Withings' FDA-cleared smart thermometer does more than take your temp - what's new

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ZDNET's key takeaways 

• Withings' BeamO smart thermometer received FDA clearance Thursday. 
• It can take your body temperature and data on heart and lung health. 
• It's available on Withings' website and coming to other retailers next year. 

The latest thermometers are ditching mercury and replacing it with high-tech sensors instead. One smart thermometer, developed by French health technology company Withings, received FDA clearance on Thursday. 

The Withings BeamO "thermometer of the future" not only takes a person's temperature. It can also perform a medically certified electrocardiogram and an auscultation for monitoring heart and lung health in less than a minute. 

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"BeamO brings access to key vital signs, typically measured during medical consultations, into everyday life. All this new data on the heart ...