I have found out that this person’s Twitter handle is @SedHutch. I guess I will try to install Twitter on my phone, I do have an account, but just haven’t found much use for it so far, as far as I am concerned it has the potential of being just another time-waster, but I guess in some ways it could be useful.
Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 9:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Withings transitions to Nokia: all Withings device owners should contact them now to lobby for better accessibility X since Nokia is now in the business of making android phones, let us hope that they remain platform agnostic when it comes to this aspect of their business, i.e. the health stuff. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2017, at 9:26 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: Hi List, I just received an email with news I hadn’t heard before. Apparently Withings merged with or was bought out by Nokia and this summer the transition from Withings to Nokia will take place. Below is an article about this. At this point the Withings Healthmate app is more or less accessible, but can definitely do with improvements. I own a Withings “Body” smartscale as well as the Withings “Thermo” body thermometer. The thermometer actually has its own app, again it’s accessible but with a few challenges. I hope that maybe down the road all Withings devices will be supported by a single app and I think now is a good time for all of us who own Withings devices to contact the company and make sure they don’t forget accessibility, it would be a shame if Nokia released a new app which would make all these investmenet into previously accessible devices worthless if the app becomes inaccessible. Hopefully it will become much more accessible, but instead of waiting to see if this happens please join me in requesting this. One statement in the article jumped out at me “You can be sure that our priority remains the same: empowering you to live a healthier life”. Let’s all remind Withings and Nokia that that “you” also includes millions of people and users of such devices who have physical disabilities and in some way especially that group should be a priority for a company who makes health and medical devices. The article was written by somebody called “Cédric Hutchings”, when I clicked on his/her name I found out that he/she is “VP of Digital Health at Nokia & co-founder Withings. Passionate about health, wellness, and beautiful, useful things”. I will try to obtain a contact email for this person, if some of you who are more active on Twitter can find out how to tweet this person please post it here. Below now the article: Last year Withings joined Nokia with a shared vision: to help you take care of your health with beautiful devices that fit seamlessly into everyday life. We are excited to announce that in early summer 2017, our award-winning range of products will transition to the Nokia brand. Nokia is a global brand synonymous with innovation, connectivity and great design—values that Withings shares. The name change is just the beginning. We aim to take our vision of connected health even further with a number of exciting developments that will start rolling out this summer. We can’t wait to share with you a complete redesign of our Health Mate app featuring unique coaching programs, and the debut of our Patient Care solution, which revolutionizes the relationship between caregivers and patients. You can be sure that our priority remains the same: empowering you to live a healthier life. Existing Withings products will continue to be supported with updates and improvements, all your data will still be available in our apps, and our team is committed to providing you with the best quality of service possible. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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