New gadget aims to improve our health

Withings has introduced the U-Scan, a compact urine laboratory for your own toilet. It is used for health monitoring and analyzes biomarkers. Users are identified by their urine – and data is transmitted to the cell phone via the WLAN.

U-Scan: new urine gadget from Withings

For the CES 2023 in Las Vegas, the French manufacturer Withings has a special gadget in its luggage. Unlike before, it is not a smartwatch or a smart scale, but a small urine laboratory that is hung in the toilet. For proper use, people must sit down. They are identified by the urine stream, provided they have previously registered with a stream ID. According to the manufacturer, U-Scan then recognizes the “individual signature”.

According to Withings, this is the first platform ever for home use Analyzing biomarkers in urine can. Numerous health values ​​are collected and processed in an app. According to the manufacturer, users can get a better assessment of their health (source: Withings).

Withings is planning two cartridges that will be used in U-Scan. While one of them is on Metabolism, hydration and nutrition focused, the other offers monthly cycle tracking in women. The results of the chemical analysis are sent via the WLAN. The cartridge used is cleaned via the toilet flush. After three months, it must be exchanged for a new one.

You can see how U-Scan works in the video:

Withings U-Scan: Starter kit for 500 euros

Withings wants U-Scan from the second quarter of 2023 offer in Europe. The price for the starter kit, which consists of a reader and a cartridge, is 499.95 euros. Withings has not yet explained how much a new cartridge costs. However, a refill subscription is planned, which will cost around 30 euros per month.