Withings is launching the $599 ScanWatch Nova on Tuesday, which is a hybrid smartwatch that mixes options first seen within the firm’s $350 ScanWatch 2 with a extra luxurious look.
Among the many options the ScanWatch Nova brings over from the ScanWatch 2 embrace 24/7 temperature monitoring together with FDA-cleared sensors for blood oxygen and ECG. Withings says the temperature sensor can be utilized to point the onset of sickness or to sign overheating throughout a exercise.
The ScanWatch Nova contains 24/7 temperature monitoring.
The primary manner the Nova units itself aside is with its diver watch aesthetic, which features a ceramic and stainless-steel rotating bezel, water resistance at 10 ATM and sapphire glass with anti-reflection coating. The ScanWatch Nova 2 comes with each an Oyster steel wristband and an FKM wristband — with the latter supposed to be extra snug to put on throughout train.
Telephone notifications on the watchface are displayed utilizing an OLED grayscale display screen, and Withings says the watch’s battery ought to final 30 days. When a cost is required, the Nova comes with a USB-C cable and could be absolutely recharged in two hours. The watch syncs with each the iPhone and Android units utilizing the corporate’s Withings app.
Withings is first promoting the ScanWatch Nova instantly on its web site and plans to have it obtainable in retail beginning in January.
