Don't just only use something like this - we recommend self-defense classes. Enhanced 911 (E911), informally referred to as location services for 911 calling, connects you to the appropriate PSAP that is closest to your location and automatically sends your validated. "We always say you can layer your protection. Still a relatively new product, invisaWear hit the market in July 2018 and has already been used to summon help in two emergency situations - Valdina's car accident and another medical situation involving a Northern California woman.ĭespite the early successes, Hamilton stressed that those who use invisaWear or other personal safety products should remain vigilant and be prepared. They had no intention of pursuing invisaWear outside of their class but changed their mind after winning first place in an innovation challenge and receiving the money to fund invisaWear's initial development. At the touch of the panic button, the home base station automatically dials each of the numbers until the call goes through. In others, it only alerts 911 when the panic button is pressed.
The app can also be configured to connect the emergency contacts directly to 911.Ībdelaziz and Hamilton began developing invisaWear for a class project when they were both engineering students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In some systems, several emergency alert numbers of friends, family and 911 are programmed to be called in sequence.
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Whenever invisaWear, which uses Bluetooth to connect to a smartphone, is activated with a double click on the charm, the app will send a text message with the user's GPS location to pre-selected emergency contacts. Though she escaped unharmed, she doubted that she could have unlocked her phone and called police quickly enough in the event of an emergency.įinding other SOS devices on the market to be too big or intrusive, Abdelaziz worked with CTO Ray Hamilton to build invisaWear, a charm that comes plated with either 14-karat gold or rhodium and can be worn as a necklace, bracelet or keychain.
The device came to be after invisaWear CEO Rajia Abdelaziz found herself threatened by a group of men while walking home from a nighttime event. But instead of a bulky beige button worn around one's neck, invisaWear is a panic button embedded in a piece of jewelry designed to be both stylish and discreet. InvisaWear is a new take on the emergency pendants made famous by 1990s-era "I've fallen, and I can't get up!" commercials. Without having to find her phone, she was able to use the charm to send her location to her father and summon emergency services. When pressed, it triggers your security systems alarm to immediately notify SimpliSafe or the police of your urgent call for help. "I looked down and amazingly, somehow, the invisaWear charm that my aunt got me was on the ground with me outside the car," Valdina told WCVB.