Gear News of the Week: Withings Launches Its Pee Scanner, and Samsung Shows Off a Trifold Phone

a few weeks Previously, the bathroom and plumbing company Kohler Decoder’s DebutA health and wellness sensor that sits in your toilet bowl and records signs of your gut health and hydration. Now, Withings has introduced U-Scan. First shown at CES in 2023U-scan Also Sits inside the toilet bowl. A thermal sensor detects when a fresh, er, sample is being deposited. U-Scan takes a small sample and analyzes it on site with tiny biochemical sensors inside an exchangeable cartridge.

There are two separate U-scans. U-Scan Nutrio analyzes your diet, checking biomarkers like bio-acidity, hydration status and ketone levels, which show that you’re burning body fat instead of sugar. U-Scan Calci also tests for calcium, which is a sign that you may have kidney stones. The results are then transmitted via Wi-Fi to the Withings app.

Cartridges are replaceable, and the sensor comes with a docking station for cleaning and recharging the sensor. The purchase of U-Scan comes with a complimentary Subscription to Withings+The company’s upgraded app, which also includes a free consultation with a nutritionist.

U-Scan packages start at $380, which come with one U-Scan, either Nutrio or Calci, a cartridge, and two to four weekly scans (each cartridge lasts about 2.5 months). For more intensive monitoring, the intensive package contains two cartridges for five to seven weekly measurements. Replacement cartridges are $100 for one cartridge or $180 for two, and Withings automatically ships the cartridges to you, depending on which package you select. U-Scan is now available here Withings.com. We will test it soon. – Adrienne is

Samsung brings its browser to Windows and teases a trifold phone

Samsung has long offered its own browser on its smartphones—Samsung InternetBut now the app Finally available On other platforms: Windows. Considered by Samsung Windows laptop And Android phoneThe move allows users of the company’s browser to share their browsing history and bookmarks between phones and laptops, and if you have Saved password With Samsung Pass, you can use it to autofill passwords on websites.

The company is taking this opportunity to bring some Galaxy AI features, including Browsing Assist, which lets you instantly summarize webpages or translate them into another language. Samsung says its browser also blocks third-party web trackers and has a privacy dashboard that lets you see what’s been blocked.

Samsung Internet for PC is currently only available as a beta, but anyone in the US or South Korea on Windows 11 or Windows 10 (version 1809 and above) You can download now.