Blog
Notes from the team building Soma, on the science, the instrument and the choices we make.
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Apple Watch vs Whoop, and what a weekly scan adds
What Apple Watch and Whoop read around the clock, which features the FDA has cleared, what they cost and where a weekly whole-body scan fits.
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How Soma compares with Neko Health
Neko Health opened its first US clinic in New York on September 24. What its one-hour scan covers, what Soma Axon is being built to do every week and where each one fits.

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Oura vs Ultrahuman, and what a weekly scan adds
What Oura Ring 5 and Ultrahuman Ring PRO read and cost, where Ultrahuman stands in the US after its patent fight with Oura and where a weekly scan fits.
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Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds
What Withings BodyScan 2 reads that the 2023 Body Scan doesn't, what each costs, what the FDA has cleared and where a weekly whole-body scan fits.
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Know thyself
What the maxim inscribed at Delphi meant to the Greeks and Romans who read it, and why we took it as Soma's mission.

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The same instrument, every week
Your weight, your blood pressure and your pulse all shift with the hour and the device. Why Soma Axon reads you in one closed pod, the same way each week.
