Many elderly people are living alone or widowed. When accidental falls or sudden illnesses occur, they need timely assistance. There are still many elderly people with Alzheimer's disease who will be lost and cannot find their way home. Many startups have designed products for the elderly.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by the end of 2015, the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease in China will exceed 10 million. The number of elderly people with partial disability and total disability will reach 40 million. The increasing number of empty nesters, demented elderly and disabled seniors has become the main reason why many manufacturers have entered the field of elderly wearables.
The reporter took stock of the smart hardware designed for the "Sunset Red" industry:
1. Sugar Doctor Blood Glucose Meter 2.0
Sugar Doctor Blood Glucose Meter Version 2.0
On November 19th, Tencent Sugar Doctor blood glucose meter officially launched version 2.0. Compared with the previous generation products, the most important function update is the remote diagnosis service provided by the doctor of Lilac Garden.
In addition, Tencent and Zhongan Insurance will provide a total of 200 million yuan in insurance coverage for 10,000 blood glucose meters, as well as a similar game reward program called “Sweet Beckhamâ€, in which patients will receive The basic insured amount of 1000 pieces, each time the blood sugar test is normal, 100 pieces of insurance amount will be added. If the blood sugar is not normal, the certain amount of insurance will be lost.
Tencent’s investment is behind Zhong’an Insurance and Sugar Doctor. The domestic medical health website Clove Garden received Tencent's investment of 70 million US dollars last year. At that time, Tencent said that the clove garden would cooperate with the platform including WeChat.
This blood glucose meter is priced at 299 yuan. The first generation of blood glucose meters sold 200,000 units.
2. GPS smart shoes
Smart leather shoes
On November 19, 2015, according to Xinhua News, in order to prevent the elderly suffering from cognitive impairment, a Japanese elderly rental business company recently launched a leather shoe equipped with a satellite positioning system (GPS).
As shown in the figure, a small GPS chip with a mobile phone network built into the left heel of the shoe can be positioned by a smartphone or a computer. After sharing the ID and password of the dedicated website, family members, acquaintances and caregivers can track the location information.
The R&D company has had three searches for unexplained cognitive impairment tenants. Even if it is equipped with a GPS pendant or mobile phone, the elderly often forget to carry when they go out. Later, the old man was sure to wear shoes when he went out. The company realized the commercialization of GPS shoes in September this year.
3. Wearable medical alarm device - Everthere
Wearable medical alarm device
This is an alarm product from AT&T, a US carrier that supports wearing on lanyards, clips and straps.
EverThere can detect if the wearer has fallen, and automatically sends an alert to the emergency dispatch center scheduled in advance and transmits the position of the match. AT&T has tightly integrated this device with its own mobile broadband network. After contacting the emergency dispatch center, GPS will locate the ambulance to the current location of the wearer and implement a quick rescue.
To improve the accuracy of detection and alarms, EverThere has two accelerometers, a magnetometer, a gyroscope, and a barometer. At the same time, there is a manual call button on the EverThere, a built-in hands-free handset, and a push-to-call call. The button activates and immediately sends the wearer's current location data. The built-in lithium polymer battery can be used continuously for up to 36 hours on a single charge.
4. GYENNO Rui meal: intelligent anti-shake spoon
Anti-shake spoon working principle diagram
For the elderly or children in life, there is often a hand shake when eating, and a spoon that focuses on intelligent anti-shake appears.
This smart anti-shake spoon launched a crowdfunding campaign on the maker planet in June this year. Starting with a small pain point, Gyenno is really thinking about how to improve the life of the hand-shake crowd.
It is technically resistant to the constant trembling of the hand, and the product has now raised $23,000.
Previously, Gyenno's Gyenno bracelet had raised 20,000 yuan in a minute in the world's third public platform Pozible. The founder Ren Kang hopes to change the mindset of the original works with many original artists. Manufacturing is not the same as the cottage.
The review has a lot of praise for this product. One user said that the team is constantly updating and perfecting the product: "My grandmother is a Parkinson patient. The peak hand shake value is definitely greater than 7cm. Usually, I can only wait for the medicine after eating, and I will not shake it for a while."
5. Tempo smart bracelet
Tempo smart bracelet
Tempo is a bracelet that records the daily life of the elderly through indoor positioning technology, and uses big data calculation to obtain statistical information. Once there is a large behavior fluctuation, it will send an alarm message to the preset mobile phone, so that the family members You can know the abnormality of the old man the first time.
The wristband also works with indoor lighthouses (or sensors) to track the movements of the user at home. This data is transmitted to the communications hub for analysis and triggers notifications on the guardian's mobile device or computer.
Tempo has a variety of sensors built in to monitor movement, sleep, heart rate and more. If the elderly forget to wear it, it will also send a notification reminder.
Currently, Tempo has raised nearly $2,800 on the crowdfunding platform fundable, with a retail price of around $170.
It should be pointed out that although many old-age intelligent hardware products are now working to solve a certain physiological defect of the elderly, with positioning, anti-lost function, etc., the user experience of many products is not good. The operating system needs to be optimized as much as possible according to the actual needs of the elderly, such as font size and ease of operation.
At the same time, the marketization of these entrepreneurial products will take time. Du Peng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences once pointed out in an interview with the media: "The problem of old-age care is a problem everyone must face. Now there are more and more empty-nest elderly people, and they need to use electronic equipment such as emergency calls and posture monitoring to timely the situation of the elderly. Notify the community or children. But it takes a long time for these facilities to become popular throughout the country."
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