Roar for Good is dedicated to preventing physical assaults and have come to with their first product which a tiny security device that is special in its own little way. It can be worn anywhere- on a belt, lapel, chain, key chain or bracelet.
6The idea to create a device that could be worn on other places than on the wrist struck Athena cofounder Yasmine Mustafaduring “We took a self-defense class and we found out that the worst place to wear a safety device is on your wrist, because you only have one hand to activate it,” Mustafa explained. “That’s why we designed ours so it’s not a bracelet. You can wear it in a couple different ways.” This is what distinguishes Athena from others like Safelet. The original idea to build a safety device came during a solo backpacking trip across South America. “As amazing as [the trip] was…literally everywhere I went I would hear of a time where a woman had been attacked,” Mustafa told Mashable. When she came back, a nearby neighbor had gone outside to read her meter when she was attacked, brutally beaten and sexually assaulted. “When I read the news story the next day, that’s when the idea for ROAR was born.”
SilentROAR is another feature available in this device. This this feature activated, the alarm disables, but the text system continues to work. The idea behind this is to help the victims in an abusive domestic relationship to alert others without alerting the abuser.
Athena is expected to be available internationally in early May 2016 and will retail for $99.
Source: www. Technolgyvista. In
Athena, as the device is called, is a petite and compact safety measure that on pressing lets out a loud alarm and texts the wearer’s location to her emergency contacts. This works as Athena contains a low-energy Bluetooth chip that pairs with a smartphone and cell service in order for the text messaging system. While pepper spray and tasers are not readily available to consumers and are often confiscated at airports, Athena was designed to be easily accessible to anyone. Also, if overpowered, the Athena cannot be used as a tool against the victim, like the aforementioned safety devices might.
6The idea to create a device that could be worn on other places than on the wrist struck Athena cofounder Yasmine Mustafaduring “We took a self-defense class and we found out that the worst place to wear a safety device is on your wrist, because you only have one hand to activate it,” Mustafa explained. “That’s why we designed ours so it’s not a bracelet. You can wear it in a couple different ways.” This is what distinguishes Athena from others like Safelet. The original idea to build a safety device came during a solo backpacking trip across South America. “As amazing as [the trip] was…literally everywhere I went I would hear of a time where a woman had been attacked,” Mustafa told Mashable. When she came back, a nearby neighbor had gone outside to read her meter when she was attacked, brutally beaten and sexually assaulted. “When I read the news story the next day, that’s when the idea for ROAR was born.”
SilentROAR is another feature available in this device. This this feature activated, the alarm disables, but the text system continues to work. The idea behind this is to help the victims in an abusive domestic relationship to alert others without alerting the abuser.
Athena is expected to be available internationally in early May 2016 and will retail for $99.
Source: www. Technolgyvista. In
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