The Hug - Bracelet sensor that will prevent dehydration
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Everyone knows that a person needs to drink plenty of water, at least if you do not get the minimum daily rate, it can be a challenge. According to the research, 43% of Americans drink four cups (and sometimes even less) of water per day. To cope with this, the project has been created The HugAt the moment it is available on the Kickstarter.
The Hug is a bracelet-sensor which can be mounted on virtually any water bottle. Bracelet is synchronized with the mobile application, and can transmit data to it on how much water people drink. If the water in your body is not to be missed, The Hug remind you that you need to drink.
Dehydration is dangerous, which reduces both mental and physical activity. The creators of The Hug note that many of us are so caught up in work and daily activities that Only in the evening, we can realize how little water we drank during the day and how much tormented by thirst us. Thus, The Hug becomes a kind of coach who makes sure that the water level in your body was normal.
The Hug reminds you to drink water through a push-notification on your phone. Also band tracks your physical activity by synchronizing with applications such as, for example, Fitbit or Runkeeper. In accordance with the data obtained with the help of the application, The Hug adjusts its notification. If your physical activity is high, the device will tell you how much you need to increase the daily rate of water consumption.
The process of developing The Hug is conducted not only in the United States. According to co-founder and CEO of Pan Keski-Pukkila (Panu Keski-Pukkila), in the team for the last nine months of four co-founders engaged in product development in Helsinki as in research and development there is significantly cheaper.
However, the CEO also added that if launched kickstar-campaign bring the necessary funds, then the team will return back to the US, since it devaysa main market. Pan big fan of fitness, the idea of The Hug came to him after he started too often feel tired and breathless. His girlfriend suggested that this may be due to the fact that he is drinking insufficient amounts of water, and, as it turned out, it was actually the case.
Instead of a cup of coffee he was drinking a glass of water, thus getting the necessary daily requirement of water and felt energetic even without caffeine. Soon Pan noticed that other people also suffer from problems associated with the lack of water in the body: dry skin, bad mood, and even kidney stones.
He eventually together with other co-founders - CTO Heikki Suter (Heikki Säteri), Executive Director Tapani Honkavaara (Tapani Honkavaara) and Olli Tiihonen (Olli Tiihonen) - started at The Hug.
More than a year the team created various prototypes, but at the moment has approved the final design. Those who supported the project on Kickstarter earlier, will be able to purchase The Hug for $ 59, and it is much less than the final retail price of the gadget.
It should be noted that The Hug - this is not the first device, which is made to solve the water shortage problem in the body. Project Jomi smart water bottle sleeve has been suspended due to lack of funding, which may imply a lack of interest among the audience. From this it follows that only time will tell what will be the fate of The Hug.
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