les moulineaux france june 2008 2008 06 founders ric carreel c dric hutchings headquarters 2 rue maurice hartmann issy les moulineaux france number of locations 3 2016 area served global key people c dric hutchings ceo ric carreel chairman products activit activit pop activit steel aura smart sleep system thermo pulse ox wifi body scale smart kid scale blood pressure monitor smart baby monitor smart body analyzer wireless scale health mate app home go number of employees 200 1 2016 parent nokia website www.withings.com withings pronounced with things 2 is a french consumer electronics company headquartered in issy les moulineaux france with offices in cambridge massachusetts usa and hong kong distributing products worldwide . withings is known for design and innovation in connected health devices such as the first wi fi scale on the market introduced in 2009 an fda cleared blood pressure monitor a high definition wireless security camera a smart sleep system and a line of automatic activity tracking watches . it is a flagship company of the french tech community and has received numerous awards for its products and innovation including ces awards . withings was purchased by finnish company nokia on 26 april 2016 . the deal closed on 31 may with withings having been absorbed into nokia technologies new digital health unit led by the former withings ceo . 3 4 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 wifi body scale 2.2 blood pressure monitor 2.3 smart baby monitor 2.4 smart kid scale 2.5 smart body analyzer & wireless scale 2.6 pulse ox formerly pulse o2 2.7 aura 2.8 activit 2.9 home 2.10 go 2.11 thermo 2.12 health mate app 3 awards 4 research 5 competitors 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit withings co founder cedric hutchings in 2010 . withings was founded in 2008 by two executives from the technology and telecom industry ric carreel co founder of inventel and c dric hutchings . 5 the company s first product was the connected body scale which officially launched in june 2009 . 6 in september 2010 withings received its first venture capital funding 3.8 million from ventech to fund the development of the company s next two products . 7 in january 2011 withings announced at the consumer electronics show in las vegas that its second product would be a blood pressure monitor that connects to the iphone . 8 it also announced it would produce a baby monitor for use with smartphones and other connected devices which was made available to purchase across europe in november 2011 and in the united states in february 2012 . 9 withings received a 30 million investment from bpifrance idinvest partners 360 capitalpartners and ventech in july 2013 . 10 the company integrated with apple s healthkit platform in october 2014 . the compatibility across withing s range of connected devices enabled the integration of self data into the ios health app . 11 at websummit in dublin 2015 the company announced a partnership with myfitnesspal after a joint study between the two companies revealed that people who track their calories and weight are 7 times more likely to lose weight . 12 13 the partnership combined withings health mate app with myfitnesspal s nutrition data to let the users know whether they were exercising enough in relation to their diet . 14 in april 2016 nokia announced it had struck a deal to acquire withings and integrate it with the group s nokia technologies division . 1 the deal closed on 31 may 2016 . the ceo of withings c dric hutchings became the leader of the new digital health business of nokia technologies the successor of withings . the withings brand will continue to exist at least for the time being . 15 products edit wifi body scale edit withings blood pressure monitor . the wifi body scale measures both weight and fat mass and uploads the data to the company s site over wi fi . the scale data can be accessed by android blackberry and ios devices . 16 it also connects to various health 2.0 services such as google health 17 and microsoft healthvault 18 as well as diet and exercise sites such as dailyburn . 19 it received tech media coverage for its ability to tweet the user s weight loss . 20 21 22 23 blood pressure monitor edit first appearing in 2011 blood pressure monitor was upgraded in march 2014 to a wireless version that connects through bluetooth to both ios and android mobile devices . 24 approved by the fda blood pressure monitor is configured for wireless use allowing patients to chart their blood pressure readings at home . the monitor measures systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as heart rate . 25 smart baby monitor edit this flip open camera unit included dual microphones a speaker temperature and humidity sensors and a nightlight with custom colors . the camera was configured via bluetooth to operate via withings ios or android app and send live video via the user s wi fi network . in addition to letting the user watch video from the camera pan tilt zoom and take pictures as needed the apps also notified the user of changing data from the monitor s sensors . the user could activate a push to talk mode or play a lullaby . 26 this product was discontinued in 2016 . smart kid scale edit withings smart body analyzer & wireless scale . at the 2012 consumer electronics show in january withings unveiled the world s first internet connected baby and toddler scale which won a ces innovations award . 27 28 the smart kid scale features two weighing configurations the first is for weighing infants with a removable baby basket and the second is the toddler scale that emerges once the baby basket is removed . parents can access their children s weight readings from any connected device . 29 smart body analyzer & wireless scale edit the withings smart body analyzer is a smart scale that not only measures weight but also calculates body mass index and fat mass registers heart rate and indoor air quality air temperature and provides weather reports . the scale can store data for up to eight profiles at a time recognizing users based on their weight . measurements can be shared by text email or social networking sites such as twitter . 30 the scale received media attention when magician penn jillette having lost nearly 120 pounds in four months to preserve his health attributed his success to a strict regimen and the withings smart scale . while in hospital jillette recruited his friends to use the scale creating a kind of cult to see who could lose the most weight the most quickly . jillette also relied on the withings wireless blood pressure monitor . 31 32 pulse ox formerly pulse o2 edit withings pulse o2 fitness tracker . the pulse o2 started selling in summer 2013 . the product was upgraded in 2014 to include additional features such as the pulse oximetry measurement spo2 and the wear it your way form factor and the name was changed to ox . 33 the pulse contains a pedometer heart rate monitor and blood oxygen reader . it can connect to other withings devices such as the smart body analyzer smart scales and blood pressure monitor . the user s data is pulled from those devices and into the companion app . information like the user s weight is then used to increase the accuracy of the pulse calorie counter . when the pulse is not at hand activity can still be tracked through the companion app itself . 34 the pulse is the only such device that does reflexive measurement so users do not need to clip their finger for the spo2 measurement . 16 aura edit withings aura smart alarm clock . withings aura is a smart alarm clock with sensors a color changing light a speaker and an under mattress sleep monitor . it has sleep programs to help induce sleep . the aura also plays specially engineered wake up light and sound programs to gently wake the user . throughout the night it uses a sensor placed under the mattress to detect when the user is in the lightest sleep phase so it can wake them up at the most appropriate time before the alarm goes off . 35 when the aura was presented at ifa 2015 36 the sensor was optional . it became the aura connected alarm clock without sensor and the aura total sleep system with sensor . the device received an update in 2015 which allows integration with spotify premium for users to stream their own music . 37 activit edit withings activit pop . withings activit is an activity tracking watch with three models ranging from stylish to sporty activit sapphire 2014 activit steel 2015 and activit pop 2015 . the watch has no buttons ; instead everything is controlled from the phone app as the watch is compatible with both iphone and android . the watch automatically resets in new time zones . it can track the user s sleep swimming walking and running automatically . sleep and activity are displayed on the app as graphs . the app offers competitions with friends even with people who only have an iphone and no fitness tracker . it also incorporates weight heart rate and body mass data from withings wireless scales like the smart body analyzer . the app connects to myfitnesspal for food tracking . 2 the activit steel is made of stainless steel with chrome hands and a silicone strap . the battery life of the activit is up to eight months and the device is water resistant to 50 meters . 12 the activit sapphire is swiss made with scratch proof domed sapphire glass stainless steel and french calf leather . the activit pop is constructed from a pvd coated metal features mineral glass and has a silicone strap . 38 the activit steel has been described as a solid stylish smartwatch that is less expensive than other less fashionable fitness trackers . 39 one of the users of activit is french president fran ois hollande . 40 home edit this comprehensive home monitoring solution was first presented at ces in 2014 . 41 the home camera alerts the user to any motion or noise while out of the house . it also tracks the indoor air quality notifying the user if dangerous levels of volatile organic compounds are detected . the camera can be used with the ifttt app to create a number of recipes between connected services and the camera such as turning it on when the user s phone is using geolocation or when the door is locked or making it turn on the air purifier when bad air quality is detected . parents can also use the home as a baby monitor to report any motion or noise in a nursery use two way talk with their baby or soothe the baby to sleep with music and an led light sequence . 42 go edit withings home . withings go 2016 is an activity tracker that can be clipped or hung on belts or worn on the wrist with a silicone strap . it uses a replaceable battery that lasts eight months is waterproof for swimming and has an e ink screen for always on activity progress status or at a touch the analog time . 43 using the free withings health mate ios or android app that keeps tabs on activity levels users can also specify a target activity goal . goal progress will be displayed on the tracker using a prominent circular countdown . the e ink display also serves as a touch sensitive button letting users switch between activity goals and the watch function . 44 thermo edit withings