A way to connect seniors with families over great distances — Ollo Mobile — and a smartwatch that syncs with Bluetooth devices are the unique wearable devices pitted against each other in our Sweet Sixteen bracket for wearables.
The OlloMobile is a cloud-based phone that’s designed to help users communicate in emergencies even when there is little or no cellular signal. It will keep calling until it gets a human being. It also has components that allow children to stay in touch over great distances. It’s intended to be worn so it can monitor activity levels with an accelerometer. For example, if the user’s activity were to halt suddenly children could contact their parents to see if they had fallen. They can also view activity in context of things like changes in medication.
One interesting thing about Pebble, which was a crowdfunding success story, is its Bluetooth connection means it could receive text messages reminders and alerts from the users’ smartphone. It makes it handy for accessing tools such as pill reminders. There’s also potential for apps and alerts for healthcare as monitoring tool and a platform for connectivity that include basic fitness tracking.
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Earlier this year, Pebble Technology launched an open platform for sharing apps optimized for wearables. It includes access to an appstore that currently includes a couple of fitness apps like Runkeeper but could easily be expanded to include mo
Winner: OlloMobile
Why? It offer a way to fill a current blindspot in healthcare — to help users communicate in emergencies even when there is little or no cellular signal. It’s intended to be won so children and caregivers can keep an eye on parents’ activity levels even thousands of miles away.
