Ever wanted to be able to keep better tabs on your health, or know when you’re ovulating without having to go to the doctor or send lab results away? Well, urine luck!
At CES 2023, Withings (Wee-Things?) unveiled the U-Scan, a hockey ball-shaped device that sits inside your toilet bowl and analyzes your pee, then sends the results via Bluetooth to a smartphone app.
When it’s time to go, sit on a porcelain throne and let it crack; Your current flows through the U-Scan and into a small hole in the device; Then a small pump pushes a sample into the test chamber, where a cartridge looks at what’s in your urine.
The company initially fired three cartridges. One is for women who want to track their menstrual cycles; The second provides more indicators of general health, such as fluid balance, protein and vegetable balance, and vitamin C levels. (The third cartridge is for professionals who want to conduct medical studies.) Each cartridge should last about three months, according to the company. The battery in the U-Scan also lasts the same amount of time; To recharge it, you open one side and plug in the USB cable.
In addition to urinalysis, the Withings app will also make recommendations to fix any perceived deficiencies in your diet, such as eating more vegetables or drinking more water.
U-Scan is a whiz at knowing who’s on the pot; A temperature sensor can tell if urine or water is flowing, and a radar sensor can detect the speed and distance of the stream — the company recommends men sit, rather than stand, to use the device.
The U-Scan is slated to launch first in Europe and then in the US later this year. The device will cost $499 and ship with one cartridge. Replacement cartridges will cost $90 each, but you’ll be able to sign up for a subscription, so you’ll be paying $30 per month. This is one way to waste your money, unless you have a golden shower.
Because we live in such magical times, Withings isn’t the only company announcing a new urinalysis device at CES; Vivoo, which makes home kits, is releasing its own toilet clip device that also looks at your urine for things like water levels, magnesium, pH, protein, and sodium.
You insert one of the company’s urine test strips (which cost about $10 each) into the device, do your business, and then an optical reader interprets the results and sends them to a smartphone app. However, based on the image provided to Vivoo Engadget (Opens in a new tab)It is a larger device that is placed outside the toilet.
Be sure to follow all of our CES 2023 coverage for more news and leaks like this.
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