It is very common to forget to take your medication especially when it is not a routine drug. Also, persons who are busy at work often skip meals let alone take medicine regularly. There is now a portable pill box that not only helps you store your medications, it also functions as a “little partner” to remind you to take medicine on time. The HiPee Smart Pill Box it is called and it was recently crowdfunded on Xiaomi‘s crowdfunding platform.
A lot of persons are presently on medications and would find this device useful, whether it is for a short period or long-term use. Apart from reminders to take your pills, the smart pillbox can also remind you of the dosage.
The HiPee Smart Pill Box keeps up with the design style of MIJIA products. That is a simple design that fits the palm easily, making it easy to carry around. The size of the kit is 13cm long, 4.5cm wide and 3cm high. The maximum capacity is up to 80 capsules. The box is divided into 4 separate compartments, each with a separate inner cover to protect against light and moisture, and to avoid interaction between drugs/health products. It uses a button battery that can last for long. The pillbox is manufactured using FDA-approved food-grade degradable materials for safety.
You may still be looking out for the reason why we called it a smart pillbox. If you guessed that it comes with Bluetooth connectivity, you are right! HiPeee Smart Pill Box can be paired with a smartphone running iOS or Android operating system. There is an HiPee smart pillbox app which you need to install on the smartphone and the app can be downloaded by scanning the barcode on the body of the box.
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After opening the app and pairing the device, you can then click on the corresponding position to add the drugs you need to take. Adding drugs, you can choose to add manually, you can also scan the code to add drugs starting with 69, very convenient.
After adding the pills, it is also possible to set the time and frequency of taking the medicine. When it is time to take any of the pills, the app alerts the user on the mobile phone and a green light starts to blink on the box and the box also beeps. If you still forget to take the medicine, the device snoozes for 10 minutes and the alerts are repeated. Each of the compartment has a separate LED so you know the one you are due to take. The app also records the pattern that you take your medications, making it easy to monitor the pattern and even synchronise the data with family members, if you want, to keep them from worrying.
In addition, you don’t have to find the pillbox if it is misplaced. All you have to do is pick up your smartphone and use the Find pill box feature on the app. It beeps and emits green light to let you know the location even in the dark.
We don’t have details of the pricing and availability right now but we’ll keep you posted when we do.
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