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SMART PROPERTIES
and pre-programmed noises to simulate various everyday activities such as watching TV or vacuuming and includes a shadow projecting feature . It uses geofencing technology that activates automatically when the homeowner leaves the apartment . The startup ’ s solution also features a smoke detector , a motion detector , an alert system , and air quality analysis .

3 . PERSONALISED HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Within the healthcare industry , there is a growing development of products focused on individual human health . To this end , personalised health management incorporates a range of innovative technologies to deliver care at home . Technologies include health monitoring , sleep tech , smart pet care , and smart health appliances . Smart health monitoring enables emergency detection , illness diagnosis , and fall detection , applications that particularly help senior or chronic disease patients . Another technology that boosts personalised health management is sleep tech . Focusing on improving the sleep experience , smart appliances were developed for health conditions tracking and improving sleeping habits . Touchless technologies provide an ability for operating without physical contact and have innovations like touchless floor cleaning , touchless hand sanitizing , and touchless doorbells .
Startup Spotlight : Chinese startup Gense offers an affordable and portable self-help medical imaging device . It enables in-depth health monitoring , tracking , and preventive screening at home without medical training . The device targets early detection and chronic disease management for liver , lungs , heart , and musculoskeletal diseases . It uses screening technology that scans vital body organs like lungs , liver , and kidneys for early signs of health risk monitoring .
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