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Follow on Google News | New Zealand Based Q-watch Limited Introduces The First Ever Smart Watch Personal Alarm For SeniorsSeniors now have the possibility to extend independent living for years with the new Q Watch. Go anywhere, anytime with a world of safety features right your wrist.
By: Q Watch Ltd Designed for the 21st century, The Q technology takes the “help I’ve message” into the future, by providing a total solution to the needs of the elderly. It’s a computer, phone, video camera, GPS, Blue Tooth and digital storage device., allowing the wearer to be connected 24 hours a day, anywhere they travel. Each device is unique programmed to the senior’s specific needs, with emergency assistance available through a medically trained call center. In case of a fall where the wearer can’t respond, the Q-Watch reverse calls the wearer, when alerted, and can visually identify the situation, send an ambulance, call the Q-Watch owners’ contacts and instantly transfer the wearer’s medical records to the hospital’s emergency room. The device is the invention of Dr. Richard Walters , an emergency medical specialist who’s spent 30 years caring for the elderly. Dr. Richards explains, “ typically, on one hand you have an aging parent determined to remain independent, pitted against the children who fear their loved one might not be safe living alone”. “Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries to seniors, and we knew if we could address that specific need with an immediate response, no matter where someone fell or what their condition, we were on the way”, states Dr. Walters. Walters’ Features that are unique to the Q-Watch device include patented technology that allows the watch to remain on the wearer’s wrist 24/7. There’ What is also different about the Q-Watch is that the company doesn’t allow owners to program their own devices. Walters believes that accurate programming is critical to the success of the product. “Whenever I see a device that states it’s ‘easy to program’, I guarantee it either won’t be done properly or won’t be up-to-date, which makes the product useless.” Walters adds, “as a doctor who has worked with the elderly for 30 years, I see their resistance to complicated technology. Many seniors will not embrace technology with big learning curves, and that’s why our startup is more than a product. It’s also a service, and we take pride in the fact the Q is foolproof; therefore ‘instantly usable’.” According to Dr. Walters, the alpha version about to be introduced is a first generation product to incorporate the primary medical needs of the elderly. Already in planning is a second generation device which will add a complete suite of “concierge” The Q-Watch is currently in production with its alpha device and will be introduced with an indigogo campaign launch in September, 2015. For more information, visit the website at www.TheQWatch.com. For additional photos: https://drive.google.com/ End
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