The thermometer can't automatically associate readings with users, this has to be done manually on the thermometer, but it also can be done in the app and is accessible. The problem with body temperature is that there can be no auto recognition, every human being has more or less the same body temp ande of course there are natural fluctuations during the day and when you are sick.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of gs Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 3:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Withings Thermo body thermometer - another great Apple Store experience I just bought the scale and it seems to work well. However, I would caution that the app is not as accessible as some might like. True, the measurements can be shared with Apple Health and the app can be used with some labeling and experimentation. It's not a deal breaker for me since I can access the information I need. I am probably going to buy the thermometer as well now that I've had success with the scale. The only thing that concerns me about the thermometer is how it works with multiple users. The scale does a good job of associating measurements with the proper user since my weight differs significantly from the other member of my household. How does the thermometer handle this? I can probably get that information from the site but it's really my only concern at this point. On Nov 3, 2016, at 10:25 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: Hi Listers, I just wanted to briefly post about a new gadget I purchased from the Apple Store while I was here in Calgary. The item is the Withings Thermo Smart Thermometer meant to measure body temperature. It is rather on the expensive side at $109 Canadian (it is $99 US on the Withings website and from what I saw it’s the same on Amazon). Of course this actually means we are getting a good deal here in Canada since $99 US at the current exchange rate is about $135 Canadian. Anyhow, it does seem to be a very nice device, the app is mostly accessible although a few times during the setup I had to find a “Next” button by touch since I couldn’t swipe to it and it can be integrated with the Health app so that your body temperature measurements appear there. I was hoping I could also take a look at another thermometer from “Kinsa”, it is an in-ear thermometer which is only $69 Canadian, but they didn’t have it in stock and I like the fact that with the Withings you just swipe it across your forehead and you can be about half an inch away from the skin not even touching and it still works. The girl who helped me at first showed me the box, I asked if there were any way for me to actually feel it and she had no problem opening the box. I then mentioned that given the relatively high price there was still the risk that the app may not be accessible and she promptly said why don’t we pair it with your phone and try it out. You can pair this via Bluetooth or WiFi and since I didn’t want to try to do this over the open Apple wireless network at the store we did bluetooth. At first we had a heck of a time to get it to work. She then went in the back and said she wanted to talk to one fo their guys who might know a lot more about it. They came back 5 minutes later and he told me he owned the product himself and then showed me how to use it successfully. The thermometer does have a display and you can assign measurements to different family members, but you can also do this in the app and it all is quite accessible. We wre also able to enable this in the Health app, but in order to do so we had to use the search feature in the Health app and search for “body temperature” and add this to the favourites screen so it’s there and easy to find. The results definitely seem to be accurate and you can of course set the Thermo to display in Celsius or Fahrenheit and it’s pretty cool how fast it does this. You basically start about in the middle of your forehead and swipe either to the left or right to about your tempel, do it nice and slow and by the time you get there the Thermo vibrates which means the measurement was taken. All in all the experience at the Apple Store was fantastic, the service outstanding and I ended up buying two of them since the manager of my retail store and his girl-friend just had a baby and I thought this would make a good present. They received tons of clothing from friends and babies do after all get sick and it’s a good thing to have a good thermometer to check their temperature. Of course if any of you guys are out on a date you can always bring it and swipe it across your dates forehead to see how “hot” she is *bad joke*. Finally, below is a link for the product on the Withings website: http://www.withings.com/us/en/products/thermo If anybody owns one of the Kinsa in-ear thermometers maybe they can post their experience and feedback since it is a less expensive option. I think the next health and fitness item on our list is the Withings smart scale, it seems to be one of the better ones out there compared to the other major brands such as Fitbit, Qardio and so on. 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