Japan Corporate News Network is reporting that Japanese manufacturer Omron Healthcare has announced on July 5th that it will bring to market the KaradaScan Check HBF-357, a consumer version of its KaradaScan body composition monitor.
Some details from the press release:
The HBF-357 can display body weight, the levels of skeletal muscle, body fat and visceral fat, basal metabolism, BMI (body mass index), visceral fat rate, and body age.
The company will also release the HBF-356, a lower-price version, on the same day. The HBF-356 can display body weight, the levels of body fat and visceral fat, basal metabolism, and BMI.
The products are likely to retail for 10,000 yen ($90) and 8,000 yen ($72), respectively.
Omron Healthcare website…