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hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet com and if you're like me and frankly many Americans you've probably packed on a few unwanted pounds over the winter just in time for the beach season if that's the case don't freak out at least not for long fitbit's new aria smart scale is here to help and probably humiliate you a little bit to the one 2995 aria is part of a new growing category of Wi-Fi connected bathroom scale products designed to do way more than tell you how much you weigh it sends a mild electrical impulse through your body to detect your percentage body fat and also calculates your BMI the Aria then pushes that data to Fitbit servers in the cloud over your home Wi-Fi network best of all though is how this info is integrated into fitbit's large selection of online tools to analyze and plan your personal fitness status goals and tactics for example you can track your activity level measured by the Fitbit ultra device against calorie intake and real-life weight numbers android and iOS apps also let you log meals on the go the fitbit aria itself looks like a very sophisticated bathroom scale it's flat has a cool smoky black surface and circular backlit LCD display on the back of the 4.3 pound device is an interesting bubble like pattern made from ABS plastic that bears weight well here too is a battery compartment for four double A batteries setting up the fitbit aria is easy as well since the entire process can be done wirelessly using a Wi-Fi connected pc or mac i'm brian bennett and this has been a first look at the fitbit aria be sure to check back soon for our full review at cnet com