The First Sign Hair Clip is here to serve and protect as an early detection system for crimes against You

There’s no doubt that the wearable technology market is booming with plenty of emphasis put on fitness and tracking devices that help interpret information from your daily activities. Something that hasn’t been entirely explored by wearables yet, however, is the area of personal safety and how wearables can help make our lives safer. That’s where the First Sign Hair Clip from First Sign Technologies comes in.

The First Sign Hair Clip is designed to be worn on clothing or in the hair, while connected to a mobile app that is able to call for help at the first sign of danger. The First Sign Hair Clip is able to do with with the embedded accelerometer and gyroscope; once an attack or emergency is sensed, the Hair Clip, which is connected to a mobile device via Bluetooth, initiates collecting information from the device’s camera and GPS. The Hair Clip also uses the user’s device to issue the following from its speakers: “evidence has been collected and help is on the way”.

It’s definitely an intriguing concept, one I think will give some people more peace of mind when going out to enjoy the nightlife. The First Sign Hair Clip is currently undergoing its Indiegogo campaign to reach its target of $50,000, of which they’ve currently reached almost half of. Check out the campaign here if you’re interested in pledging to the project.

Press Release

First Sign Technologies Launches First-Ever Smart Wearable That Fights Crime

and Collects Evidence 

The Mobile Security Device Automatically Detects Violent Attacks Then Reacts to Deter, Apprehend, and Prosecute Attackers

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Feb. 20, 2014 – First Sign Technologies today announced the launch campaign for the first-ever hair clip that serves as an automatic personal security system against violent crimes.  The First Sign Hair Clip is a smart wearable device worn in the hair or clipped on clothing that works with a mobile App to automatically call for help and to collect evidence at the first sign of trauma in an emergency situation. This mobile security device is the only solution of its kind that has the capability to identify, deter, apprehend, and prosecute attackers.

First Sign Technologies is accepting pre-orders and contributions to its mission through its Indiegogo campaign.  A strong show of support in the next few weeks is needed to start production of First Sign Hair Clips, providing peace of mind and safety by Fall 2014.  People that believe in the mission and product can pre-order HERE.

“The response to the Technologies has been overwhelming. Violence against women is far too common and this is the first solution to not only be automatic, but to focus on increasing the prosecution rate,” said Rachel Emanuele, co-founder, First Sign Technologies.  “The First Sign Hair Clip can be used in so many different situation to protect you – when dating, walking at night, exercising alone, traveling, to protect kids against bullying, and many more.”

The First Sign Hair Clip’s alarm is activated when a violent attack is detected by the hair clip’s embedded accelerometer and gyroscope.  It then uses a Bluetooth paired cell phone to collect more evidence and call for help while the phone’s speaker lets the attacker know that “evidence has been collected and help is on the way.”

Features of the First Sign Hair Clip include:

Automatic Alarm: Working with the user’s smartphone, the First Sign Hair Clip triggers an alarm that alerts professional security personnel at the first sign of violent movement using its gyroscope and accelerometer.

Evidence Collection: Evidence is immediately collected once the alarm is activated.  A microphone on the hair clip transmits audio evidence while it connects via Bluetooth to the user’s phone to access its camera, GPS, speaker, and cell signal.  The evidence is streamed to the professional security monitoring station so all evidence will remain available to prosecutors even if the phone is destroyed.

Lifestyle Friendly and Fashionable: The hair clip can be worn discretely concealed under the hair, as a fashion accessory, or clipped on the body somewhere close.  Either way, the clip is “out of sight and out of mind” but it will never stop working for you.  There is a 15-second window to deactivate it in the rare case of a false alarm.

First Sign Technologies is on the cutting-edge of the shift in personal safety and products that make society safer.  For more information go to the First Sign Technologies’ Indiegogo page at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/first-sign-hair-clip-the-first-automatic-security-system-against-violent-crimes.