CES 2023: Withings U-Scan, the first hands-free home urine lab

 

Wired, 1/6/2023

Pee with confidence

Wrist-based fitness trackers have their place, but they can’t tell you if you’re drinking enough water or eating enough vegetables. The Withings U-Scan can. This small, unobtrusive pebble sits inside your toilet and uses a selection of interchangeable cartridges to measure the basic biomarkers in your urine. Each cartridge measures a different marker, and each one requires a separate paid subscription to use. The U-Scan will debut with two cartridge types—one for general wellness markers like pH and ketone levels, and one that will monitor hormone levels to track a female’s monthly cycle. The device goes on sale later this year in Europe for £500 (around $594), plus those monthly subscriptions. Of course, unlike a wrist-based fitness tracker, the U-Scan works on the assumption that you mostly pee at home. But nowadays, that seems like a reasonably safe bet.

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Neubie, the self-driving robot from Neubility.  (12/28/2022)

Volkswagen ID Aero electric vehicle.  (12/28/2022)

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Loona petbot.  (1/2/2023)

Bespoke AI wall oven.  (1/4/2023)

Lenovo dual-screen laptop.  (1/6/2023)

Kohler $16,000 stillness bathrub.  (1/6/2023)

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Asus 3D laptop.  (1/6/2023)