Scales

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Fitbit’s New Wi-Fi Scale Looks Awesomely Familiar

12:00AM January 11, 2012 | Mat Honan

Fitbit is showing off a new Wi-Fi scale that tracks your weight and sends it to a database. Oh, hey, Withings much? Sure. But the time has come for this concept to shine, and this looks like a well-done version. More »


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Withings’ New Scale Tracks Your Baby’s Baby Fat

12:47AM January 10, 2012 | Mat Honan

Withings’ new baby scale seems like a great idea for tracking babies weight. Plop the kid on the scale, and it wirelessly sends data to a Withings app, graphing it up just as prettily as your delightful little baby. More »


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Does The World Really Need A Wi-Fi Baby Scale?

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1:30PM January 9, 2012 | Nick Broughall

The original Withings Wi-Fi scale was kind of cool. It offered adults a chance to carefully monitor their weight using Wi-Fi and apps to incentivise weight loss and weight management. But the new Wi-Fi baby scale that the company has unveiled at CES this year? Is it really the kind of gadget people would spend money on? More »


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Scale Only Shows How Much You’ve Gained / Lost

7:30PM January 1, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

When you’re battling the bulge, your bathroom scale can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. So instead of displaying your actual weight, which can be discouraging, this scale only tells you how much you’ve lost or gained. More »


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A Mouse Made For Drug Dealers

2:40AM August 7, 2011 | Kwame Opam

What kind of person needs a scale in their mouse? A small-time hustler, obviously. Brando’s mouse offers a kind of discrete simplicity that any drug dealer could appreciate. More »


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Despite The Similar Styling, This Is A Kitchen Scale, Not A Magic Trackpad

2:20PM July 28, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

At 13mm thick, it’ll fit nicely lying on your counter or hanging on your kitchen wall. And if you don’t think it looks a bit like Apple’s new Magic Trackpad, squint your eyes a little. More »


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The Scale That Thinks It’s A Rug

12:20PM February 9, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This concept scale that doubles as a decorative rug might – might – be the thing to finally get me taking better care of myself. More »


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Withings Wi-Fi Scale Gets Creepier With Google Health Integration

8:09AM January 29, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The Withings scale is great. It keeps track of your weight, BMI and more to graph everything for an at-a-glance review of how fat you’re getting. Now it’s got Google Health integration for better – and slightly creepier – health records. More »


Welcome Mat Humiliates Guests By Weighing Them

12:28AM December 12, 2009 | Mark Wilson

“Merry Christmas, Grandma! Ohh… well… this is awkward… but you appear to have gained too much weight in the last year to celebrate Christmas with your grandchildren.” More »


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Finally, A Kitchen Scale iPod Dock

1:40AM November 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

How many times have I been weighing flour when all I wanted was to hear the soulful vocalings of Miley Cyrus? More »