Wyze announced today that it\u2019s launching the $33.99 Scale X, a refresh of its previous Wyze Scale. For the most part, it\u2019s a slightly cheaper but pretty standard smart scale. But the interesting thing is it includes new Baby, Pet, and Luggage modes so you can more easily measure other<\/em> things without having to do the math. <\/p>\n

It might seem like a silly thing. After all, anyone can whip out their phone to subtract a baby, pet, or suitcase\u2019s weight from their own. That said, doing the math for you is neat as it saves you from having to measure twice \u2014 once by yourself and once with the thing you\u2019re trying to actually measure. As someone who regularly has to wrangle a cranky 18-pound cat to see if his diet is working, eliminating the extra step would save time. It\u2019s one of those things where it\u2019s baffling that all<\/em> smart scales don\u2019t already do this.<\/p>\n

Wyze has also added a Pregnancy mode. That\u2019s because smart scales measure a rough estimate of your body composition via bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA). Basically, it sends a weak current to determine how much body fat, water, and lean mass a person has. However, that may not be suitable for pregnant people, so the Pregnancy Mode disables the electric current. It\u2019s also an issue for those with implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers. For those folks, there\u2019s also a Weight-Only mode. <\/p>\n