e-pill CADEX Platinum offers a fashionable medical alert device for the ladies

cadex-alertWhen it comes to the world of wearable tech, I am quite sure that most of us would be more familiar with the likes of Google Glass than anything else. After all, this is the pair of smart glasses that lets you record video while you are on the move, in addition to pulling up data right there and then by speaking to it without having to have to deal with a virtual keyboard or otherwise. Are there other kinds of wearable tech out there which would also be worth wearing? This is what the e-pill CADEX Platinum is all about, where this medical alert bracelet oozes with fashionable intent right from the first glance, making life-saving practicality having never looked so good before.

Stefan Solvell President and Manager of Boston based e-pill Medication Reminders, said, “The device has the ability to speak for the patient when they cannot speak for themselves in case of an emergency. This watch is a modern medical alert bracelet that combines practicality with style.”

This particularly easy-to-use medication reminder is a snap to make use of home, work, or while you are traveling, as it can be worn casually or if you so desire, to more formal events without making it look out of place as a regular timepiece. Just in the event that there happens to be an emergency, the e-pill CADEX Platinum watch will be able to stash critical health information which is able to help out medical personnel identify the patient, figure out the kind of medications they take, their allergies or conditions, and other relevant information.

This wearable will visibly communicate both conditions and critical information on the watch face. A Rolex or Tag Heuer might be a whole lot more precious in terms of monetary value at first, but when you compare that to one’s life? It is indispensable. Expect the e-pill CADEX Platinum watch to retail for $110 a pop right now during the promotional period before the price hits $150 later.

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UPDATED: Fin, The Bluetooth Ring That Turns Your Hand Into A Wireless Controller, Hits Its Funding Goal

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Back at CES in January, TechCrunch met Fin, the Bluetooth ring that went on to become one of our Hardware Battlefield finalists. Fin, which turns your hand into a wireless controller for smartphones, TVs, and other connected devices, just reached its $100,000 Indiegogo goal. Now Fin is aiming for its stretch goal of $150,000, which will make the ring available for a discounted price to visually impaired people.

Fin is worn on your thumb and has a tiny optical sensor that detects movements, allowing you to send commands to connected devices with a few swipes and taps of your fingers. As TechCrunch’s Greg Kumparak described when he wrote about the device’s prototype in January, you can turn down your phone’s volume by swiping your thumb down your index finger or skip the current track by swiping your thumb across the palm of your opposite hand. In the future, creator RHL Vision wants to use biometrics to assign a different behavior to each segment of your finger, basically turning them into buttons.

Fin is one of the coolest wearable devices out there because it makes you look like you have magical powers. But the ring is also very useful, especially for people with visual or motor impairments. RHL Vision says that Fin can potentially help more than 285 million visually impaired people interact more smoothly with technology. If it reaches its stretch goal, the company will make its ring available for $59 to blind people.

To get a sense of a visually impaired person can use Fin, take a look at this video, in two users talk about how Fin helps them control their smartphones and tablets without struggling to see controls on their touchscreens.

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Apple creating a wearable device is definitely not too far off from reality. Yesterday, we saw a patent application from Apple on a wearable display. Apple’s watch accessories for the iPod Nano have become very popular and who knows, they could create a small wearable device to complement the iPhone like many of the current hand-accessories for Android out there. At least, that’s what some Apple fans may wish for.

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