Incoming Gadget – Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Scales

I’ve been on a bit of a weight management thing lately (i.e. getting out and exercising instead of sitting on my butt all the time) and part of that is obviously tracking and recording your stats to make sure things are going in the right direction.

Anyway, I’ve had my Fitbit for a year (still going strong) which has been great to track my activity throughout each day and historically. Here are some stats I have collected using the Fitbit:

• I have walked 2,398,407 steps since I received it,
• Those steps equate to around 1,336.41 kilometres,
• The day with the most steps was March 20, 2011 with 26,483 steps (or 14.57 kilometres),

I reckon that’s pretty neat!

Anyway, Fitbit announced that they are releasing new Wi-Fi scales called the “Fitbit Aria”. Essentially, these are like regular scales but with Wi-Fi built into it along with the capability to link it to your Fitbit account. All you need to do is hop on everyday and it will send off your stats for you to track online.

It even works with up to eight people with a clever way to work out who hopped on the scales most of the time. It manages this by keeping track of last known weight for each person and then allowing for a suitable tolerance around that weight to make an educated guess as to which record belongs to which account. However, if the Fitbit Aria cannot definitively work out which person to assign a given measurement then it will send the data to all linked accounts (which could be embarrassing – it would have been better only to assign the measurement to accounts it believes are potential candidates given tolerance). You can claim or assign a wayward measurement online through your Fitbit account.

Anyway, the Fitbit Aria is released in April and I’ve ordered a white one (because it matches the bathroom, not because it’s white). I’ll be sure to unbox and preview it when it arrives.

For more info, check out the Fitbit Aria product page here.

Stay tuned!