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well this is Thomas Ricker with the verge and this is the Aria Wi-Fi scale from Fitbit the company behind the wearable Fitbit ultra activity and sleep tracking device are reviewed in October Aria can automatically recognize up to eight members of the same household and as the name suggests uses your home 802 11 B or G Wi-Fi network to automatically synchronize your weight data to the Fitbit comm website and free iOS or Android apps it'll also measure your body mass index in order to show a healthy weight for your particular height the glass surface even plays host to a series of electrodes that shoot a small current of one leg and down the other in order to measure body impedance as gruesome as that sounds the result is a reasonably accurate assessment of your body's fat percentage in lean mass composition naturally this only works when standing barefoot in order to make good contact with the electrodes don't worry the signal is safe even for pregnant women although Fitbit does warn that it's not suitable for anyone fitted with a pacemaker as with the Fitbit ultra tracking the minutiae of your body composition becomes a game egged on by fitbit's quirky badges goals and ability to expose your data to friends and strangers alike on a variety of social media platforms while the Aria can be used separately from the Fitbit ultra combined they provide a comprehensive view into your overall health that could motivate some into leading a more active and healthy lifestyle priced at $129.95 only the morbidly self obsessed or those under direct doctor's order would consider re a bargain that's more than twice the price of standalone scales offering a similar suite of body composition measurements you