Gadgetory

hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and I have some news that you may find a bit distressing spring is here but that also means summer is right around the corner problem is you may have gained some or even a lot of unwanted pounds this winter not to worry if you can handle the initial sting of humiliation a slew of new household gadgets promised to help you shape up and trim down hopefully in time for all that hot weather the 159 why things body scale was the first Wi-Fi scale device to build a following not only does it detect your percentage body fat and calculate your BMI just like other products such as the Fitbit Aria it then automatically uploads that data to your why things account that lives online users can also view and track their weight measurements via a PC or with the why things iOS and Android mobile apps the why things body scale itself certainly has the looks of a premium bathroom scale flat the device has a smooth black surface made from glass there's a white hue model too like the Fitbit Aria a rectangular backlit LCD display sits just below the scales platforms top edge the backside of the 5.1 pound scale is also flat sports a silver paint job and holds four triple-a batteries setting up the white things body scale does require you to physically connect it to a PC using a USB cable you only have to do this once however and the entire installation process goes pretty quickly now one huge strength of the body scale is its ability to link to 44 different health centric apps and online services including RunKeeper that said the Y thinks body scale doesn't offer the Fitbit Arya's level of online tools to analyze and create personal fitness goals and tactics for example you can't track your activity level against calorie intake and weight as you can with the Fitbit system the body scale does support Fitbit accounts though if you have one other areas where the Y thing's body scale doesn't quite measure up to the Fitbit area our build quality size and ironically weight the smaller Aria weighs almost a pound lighter looks better and has a bottom side that doesn't flex under pressure the Aria also boasts a completely wireless setup on top of that the Aria is $30 cheaper - I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the white things body scale be sure to check out our full review at cnet.com