Sync Smartband | A Wearable Device for the Family
There are a multitude of wearable devices on the market ranging from health trackers, location devices, smartwatches, etc. However, many wearable devices are made for the tech savvy individuals. Sync Smartband wants to add another device to the wearable market for a more family-friendly device.
“Sync Smartband is an all-in-one activity, location safety, and health tracker device. It essentially merges several products in the market today. Activity trackers track steps, calories, and REM sleep. Location safety trackers track the distance of your loved ones, so it ensures they don’t wander too far and allows you to setup safe zones and alert them if they do wander too far,” says Vikas Murali, Co-Founder and CEO of Sync Smartband. Vikas Murali continues on saying, “Health tracker which stores critical health information, emergency contact information, etc. and lets you access those digitally through the Sync device. So these elements are usually sold separately and we put them together as a comprehensive tool. A tracker that has all those elements built-in-one. To provide a tool for the family.”
Sync Smartband offers five different features for users to take advantage of: digital zones, location safety, storing health records, health tracker, and sleep monitoring. Families can set up digital zones to keep track of their children and other loved ones. The location safety feature allows parents to find their kids wherever they are. Health records can be also stored for medical emergencies. The health and sleep tracker are another addition to the Sync Smartband, which can monitor steps, count calories burned, and set individual or family-oriented goals. Sleep tracker keeps track of how your REM sleep patterns and stores the data on the device for future access.
“The idea of Sync Smartband actually started from the health tracker. That was the very first aspect we envisioned and re-focused it on access to important health information at the moment in time it was needed like emergency contacts or how to administer medication, these are things families are really worried about. What happens if your child is no longer in your care? What if they are in school or they are underneath someone else’s care? A time when they aren’t directly under your care, you want there to be something that goes with your child. You want there to be some product where they can access the information immediately and it could save lives. That’s what we envisioned around the health tracker, which was one of our very first features and that was what we built the whole product around. We added other functionality as a holistic device,” says Vikas Murali.
The Bluetooth device also comes in two sizes, one for the kids and one for the adults. The band was also built with kids in mind and uses hypoallergenic TPU rubber to make it water-resistant. An app is available for the Sync Smartband for the iOS and an Android app is currently under works. The band uses Bluetooth connectivity and has a range of up to 150 ft. outdoors and 50 ft. indoors. The band can sense when it comes off and alerts anyone when the band is taken off. Privacy is not an issue with the Sync Smartband. Information stored on the Sync can only be accessed through a passcode set up by the user. The band’s battery is not rechargeable, but the battery should last up to 3 months depending on use and a warning LED light goes off when the battery is low.
Sync Smartband is perfect for the family. Keeping track of kids would be one of the first things that would pop into a parent’s mind and Sync would easily put any parent at ease. The digital zone is a smart way to keep track of your children, while parents are doing something else as the smartband can act as a “second pair of eyes”. For individuals, the Sync Smartband will not do much even with the sleep and health monitoring features. There are plenty of other wearables that provide you with more extensive information on sleep and fitness and offer more features.
Sync Smartband has an Indiegogo campaign running and they already have reached their goal of $50,000. It shows families and others are supporting the wearable device and safety is one of the key selling points of the smartband. Sync Smartband is a great way to keeping track of the safety of your family with a nice addition of sleep and health monitoring features. Parents can worry less when they step out the door with their children.
