Revolar Wearable: A recent study showed that one out of four women under the age of undergraduate studies is experiencing sexual assault in college. OR Revolutionar wants to do something about it by building one-button gear extraordinary need to alert friends or family when someone needs help.
In this way, the company hopes to be part of the growing new trend in the "wearable safety" market using innovations locationς και ασύρματης technologyς. Η εταιρεία πιστεύει ότι πιθανές εφαρμογές της μπορούν να βοηθήσουν όχι μόνο τις γυναίκες που δέχονται επίθεση αλλά και ευπαθείς ομάδες. Η συσκευή της Revolar μπορεί να φορεθεί κάτω από τα ρούχα ή σε ένα μπρελόκ.
The idea came from Revolar's Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ros, a 25 from Latin America who thought to fight rape using worn technology. The demonstration of the device will take place at the TechStars stand at International CES 2016.
The device has a hollow button that guides your thumb, so you can press it without looking at it. You can assign Revolar to your smartphone via a Bluetooth connection.
Next, define preferred contacts. With one touch, the mini device sends a "yellow signal" to the contacts you have set up for emergencies, and gives them your location.
It alerts them to arrive at particular situations, such as a small car accident, a sudden illness, or feelings of discomfort in a social event. It can send the alert very discreetly, without knowing that you have sent a request for help, Ros told VB.
If you press Revolar quickly twice, it sends a "red alert" and lets your loved ones know that you are in an emergency and that they should contact 911 (100) on your behalf.
The device is not only useful for those in immediate need protections, said Ros. The device's red alerts could also help anyone who has had a severe allergic reaction or needs help due to a fall or injury.
To avoid false alarms, the company has designed the product for differentiated alerts. The hollow button also helps a lot not to press it accidentally.
