Mirror, mirror, who’s the healthiest of them all?

  • January 21, 2025
  • Steve Rogerson

French connected-health firm Withings showed at this month’s CES in Las Vegas an AI-powered smart mirror for providing actionable insights and a holistic view of health.

Called Omnia, the conceptual product is designed to provide users with an interactive 360-degree view of their vital indicators.

The interconnected nature of health means changes in one system of the body can ripple through and influence others, highlighting the critical need to understand correlations between biomarkers. Omnia, currently in development, is poised to change health management by leveraging AI to aggregate, analyse and interpret key indicators such as heart health, nutrition trends, body composition, lung function, activity tracking and sleep quality.

It can demystify these complex relationships in an engaging and intuitive way. By delivering clear, actionable insights and personalised recommendations, it can help users make targeted lifestyle changes that improve their overall health. This shifts the focus from reactive health management to proactive, informed decision-making.

Omnia has a sleek, mirrored interface equipped with voice commands, a 3D body model and a connected base with health sensors. It conducts daily in-depth health scans by seamlessly integrating data from Withings’ ecosystem of hyper-connected devices – including smartwatches, scales, blood pressure monitors, sleep trackers, and mattress and bathroom sensors – alongside weight, heart health and metabolic health scans from its base.

Users can access all these insights in one place via the interactive mirror. Not only does it present data at a glance, but it also informs and educates users, empowering them to take control of their health.

Paired with an empathetic AI vocal companion, it can transform health management into an engaging, immersive experience. The companion offers real-time feedback, answers questions and provides motivation.

Daily scans deliver insights into heart, lungs, weight, sleep, activity and nutrition. The immersive mirror acts as a visual gateway to health metrics, providing actionable insights. The voice assistant offers real-time feedback, answers to questions, motivation and guidance. It can connect with healthcare professionals for virtual consultations and asynchronous assessments.

Health metrics include an ECG with AFib detection, overnight heart rate, irregular rhythm notifications, resting heart rate, vascular age and blood pressure. It measures muscle-to-fat ratio, water mass, bone mass, visceral fat and weight trends.

Activity tracking include steps, calories burned, VO2 max, elevations, workout, recovery heart rate and body temperature variations. On nutrition, it provides pH, ketone trends, specific gravity and vitamin C analysis.

Sleep quality information includes apnoea detection in Europe, interruptions, sleep stages and recovery.

Omnia (www.withings.com/us/en/landing/omnia) highlights the intricate relationships between various health factors, enabling users to see how improving areas such as sleep, nutrition or activity can positively impact heart health or metabolic function. By providing this panoramic perspective, it makes health monitoring more relevant, engaging, and actionable.

Early identification of irregular trends in blood pressure, heart rate or sleep patterns can prompt timely medical intervention, potentially preventing more serious conditions. Similarly, precise tracking of nutrition and body composition helps users refine their habits for long-term health benefits.

“Omnia embodies Withings’ vision of the future, highlighting the interconnected nature of health and making the invisible visible to help individuals transform the way they manage their personal health,” said Eric Carreel, president of Withings. “By seamlessly analysing a wide array of vital health parameters, Omnia provides an unparalleled understanding of how the body’s systems interact. This holistic perspective enables users to proactively maintain their health while identifying subtle anomalies early, often before they escalate into larger concerns. At Withings, we believe empowering individuals with such insights is key to fostering longer, healthier lives. With Omnia, we’re not just monitoring health, we’re giving people the tools to shape it.”

Some of Omnia’s features including clinician reviews and AI guidance will be available on the Withings app this year.

Withings (www.withings.com) created the first smart scale in 2009 and has been a pioneer in connected health ever since. Its clinically validated range is used by millions worldwide and includes smart scales, hybrid watches, blood pressure monitors and sleep analysers.