The image can be misleading as it looks like someone placed an AirTag in the toilet, but that’s not it (thankfully). What you see just above is Withings’ new U-Scan, and it’s an accessory that may make some people’s lives a whole lot easier.
This U-Scan is a urine analyzer that can be used at home and integrates with the iPhone. Or what is or itself: offers the results of our urine analysis in an application. The ingenuity was recently showcased at CES 2023 taking place in Las Vegas.
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Not long ago, we took it for granted that something like an electrocardiogram or a blood oxygen test would require hospital visits or the use of expensive and hard-to-find equipment. Now this can easily be done from an Apple Watch.
The same trend is evident in this U-Scan: urinalysis requires filling a container, taking it to a health center, waiting for the results and asking them to tell us about it. Now this can be solved at home, by placing the device in our bathroom and installing an app on the iPhone.
The operation is simple: the urine comes into contact with a series of substances which react to it inside the U-Scan, which sends the results of this reaction to your application. Thanks to this data, the Withings app can help you improve your nutrition and hydration levels, detect substances that indicate a certain type of disease or even monitor your ovulation.
For those who need very frequent urine tests for health reasons, this U-Scan can be very helpful. And for those who also want to do a home scan from time to time, this can be a good buy.
At the moment, Withings has confirmed that we will see this U-Scan in stores during the second half of this year, and that in Europe it will be priced at 499.95 dollars. The capsules containing the substances necessary for each analysis must be purchased separately, although the company is preparing a subscription service for those who wish to receive them periodically at home.
