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Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.
by newobj 9y ago
Where are they now? Acquiring and aggressively ruining my Withings Body Composition scale, that's where.
- clamprecht 9y agoYep... it's amazing they could screw that up. Can anyone recommend a replacement for the Withings scale? All I want it to do is record my weight every time I step on it, send it up to the Internet, and let me view it in my browser and iPhone.
- Infernal 9y agoAs someone who doesn't have familiarity with Withings products but is considering buying one of the Nokia scales - how did they screw it up? What would you want a "smart" scale to do that the Nokia doesn't?
- Retra 9y agoWhat do you want a smart scale to not do that Nokia does?
- wvenable 9y agoI've built a such a scale using a raspberry Pi 3 and a Wii balance board. Step on the scale and it sends to my phone where an app records it in Samsung health. It's still a work in progress but it's functional.
- reitanqild 9y agoNice! Have you shared it somewhere? (No judgement if not, but awesome if you have : )
- wvenable 9y agoI haven't shared yet but I'm planning on it. I used a lot of code and information available online but some of it is out of date and/or wrong now.
- tdicola 9y agoJust use a Google Sheets or other online doc and a normal scale. It's so much faster in my experience to use a normal scale, read the number, then pop open the sheet (it can be a direct link on your homescreen) and type in the weight on a new line vs. fumbling with bluetooth connections, horrible apps, etc. Your data is never locked in to a service and you can graph, chart, analyze, etc. as much as you want too.
- chrisseaton 9y agoI can't understand how it could possibly be faster to stand on a scale, remember a number, go to your phone, open a spreadsheet and input it... than to just stand on the scale. I mean the manual approach starts with the only step of the automatic approach. You don't have to fumble with bluetooth or apps. It takes the measurement and uploads it to the internet with no help over WiFi after you have configured it once in its lifetime. It tells me my weight and my trend on the screen, so I don't need to open the app. Once a month or so I look online or on the app and get the effect of the spreadsheet.
- Spooky23 9y agoPencils (not the Apple one) that let you etch things on a pad of paper. End of the day, your weight doesn't fluctuate that much... that level of precision doesn't add much value and can make weight loss harder.
- chrisseaton 9y agoEven if you use a pencil you still have one more step that on a smart scale! You said the advantage was it's faster and it isn't.
- kaybe 9y agoYou'd think, but the setup and configuration on these things can take forever. And nevermind the things that can and occasionally do go wrong and need fixing.
- fossuser 9y agoI have the Fitbit scale which works well for that.
- oever 9y agoOr paste graphing paper to your bathroom wall with a pencil on a string next to it.
- ajcarpenter 9y agoI stepped on my scales this morning and loaded up my Withing's app to check my charts only to see Nokia branding everywhere. I'm guessing I missed a communication on this, but it still felt a little violating to suddenly transfer my health data to "those phone guys".
- LeoPanthera 9y agoWhat did they change?
- pidge 9y agoWhat did they mess up? I have one and all I noticed is that the iPhone app got an update that imparts a cleaner UI design, reminiscent of Nokia's golden age (i.e. Marko-Ahtisaari-esque).
- samsolomon 9y agoI've found the app cleaner, but more difficult to use. I have several complaints about this new app: - Heart rate used to show on a chart that would show normal range and your history. Now it's a single number. I have to swipe to see my history. - I can no longer swipe pinch to customize the date range. - They removed one of my features, a running average of my weight over time. If you zoom out to three-month view, you can still see an average. However, I liked seeing it always. I think they could have updated the fonts and made the background colors shades of white and gray. This would have made it felt clean without removing a ton of functionality. Perhaps mocking up a redesign will be a weekend project for me.
- pawadu 9y agoWhy do you think these are Nokias doing? The old team is still in charge of app development, the only thing Nokia has changed is the brand.
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