For onward travel into central London use Thames Clipper services from the O2 to all major London piers, including Greenwich, Canary Wharf, Tower, London Bridge, Embankment and Waterloo.

You can even use your Oyster Card on the cable car.

If you’re coming in from outside of London and looking to stay for both days then you’re going to need somewhere to stay – thankfully there’s plenty of choice.

You could stay in Bloomsbury and be at the exhibition centre within an hour – that means you can be closer to the shops, bars, restaurants and other joys of central London as well as being easily in reach of ExCel. That’s a win all ways round.

See you next March!

Written in partnership with IHG

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It’s all well-and-good that your choice of smartwatch can include ones that resemble classic analogue timepieces, but they’ll never have that Swiss movement or actual real hands. So, what do you do if you want some clever sensors and a Swiss analogue watch? How about the Withings Activité?

The Activité is a rather neat looking watch by those health and fitness monitoring gurus at Withings.

Beneath its sleek Swiss dial lies accelerometer and motion sensors that track your steps, sleep, calories burned, and distance traveled.

Ok, so the fitness tracker may not offer the same notifications and input capabilities as its fancier digital touchscreen competitors, I’m digging its classic looks with new-school tech hidden under the bonnet.

Most of the information gathered by the Activité is displayed in the Health Mate app for iOS and Android, which conveniently syncs with Withings smart scales in order to keep track of your weight.

The great thing is that, even though the watch looks old-school, it does manage to display other data besides the time of day. The inset dial shows, how much progress you’ve made toward your daily activity goal as a percentage – You set your target in the mobile app.

The tech doesn’t stop there either! For example, you should never need to adjust the watch once its synced with your phone via Bluetooth LE; it will auto-adjust the time regardless of where you are. And the sapphire crystal is touch-sensitive – tap the glass and the watch will show your alarm clock settings.

Where the other smartwatches attempt to pack a computer in to a watch this means that you’ll be recharging it almost as much as your smartphone, not so with the Activité. The Activité uses a conventional watch battery that lasts as long as 8 months.

Other benefits over the current breed of smartwatches is that it’s Swiss, has a stainless case and is water resistant to 165 feet. It comes with a calf-leather strap but there are silicon straps in the box if you want to wear it in the pool or are against wearing animals.

Withings plans a free software update by the end of the year that will allow the watch to be used as a swimming tracker.

The Activité has been rumoured since the summer but Withings promises that it’s now just around the corner.

Preorder now for $450 (you can choose black or white) and the company says you’ll have it before the watch is widely available in late November.

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Now that the hang-over has subsided and the realisation that your waistband is more than a little snug is starting to hit home; it’s time for that annual promise to yourself to become fitter, healthier and perhaps a tad lighter. Here’s some ideas to keep you in step with the 2012 Olympic vibe

The ideal solution would be to get a personal trainer, but they’re expensive. You could always sign up to a gym (again) and attend about 6 sessions for that annual membership that you paid for.

Thankfully, for the gadgety minded, there’s plenty of tech out there that may help you reduce your weight and become fitter (when used as part of a calorie controlled diet). Best of all is that some are FREE or pretty cheap

Let’s get physical

Adidas miCoach for Android
The Adidas Android rival to Nike’s iPhone app (below) does much the same job but does it for FREE! miCoach has celebrity athletes telling you how well you’re doing and links up with your Android phone’s music player – this allows you to select your workout playlist (Rocky soundtrack anyone?) direct from the app. It also lets you upload and track your runs on your Mac or PC. Get the FREE Adidas miCoach for Android app here.

Nike+ iPhone app
Nike’s iPhone app is a must-have for Apple mobile owners. Nike+ uses GPS to triangulate your position and then maps your run whilst tracking your pace and distance. You can get checks on your pace at regular intervals, while Facebook and Twitter access mean you can share your runs and even get cheers or challenges from your buddies. The Nike+ app is £1.49 from iTunes.

Nike Training Club
Alternatively, you can get 85 workouts for free if you download the Nike Training Club iPhone app. This app includes full body workouts that take 30 or 45 minutes as well as targeted 15 minute workouts.

Wii Fit Plus
This could almost be classed as a classic now but Wii Fit Plus is still a great way of getting a gadgety workout without having to go out in the cold. The balance board calibrates your size and shape and the bundled game puts you through ‘Strength’, ‘Aerobics’, ‘Yoga’, ‘Balance’ and the fun ‘Training Plus’. It’s an oldy but definitely a goody. You can get the Wii Fit Plus and Balance Board Bundle for £72.99 here

Xbox Kinect
The Xbox 360 has generally been a favourite amongst ‘serious gamers’ but that also means that hours are spent sat in a chair killing zombies, etc. The Xbox Kinect gets the user moving around but without the need for the Balance Board found with the Wii Fit Plus above. Kinect has stacks of fitness games, from the basic Kinect Sports to EA Sports Active and, should you want some martial arts action, UFC Personal Trainer. There’s plenty of choice for whatever level you fancy but, if you’re using these just make sure you have plenty of room You can grab the Kinect Sensor with Kinect Adventures for around £80 here.

Nike+ SportWatch
This Nike/TomTom mash up builds on the Nike+ GPS iPhone app I mentioned earlier (£1.49 iTunes) but this allows you to leave your iPhone at home. The SportWatch comes bundled with a Nike+ shoe sensor which gives you more accurate tracking of distance, pace and calories lost which are all stored. Upload your stats details to the Nike+ website via the USB and share your routes or download the favoured routes of other users – you can even take on challenges and get coaching tips. Get the TomTom powered Nike+ SportsWatch for £180 direct from Nike.

Jawbone Up
The Jawbone Up looks like a wristband that you’d get by going to a very swish festival but it’s my favourite on the list. Stick it on, hook it up to the free compatible iPhone app and you can track runs, seeing pace and distance on screen. But it’s not only useful when you’re pounding pavements. The sleep mode lets you check out how deep and lightly you’ve slept, while a food mode prompts you to keep a diary of what you’re eating and how it makes you feel. The iPhone app’s challenges also add a competitive element if you are so inclined. Buy the Jawbone Up direct from Jawbone for £80.

FitBit Ultra
The FitBit Ultra is a tiny (55 x 19.5 x 14mm and 11.34g) high-tech digital pedometer with a small OLED display. It tracks your walks, runs and stair-climbs without your intervention. In fact, once you clip the small plastic device to a belt or even stash one in your laptop bag, you never have to think about it again really. FitBit recommends that women place it on their bra in between their cleavage to get the most accurate read-out. When you charge the device using a USB adapter after a few days, the device automatically uploads your stats to FitBit.com and shares the data on Facebook and Twitter. Better yet, you get e-mails when you achieve “badges” like your longest walk or climbing up 50 flights in one day. You can also check how you’re doing by scrolling through the data from the device itself using that OLED screen. FitBit Ultra is £80.

Check your progress

Withings Wi-Fi scales
I wrote about these web connected scales back in 2009 and they are still a great idea as well as being a darned sight better than the public ones you might see at Boots. The Withings scales play nicely with iPhone, Android and PC via a free application and squirts over your weight, body mass index and even calculates your lean and fat mass. You can then use all this personal data to track your progress online – if you’re particularly proud of what you’ve acheived then you can share your details online. Buy Withings Wi-Fi Scales for £119

Weightbot iPhone app
If you’d rather have a cheaper way of tracking your progress then the Weightbot app is a good start. Just check your weight on some regular, boring scales each day and then punch in your details. From this info Weightbot will hand you your BMI, set weight-loss goals and look at graphs of your progress. If you do have the Withings scales as well you can even set Weightbot up to automatically retrieve data from them. Buy the Weightbot iPhone app from iTunes for £1.49.

Good luck for the year ahead and if you have any other techy fitness solutions please let me know

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If you’ve had friends that have been on diets you’ll know how eager they are to tell you how many ounces they’ve managed to shed.

The “WiFi Body Scale” from French company Withings will be right up their food supplementing alleys.

It records your weight and BMI and automatically uploads it to a secure website – kinda like the WiiFit.

These days everything gets an iPhone app and these scales are no different.

You can get competitive with friends and/or family as up to eight different people can keep track of their weight on the same scale.

The scale can even tell whoâ€s who as soon as they step on the scale.

The scale costs $159 and is available at Withings.com.

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