As you may already be tired of learning, the life expectancy of human beings (in the world, almost) is increasing in the last decades. This means that the current generation will live longer than the generation of our grandparents. But will live longer means having a better life in all the years that are yet to come? Unfortunately, the answer is “no” in most cases.
On the other hand, fortunately there are many companies that are investing in ways to make that technology can improve the future of men and women in all the planet. This can be seen with health oriented applications, better monitoring methods, equipment designed to improve the living conditions of consumers … The list is long.
But exactly how these new features can cause the life of human gets better? Bernd Laudahn (CEO of Philips) used his press conference at IFA Global Press Conference 2016 to talk about it. It is worth saying that the speech of the executive was quite conceptual, since no new product was announced during the presentation.
Wearables are not only wearable
Many companies have focused their investments in the market wearable to develop solutions aimed at the sports world. This is really very important to ensure better health for much of the population, but we must not forget another really important part of that population:. The people who need special assistance
People with diabetes, for example, need a constant glucose monitoring. Older people may require monitoring of vital signs, activity and more. Children can not be forgotten. Would not it be great if there was a device capable of keeping quiet parents about the temperature after a cold
For that is what Philips is based on the claim that the wearable devices can serve much like monitors – with information being sent to parents, mothers, doctors, nurses and others that require this data
Monitors are being improved
the executive of the Dutch manufacturer he recalled some of the devices you already have on the market and made it clear that there is still much to come in the coming years. And of course wearable are not the only technology solution to keep people healthier.
The air I breathe …
You should imagine the importance of air for our lives . It is with the oxygen we breathe and it is with him that our body can perform the functions that keep us alive – and that goes from the proper circulation of blood to the brain functioning. However, the human body is not prepared to filter impurities. This means that together with oxygen, also inhale some harmful things to the body.
This is very evident in developing countries with high pollution index. China, for example, is one of the world champions in the sad ranking of countries with the highest incidence of respiratory diseases – while leading the rankings of air pollution. It is not clear that we need to make the air becomes less harmful?
The human body is not yet ready to filter the air you breathe
It is, but you can not imagine a world with less presence of industrial activity. It is also hard to imagine that we will see a volume of electric cars exceeding the combustion engines in the near future. Therefore, the solutions still need to be reactive in much of the world
Returning to the example of Philips, Laudahn was very emphatic in saying that China is a preferred market for household air purifiers the company. – noting that many of them already have conditioners and filters to make healthier air inside homes and businesses, as well as some LG and Samsung models.
Prevention is also required
Laudahn not only talked about how to improve the air or how to monitor elderly. He also brought a very interesting talk about the need for preventive behaviors to make people’s lives is always healthy -. And results in a healthy old age
This brings up a very interesting picture for the future of all the home appliance industry and electronics, not being limited to Philips. The reason for this can already be seen in many manufacturers:. There is a growing demand for products that can make us healthier since before we need it
You need invest in prevention so you do not need to invest in treatments
examples range from the simplest to the most complex: machines that facilitate the production of juices (healthy drink with no harmful preservatives); portable bakers (fresh and chemical-free bread); air conditioners (as shown above); sports wearable (so they will not need the monitoring); fryers air (less oil and the same flavor) … There are many possibilities.
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It is not wrong say it was the technology that allowed the human life expectancy increased so much in recent decades. Now, it’s the same technology that needs to meet the challenge of allowing the extra years are healthy. How this will happen is we need to find out.
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