Tanita's BC-1000 Body Composition Monitor wirelessly sends embarrassing weight details

Remember all those ANT+ wireless peripherals that were supposed to come flooding out after the introduction of Garmin's FR60 Fitness Watch? We suppose said flood has to start somewhere, and this is it. Tanita's BC-1000 Body Composition Monitor is hardly more than a sophisticated scale, designed to hold humans for just moments at a time while collecting measurements on muscle mass, overall physique, daily caloric intake, metabolic age, bone mass and visceral fat. From there, the unit can either send those details wireless to the aforesaid watch, or it can beam them to any PC with an appropriate dongle. The device is slated to ship this summer for $279.99 with a USB stick or $399.99 with an FR60 watch.

[fiq Posted Mar 19th 2009 12:57AM]

Will it lock the internet-connected fridge if you're not losing weight fast enough?

[Freefalll Posted Mar 19th 2009 1:29AM]

No, but it will you give you an electric shock everything you think of fast food

[Freefalll Posted Mar 19th 2009 1:31AM]

everything = every time

[Grabbydad Posted Mar 19th 2009 1:17AM]

Weight update! Your fat and you need to loose weight. How do you do that? I can't tell you that. You just need to loose more. Get to work. No, Diet Soda is not good.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2009 2:23AM]

For 100 dollars I would pick this up. Paying several hundred dollars for a scale is a bit much.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2009 3:43AM]

Hey I have a digital scale at home, anyone know how to make it wireless??

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2009 7:08AM]

Buy one at www.youw8.com. Uk version will be available soon

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2009 10:13AM]

I wonder why they couldn't make it bluetooth. All these useless proprietary gadgets that don't fit everywhere.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2009 10:52AM]

So for the price of a wii fit and a wii you can get a scale that sends weight to a watch? I'd rather just use the wii fit and get more use out it.