Raylene Hackenwerth received an Apple Watch as a gift.. a gift that she says saved her life. The wearable called 911 for her after it detected she had taken a very bad fall. And that’s just the start.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Wearable Fall Detector Market Set to Reach USD 3.7 Billion by 2035, Driven by Aging Population and AI-Enabled ...

Don’t just assume your new Apple Watch Series 4 will be there to help you when you drunkenly fall into a neighbor’s flowerbed on your way home from the bar. If you’re under 65, fall detection is ...

Most of us wish our parents would live as long as humanly possible, but some challenges arise if our wishes come true. While every individual is different, advanced aging usually brings about mobility ...

When every second counts, fall-detection technology can be the difference between a close call and a crisis. Today’s top-rated medical alert systems with fall detection blend smart sensors, intuitive ...

Fall Detection uses the Apple Watch’s built-in accelerometer and gyroscope to detect a hard fall. It initially responds by tapping you on the wrist and displaying an alert, offering you the options of ...

One in three people 65-years-old and older fall each year, and more than 300,000 hip fractures occur each year, mostly caused by falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control. What's more: one ...

Kami Vision, a smart home security company, has unveiled a new AI-powered fall detect camera at the ongoing CES 2025. Now, you may say the fall detection feature isn’t new tech. We have already seen ...

This morning Vayyar Imaging, a company best known for its 3D sensor imaging technology, launched a new product called Walabot Home that can detect if a person has fallen and automatically call for ...

BOISE COUNTY, Idaho — The Boise County Sheriff's Office is reporting a surge in 911 calls from skiers' and snowboarders' smartwatches at Bogus Basin, prompting deputies to warn people of this safety ...

Fall detection systems and algorithms represent a rapidly evolving field at the intersection of biomedical engineering, machine learning and sensor technology. These systems are designed to reliably ...

Grace WorkForce® worker-worn safety pendants with fall detection offer a better way to satisfy the OSHA standard. As well as, protects the worker who is unable to self-rescue by providing a means of ...