We live in a world of health tracking, but that usually involves a range of different devices to keep tabs on metrics. Those who are super into health tracking might have a sleep-tracking device, a smart scale, a smartwatch, and more. But what if there were one device that could pull in all that data, analyze it, and help you actually make use of it? That's the goal behind the new Withings Omnia Smart Mirror, which is built to your health metrics, track trends, and even offer feedback using an AI voice assistant.
The mirror isn’t actually available — in fact, it’s just a concept for now. But the idea is still pretty cool, and I had a chance to see it at CES 2025.
A statement piece
The Withings Omnia is far from understated. In fact, it’s huge – and unless you have a monster of a bathroom, you probably wouldn’t want it in its current iteration. That’s certainly not to say it’s ugly – on the contrary, it actually looks stunning. It’s built with a large glass panel, though that glass isn’t quite as light as a typical mirror, presumably to allow for the display tech built into it.
That big glass panel is connected to a large scale at the bottom, which offers similar functionality to some of the company’s higher-end smart scales.
The display panel is bright and easy to read, and it’s actually pretty neat. The behind-glass display tech is nothing groundbreaking, but it’s still pretty neat to see writing and little widgets pop up on the screen when you step up to the mirror.
Tying things together
For the demo, before stepping on the mirror, I selected between three modes: sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation (Afib), and managing menopause. As someone who has had Afib and eventually had surgery for it, I chose the latter mode.
As a basic concept, the data that appeared on the screen when I stepped on the scale wasn’t unique to me – it was generic data that was simply used as part of the demo. That makes sense – you wouldn’t want the mirror exposing health information to everyone at CES, let alone the fact that for every demo, users would have to take off their shoes and socks so the scale could track things like body composition and heart health.
That base will measure things like your weight, body composition, heart rate, other heart-related metrics, and more. It can take an EKG (though a single EKG isn’t as useful as being able to take one any time you want with a watch). On top of that, it's built to pull in information from other health trackers that you use, including smartwatches and more advanced monitors.
That’s perhaps the most useful part of the concept – a way to tie together all your health data and offer recommendations based on it. There are other companies trying to do the same thing, but Withings goes a step further by offering to connect you to specialists if it finds anything in your health data.
There’s nothing about a mirror that requires that, though. In fact, if I had to bet, I would assume that if this central data concept does get released, it will be in the form of an update to the app rather than a hardware product since the same data can already be collected by current Withings scales and third-party trackers.
Still, I do like the concept of a central health station in your home – but maybe that health station needs to be digital rather than physical.
