Withings adds temperature tracking to the new ScanWatch 2
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The ScanWatch 2 will cost $349.95 and features a temperature sensing module. | Image: Withings After nearly three years without a new smartwatch, Withings is kicking off IFA 2023 by announcing not one but two ScanWatch hybrid watches.
The $349.95 ScanWatch 2 is Withings' latest and greatest hybrid smartwatch, with a new temperature tracking module that uses a combination of four sensors: a thermistor; heat flux; PPG (the green LED for measuring heart rate); and accelerometer. Data from the four sensors will then be fed into an algorithm that uses movement, heart rate, and skin temperature to deliver health insights. Withings also introduced a slightly pared-down, fashion-first ScanWatch Light for $249.99.
Unlike most smartwatches these days, the ScanWatch 2's temperature tracking isn't intended for advanced cycle tracking,...