There are inventions that make life better, like iPhones and the Slap Chop. There are inventions that make life worse, like the fat substitute Olestra (may cause anal leakage!). And then there are inventions that are sort of terrible and awesome at the same time. Like, for example, the world’s first Twitter-enabled bathroom scale.

When the Withings bathroom scale was first released a month or so ago, it was billed as the world’s first WiFi-enabled bathroom scale. It sends updates to your private webpage or iPhone, allowing you to track your ups and downs in an easy and convenient way. Which all sounds kind of handy, if potentially frustrating at times.

But the good folks at Withings didn’t stop there. The next logical step, it seems, was to create a scale programmed to send your weight out via tweet every time you step on the scale. Oh, and it will also send out your latest Body Mass Index details, too.

But if you think your BMI is TMI, you don’t have to use the Twitter and WiFi functions on the scale. They can be toggled on and off, most likely as the weight comes on and off. Lose a few pounds? Twitter that result. Put on a bit from too much leftover Halloween candy? Well then just turn off the tweet function, and get chubby in peace. Or better yet, do what I do and just avoid scales, mirrors and tight clothing until, oh, around March.

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Tags: Technology, Twitter, Withings

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