BeamO “Thermometer of the Future” is now FDA cleared and available in the US

Health technology company Withings offered BeamOthe “thermometer of the future” at CES 2024. As of Thursday, it is now FDA-cleared and available for purchase in the United States. In addition to measuring your temperature, the thermometer’s sensors work as an EKG and stethoscope, allowing you to monitor the health of your heart and lungs.

For its part, the BeamO has two electrodes that, when held, perform a medically approved electrocardiogram in less than one minute. This information is displayed on the device’s LED screen in real time. It is intended for adults 22 years and older.

Along with a Withings Plus subscription, people in Europe and the US can use the EKG feature to take a heart scan, a remote heart health assessment performed by a cardiologist within 24 hours.

You can also perform auscultation (aka listening to sounds made by body organs), picking up sound waves of the chest or back to hear the heart and lungs through headphones. During a telehealth consultation, audio streaming enables the doctor to help you determine optimal placement of the device. This is similar to what a doctor does with a stethoscope. However, this feature is not intended for diagnosis or treatment, but rather for recording and sharing with the doctor.

Going back to basics, BeamO can also measure your body temperature through non-contact analysis of the temporal artery in your temple.

“These sensors record the electrical activity of the heart, in addition to measuring infrared radiation to interpret body temperature,” Xavier Debreuil, director of product research at Withings, said in a press release. “On the other hand, they capture sound waves to study the activity of the heart and lungs. All data is analyzed by artificial intelligence algorithms to identify anomalies.”

In order for the AI ​​algorithms to be able to identify anomalies or determine if these irregularities are connected to any of your other Withings devices, you will need a Withings Plus subscription. However, you don’t need this subscription for BeamO to tell you if your temperature or heartbeat is abnormal.

This data can be shared with your doctor through the secure HealthLink feature in the Withings app.

How much does BeamO cost?

BeamO is available now for $250 through Withings website. It comes with a free one-month subscription to Withings Plus and a free heart scan. In early 2026, you’ll also be able to purchase the device through Amazon and other select retailers.

A Withings Plus subscription is currently priced at $10 per month or $100 per year. The app itself is free, but with a Plus subscription, you also get a long-term health assessment, a weekly breakdown by health sector, an ECG-enabled cardiologist review every 90 days, an in-app chatbot, automatic trend detection, measurement insights, and a daily vitals bar that provides a breakdown of your body data.