The healthcare showcase held in the exhibition hall during IoT Promotion Week 2019 received the most attention at the event.

Companies that attended the showcase captured the attention of visitors with innovative ideas and IoT technology, ranging from technology to manage your health through iris photography to a magic mirror that allows you to see results in advance at a beauty salon.

Hongbok introduced ‘Eye O’Clock’, an iris-based big data wellness solution.

As chronic diseases increase due to increased use of smartphones and lack of exercise, and interest in health increases as we enter an aging society, a technology has been developed that allows people to manage their health through iris recognition without having to go to the hospital.

Eye O'Clock takes iris images based on iridology used in Oriental medicine clinics and analyzes the patterns of the iris to determine the probability of having a specific disease, stress, cholesterol, and even the condition of organs such as the brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, and pancreas. Analyze.

Furthermore, it takes care of future health by providing a service that recommends eating and exercise habits appropriate for the user's condition.

Lee Jae-seon, a senior researcher at Hongbok, said, “Cranial nerves are connected to the iris, and when stimulated, a pattern is created in the iris and this is analyzed through big data.” He added, “We plan to provide services to government offices, companies, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, etc.” He said.

UFirst’s hearing aid ‘Nuguna’ is a neckband type hearing aid. The neckband design, which resembles Bluetooth earphones, reduces the wearer's resistance to hearing aids.

The neckband design lowers the price to one-tenth of a regular hearing aid. Hearing aids priced in the 3 to 5 million won range have to integrate technology into a small device, which increases the unit price, but by adopting a neckband type, it has become possible to sell them in the 300,000 won range.

In addition, the left and right vibration mode allows the user to detect the direction of sound in advance, and only needs to be worn like Bluetooth earphones during conversation, reducing pain or foreign body sensation caused by wearing a hearing aid for a long time.

In addition, the inconvenience to consumers has been eliminated by enabling the fitting process, which requires repeated visits to hospitals to adjust hearing status and hearing aids, through a personal mobile phone app. A bonus is that it can be used for 14 hours with a 2-hour charge.

Lee Hyun-sang, CEO of UFirst, said, “Everyone’s biggest advantage is that it doesn’t make you feel like you’re hearing impaired and the price is affordable. Normally, when you get a hearing aid, you have to go to the hospital about four times for the fitting, but it’s convenient because you can solve this problem with an app.” “He said.

MirrorRoid Korea’s ‘Smart Mirror’ is MirrorRoid, which allows you to check the desired hairstyle in advance through AR (augmented reality) simulation before cutting your hair at a hair salon.

It also has a MirrorCircle function that allows you to virtually try on the style you want before purchasing by applying glasses and colored lenses stored in the data to AR that reflects the user's appearance.

Astigmatism tests and color blindness tests using a mirror can check eye health and prevent eye conditions from worsening through early diagnosis.

An official from Mirroroid Korea said, “Once hair treatment is done, it is difficult to get it back, but with a smart mirror, you can change your appearance without any burden. You can also easily take care of your eye health before getting an accurate test at the ophthalmology clinic.” said.

Reporter Yang Jin-young camp@electimes.com