Innovation
Withings smartwatches available in Canada
July 31, 2024
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France – Withings, a pioneer of the digital health movement, has announced the Canadian availability of its ground-breaking smartwatches: ScanWatch Vitals and ScanWatch Healthmaster. These aptly named smartwatches provide Canadians with unparalleled health-tracking capabilities in sleek, elegant designs, the company said.
ScanWatch Vitals and ScanWatch Healthmaster are designed for individuals seeking a reliable and stylish health-tracking device with a vast range of health features to keep users on track with their health goals. Both watches contain advanced health features, including:
- 24/7 Body Temperature Monitoring: Using the TempTech24/7 module, which combines miniaturized heat flux sensors and high-accuracy temperature sensors to track body temperature fluctuations throughout the day and night. This can help detect early signs of illness and optimize performance and recovery.
- On-Demand SpO2 Monitoring: Offers blood oxygen data to ensure optimal oxygen levels, which are crucial for muscle function during physical activity. It also tracks overnight breathing disturbances and average blood oxygen during sleep.
- Advanced Sleep Analysis: Provides a comprehensive sleep quality assessment, including insights into sleep phases, duration, and interruptions, and offers tips for improvement.
- Seamless Activity Tracking: Monitors steps, calories, elevation, and over 40 activities, including walking, running, and swimming. It also provides a Fitness Level assessment via VO2 Max estimation, with easily swappable wristbands for comfort and style.
- Continuous Health Tracking: Includes features such as heart rate variability, respiratory rate, and 24/7 body temperature monitoring using the innovative TempTech24/7 module.
- Female Menstrual Cycle Tracking: Allows women to log menstrual cycle stages, track symptoms, and predict future period dates, providing a seamless and comprehensive approach to health monitoring.
- Automatic Activity Recognition: Tracks over 40 activities with high precision and offers a market-leading 30-day battery life for uninterrupted health monitoring.
Building on over a decade of experience, the ScanWatch Vitals incorporates advanced technology such as the MultiWave PPG Sensor with four wavelengths and 16 PPG channels, and a High Dynamic Range Accelerometer for precise activity and workout tracking.
ScanWatch Healthmaster blends the sophistication of a luxury diver-style watch with state-of-the-art health technology featuring the powerful suite of health monitoring capabilities mentioned above with a stunning, jewelry style design. ScanWatch Healthmaster features a ceramic and stainless-steel rotating bezel, sapphire glass with anti-reflection coating, and a sunray dial, making it both an exquisite timepiece and a practical health companion with a 30-day battery life for continuous health monitoring.
“The ScanWatch Healthmaster seamlessly integrates powerful health tracking capabilities within a timeless, luxurious design, making it a true masterpiece for health-conscious individuals,” says Etienne Trégaro, product manager at Withings.
Both ScanWatch Vitals and ScanWatch Healthmaster connect seamlessly with the Withings app, providing a user-friendly interface for personalized health insights and trend tracking. The app offers customization options for watch displays and notifications, and allows users to generate detailed health reports that can be shared with healthcare providers.
ScanWatch Vitals: Available now on withings.com and amazon.ca for $399.99 CAD in Black, White, and Rose Gold. Retail availability will be announced soon.
ScanWatch Healthmaster: Available on withings.com and amazon.ca for $599.99 CAD in blue, green, and black, featuring an oyster bracelet. Retail partners will also be announced shortly.
About Withings
Withings created the first smart scale in 2009 and has been the pioneer in connected health ever since. Its clinically validated and multi-award-winning range is used by millions worldwide and includes smart scales, hybrid watches, blood pressure monitors, sleep analyzers, and more. The team of engineers, data scientists, and healthcare professionals at Withings work alongside clinical experts to make it possible to take medical-grade measurements at home. Withings was the first to bring measurements for pulse wave velocity and electrodermal activity into the home – finding ever more precise ways to measure our health. Withings Health Solutions, its dedicated division serving healthcare professionals across chronic disease prevention and management, remote patient monitoring, clinical research, and more, helps bridge the gap between patients and their care teams. Find out more at withings.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, or X (Twitter).