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This is also a pretty expensive system. And we'd love it even more if it was wireless ... But if you've been told to monitor your blood pressure, have a family history of hypertension, or are just a quantified-self type into life tracking this is a pretty amazing device.

It’s a simple, accurate way to track your health from home, and for less than the cost of a single uninsured doctor visit, it could even save your life.

If you already have a Withings Wi-Fi scale, you might want to choose the Withings blood pressure monitor, so you can coordinate your weight and body fat measurements with your blood pressure readings and see them all on one graph together.

Having used a lot of less expensive cuffs in the past, I can't say that the Withing monitor is going to give you any more accuracy or make your BP magically go down, but it does make keeping track of your blood pressure history a snap.

It will appeal most to cash-flush iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad users looking for an attractively designed blood pressure testing system with long-term result tracking and statistical integration with other Withings devices.

Though the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor is $129.95, for those who already own the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale or those who prefer the elegant Wi-Fi syncing mechanism and general all-around superior software, the Withings monitor is the more suitable choice.