When it was revealed earlier this month that Withings would require new users to subscribe to a Withings Plus subscription to sync heath data from the company's devices to third-party apps, Tom Anthony, who was already fed up with the Withings mobile app which they describe as a "bloated mess," became motivated to "free" their scales.
Anthony's solution was to create an open source project called YourOwnWeigh that reroutes your data away from Withings' servers so it can be wirelessly synced to other apps and platforms for free. You can read more about the project on GitHub where you'll also find quick start guides on how to get YourOwnWeigh … Read the full story at The Verge.