Newline Digital Talking Bathroom Scale

The Newline Digital Talking Bathroom Scale is a great bathroom scale for bathrooms, especially for people who have weak vision. The talking scale clearly announces your weight in pounds or in kilograms. It starts with user-friendly greetings with no programming required; all you have to do is tap the scale lightly with your foot in order to “wake” it up. It will then say, “Please wait,” followed by “OK, please step on the scale” after about one second. When you step on it, a loud and clear female voice will announce your weight up to a tenth of a pound or kilogram while displaying the results on the large LED readout.

It will automatically shut off after 10 seconds of not being in use. If you do not wish to have the voice activated, you can turn it off. The scale comes in a contemporary glass design that makes it easy to clean while still being sturdy. Of course, it has to be used on a hard flat surface, with carpeted surfaces found to distort its accuracy. It runs on 2 AAA batteries which are not included based on National Security transportation rules.

Product Specifications and Features:

This digital talking scale comes with a true voice indication and auto reading of data;

It turns on automatically when tapped;

It shuts off automatically after 10 seconds of idle to save energy;

It is ideal for the vision-impaired or those with weak eyesight;

It can weigh in lbs or kgs up to 440 lbs or 200 kg.

Newline Digital Talking Bathroom Scale Review:

The customers who reviewed this talking bathroom scale gave it an average rating of 3.5 stars, with over half of them giving it 4.0 stars and 5.0 stars. They found it to be perfect for the vision-impaired; one of the buyers bought it for her daughter who was blind. The voice was found to be nice and not irritating, unlike those that were usually found on talking equipment. Its being activated when bumped with one’s foot was also considered easier than searching for a button to press. It was also found to be visually classy, and the glass reportedly felt nice on bare feet. Other users also found it better than expected, with the audio loud and clear and easy to understand. One user who gave it 5.0 stars said that it was a bit frustrating to have to kick it to turn it on, especially for blind users, but he did admit it was just a suggestion that perhaps they could have made it to turn on automatically when stepped on the first time. One buyer who bought it for her mother who had muscular degeneration said she loved it and would weigh herself several times a day, finding it to be a novelty item.

Those who were dissatisfied with the scale reported receiving scales that would not work after some time, with one of the units failing after the first battery change about five months after first receiving it. One of them commented that he found the scale largely inaccurate.

However, since there were only minimal negative product reviews, it would seem that the users who complained simply got defective units. As such we would still happily recommend this digital talking bathroom scale for anyone, especially those who have weak eyesight. It will certainly make weighing yourself much easier!