Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Android App Spotlight #32: Withings WiScale

Price: Free
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Alright, let's say you have the awesome Withings Wifi Body Scale, which takes your scale readout and sends it online for tracking on the Withings site, uploading to Google Health, or even Twitter. Now, let's also say that you would like to have access to this information no matter where you go via your Android device. Unfortunately, there was no way for you to do this, until now! with the beta release of WiScale, a port of Withings' iPhone app.


It's a pretty simple app, with a single-day breakdown of your weight, BMI, and fat mass when the phone is in portrait, and a line graph that shows progress over the span of weeks or months. What else could you want in an app that reports the output of your bathroom scale? I guess the ability to install to the SD card would be nice, but it's only 450KB, so it's not all that big of deal.

Obviously this app fulfills a distinct market - those who have splurged on the scale, and own an Android phone, and want to have immediate access to their weight at all times, but it could be useful the next time you're trying to decide between the deep fried bacon and the side salad when ordering at a restaurant. Personally, I could have used this about four months ago, though that deep fried bacon was mighty tasty.

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