<s>
Withings	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
WITH-things	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
French	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Issy-les-Moulineaux	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
design	O
and	O
innovation	O
in	O
connected	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Wi-Fi	O
scale	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
FDA-cleared	O
blood	O
pressure	O
monitor	O
,	O
a	O
smart	O
sleep	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
automatic	O
activity	B-Device
tracking	I-Device
watches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Finnish	O
company	O
Nokia	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
2016	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Nokia	O
known	O
as	O
Nokia	O
Health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Withings	B-Application
brand	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
until	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Nokia	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Éric	O
Carreel	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
 '	O
founder	O
,	O
finalized	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
regain	O
control	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
became	O
independent	O
again	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Withings	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
three	O
executives	O
from	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
telecom	O
industries	O
:	O
Éric	O
Carreel	O
(	O
CEO	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Inventel	O
;	O
Cédric	O
Hutchings	O
;	O
and	O
Fred	O
Potter	O
(	O
CTO	O
until	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
received	O
its	O
first	O
venture	O
capital	O
funding	O
–	O
$3.8	O
million	O
from	O
Ventech	O
–	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
next	O
two	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
that	O
its	O
second	O
product	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
blood	O
pressure	O
monitor	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
produce	O
a	O
baby	O
monitor	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
other	O
connected	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
across	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
received	O
a	O
$30	O
million	O
investment	O
from	O
Bpifrance	O
,	O
Idinvest	O
Partners	O
,	O
360	O
CapitalPartners	O
,	O
and	O
Ventech	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compatibility	O
across	O
Withings	B-Application
 '	O
range	O
of	O
connected	B-Operating_System
devices	O
enabled	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
personal	O
data	O
into	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
Health	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
WebSummit	O
in	O
Dublin	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
MyFitnessPal	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partnership	O
combined	O
Withings	B-Application
 '	O
Health	O
Mate	O
app	B-Application
with	O
MyFitnessPal	B-Device
's	O
nutrition	O
data	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
users	O
know	O
whether	O
they	O
were	O
exercising	O
enough	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
their	O
diet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
acquire	O
Withings	B-Application
and	O
integrate	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
Nokia	O
Technologies	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CEO	O
of	O
Withings	B-Application
,	O
Cédric	O
Hutchings	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Digital	O
Health	O
business	O
of	O
Nokia	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
the	O
Withings	B-Application
brand	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
winter	O
of	O
2016	O
the	O
brand	O
had	O
already	O
transitioned	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Withings	B-Application
Inspire	O
Health	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
Withings	B-Application
Part	O
of	O
Nokia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
products	O
were	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
for	O
unclear	O
reasons	O
,	O
allegedly	O
as	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
retaliation	O
following	O
the	O
escalation	O
of	O
a	O
patent	O
dispute	O
between	O
Apple	O
and	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Withings	B-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
:	O
its	O
devices	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
Nokia	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
health	O
tech	O
business	O
to	O
Withings	B-Application
co-founder	O
Éric	O
Carreel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carreel	O
had	O
left	O
Nokia	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
completed	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Withings	B-Application
later	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
factory	O
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
manufactures	O
smart	B-Application
watches	I-Application
and	O
fitness	B-Device
trackers	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
Activité	O
,	O
an	O
activity	B-Device
tracking	I-Device
watch	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
smartwatch	B-Application
to	O
resemble	O
a	O
traditional	O
wristwatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
no	O
buttons	O
and	O
is	O
controlled	O
from	O
a	O
phone	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
incorporates	O
weight	O
,	O
heart	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
body	O
mass	O
data	O
from	O
Withings	B-Application
 '	O
wireless	O
scales	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Smart	O
Body	O
Analyzer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
began	O
selling	O
its	O
Pulse	O
O2	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pulse	O
contains	O
a	O
pedometer	O
,	O
heart	O
rate	O
monitor	O
and	O
blood	O
oxygen	O
reader	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
other	O
Withings	B-Application
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Smart	O
Body	O
Analyzer	O
scales	O
and	O
blood	O
pressure	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
Go	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
activity	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
clipped	O
or	O
hung	O
on	O
belts	O
,	O
or	O
worn	O
on	O
the	O
wrist	O
with	O
a	O
silicone	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
 '	O
first	O
product	O
since	O
being	O
purchased	O
by	O
Carreel	O
in	O
2019	O
is	O
the	O
Steel	O
HR	O
Sport	O
smartwatch	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fitness	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
with	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Withings	B-Application
product	O
to	O
offer	O
fitness	O
level	O
assessments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
also	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Withings	B-Application
Move	O
at	O
CES	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
entry-level	O
smartwatch	B-Application
with	O
an	O
ECG	B-Application
version	O
that	O
has	O
embedded	O
electrocardiogram	B-Application
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
released	O
a	O
WiFi	O
Body	O
Scale	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
connected	B-Operating_System
body	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
measures	O
weight	O
and	O
fat	O
mass	O
and	O
sends	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
app	B-Application
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
connects	O
to	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Health	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
HealthVault	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
diet	O
and	O
exercise	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
DailyBurn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
announced	O
an	O
internet-connected	O
baby	O
and	O
toddler	O
scale	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
produced	O
the	O
Withings	B-Application
Smart	O
Body	O
Analyzer	O
,	O
a	O
smart	O
scale	O
that	O
measures	O
weight	O
and	O
calculates	O
body	O
mass	O
index	O
and	O
fat	O
mass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scales	O
received	O
media	O
attention	O
when	O
magician	O
Penn	O
Jillette	O
,	O
having	O
lost	O
nearly	O
120	O
pounds	O
in	O
four	O
months	O
to	O
preserve	O
his	O
health	O
,	O
attributed	O
his	O
success	O
to	O
a	O
strict	O
regimen	O
and	O
the	O
Withings	B-Application
smart	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
released	O
the	O
first	O
connected	B-Operating_System
Blood	O
Pressure	O
Monitor	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
upgraded	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	O
version	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BPM	O
Core	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
adds	O
an	O
ECG	B-Application
function	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
stethoscope	O
which	O
listens	O
for	O
some	O
heart	O
valve	O
defects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
Thermo	O
is	O
a	O
temporal	O
artery	O
thermometer	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
16-sensor	O
array	O
to	O
deliver	O
fast	O
and	O
accurate	O
temperature	O
readings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thermometer	O
displays	O
the	O
temperature	O
,	O
storing	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
analyzed	O
and	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
accompanying	O
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
allows	O
smartphone	B-Application
users	O
to	O
log	O
readings	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
symptoms	O
and	O
medication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
has	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
called	O
Health	O
Mate	O
that	O
connects	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
devices	O
and	O
shows	O
activity	O
and	O
sleep	O
trends	O
over	O
time	O
in	O
graphs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	B-Application
also	O
tracks	O
weight	O
,	O
heart	O
rate	O
,	O
blood	O
pressure	O
and	O
more	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
enters	O
the	O
data	O
or	O
owns	O
a	O
Withings	B-Application
smart	O
scale	O
or	O
blood	O
pressure	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	O
Mate	O
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Withings	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
business-to-business	O
products	O
for	O
healthcare	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Withings	B-Application
Med	O
Pro	O
Data	O
allows	O
third	O
parties	O
like	O
healthcare	O
providers	O
collect	O
data	O
from	O
Withings	B-Application
 '	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
RPM	O
(	O
formerly	O
Med	O
Pro	O
Care	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
wellness	O
of	O
patients	O
by	O
healthcare	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
also	O
produces	O
Aura	O
,	O
a	O
smart	O
alarm	O
clock	O
with	O
sensors	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
sleep	O
programs	O
to	O
help	O
induce	O
sleep	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
light	O
and	O
sound	O
programs	O
to	O
gently	O
wake	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
previously	O
produced	O
a	O
home	O
monitoring	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
Withings	B-Application
Home	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
they	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withings	B-Application
has	O
an	O
in-house	O
research	O
body	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
accelerating	O
the	O
connected	B-Application
health	I-Application
revolution	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
in-house	O
research	O
and	O
academic	O
partnerships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Institute	O
has	O
published	O
several	O
research	O
papers	O
on	O
various	O
topics	O
,	O
and	O
Withings	B-Application
products	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
numerous	O
clinical	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
