Bye bye Withings: French connected accessories switch to the Nokia brand

In April 2016, Nokia, the former Finnish giant
phonesannounced the acquisition of Withings, a French company
recognized in the sector of connected objects linked to health.

Nokia has just announced that the entire range ofWithings products will be
renamed under the name of the parent company, Nokia, during
next summer. At the same time, a new app will be launched
companion "Health Mate" redesigned anda new Patient platform
Careto bridge the gap between healthcare professionals and
patients.

The new appHealth Matewhich centralizes the data of
all Withings devices have been revised to make their use more
easy, especially for adding new devices and sharing progress
with family members. It will also includenew
coaching programswith goals to achieve.

In addition to this, Nokia launched three years ago, in the health sector
connected, the “Patient Care” initiative, which is similar to what
Apple with HealthKit. The Finnish firm is counting on the acquisition of Withings
to lead and accelerate its entry into the connected health market.

"Patient Care" allows, like Apple's HealthKit, to centralize data
health data retrieved from different Withings devices, such as the thermometer or
still the wireless blood pressure monitor, and to exploit them to improve or in all
cases monitor the health of users by transmitting them to professionals
health.

It remains to be seen whether the prices of Withings products under the Nokia brand will be
revised downwards or upwards. Answer, this summer.

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