Philips is joining the modern consumer health market, the company has announced from the floor of IFA in Berlin, Germany.

Built on the Philips HealthSuite Digital Platform, the company’s personal health programs will empower individuals to measure vital signs to understand how lifestyle choices affect their body; to set goals and monitor their progress; and to stay motivated with intelligent programs, developed with leading doctors and psychologists, responding to individual progress and making personalized recommendations. The programs meet the highest privacy and security standards, observing local laws such as the EU Privacy Directive and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Philips’ first personal health programs will go on sale in Germany in October 2015 and in other markets in 2016.Philips health measurement devices unveiled in Berlin include:

• The Philips health watch – a connected watch that includes optical heart rate sensor and accelerometer for lifestyle tracking. It is unique in that it is being designed as a medical device to help prevent or mitigate lifestyle-induced chronic conditions.
• The Philips upper arm blood pressure monitor – a tubeless, rechargeable device that allows users to measure their systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as the heart rate. It boasts an easy-to-read display with a large backlit screen.
• The Philips wrist blood pressure monitor – a smaller and easy-to-carry device that allows users to measure their systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as the heart rate. It is rechargeable via USB.
• The Philips body analysis scale – a device that measures weight, estimates body fat through Bio-Impedance Analysis, and calculates BMI. Supports the entire family with up to eight user profiles.
• The Philips ear thermometer – an easy-to-use device that allows you to accurately measure body temperature. Designed with adults, children and new-borns in mind for accurate results in two seconds.

All of these devices are Bluetooth enabled, connecting wirelessly to the Philips HealthSuite Health app so users can conveniently track their measurements over time. Also, all of them connect to secure, cloud-based data analysis. The first personal health programs will go on sale in Germany in October 2015 and in other markets in 2016.